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CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0017 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0017-random-1-1103

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (13 violations). Brief B0017

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.3 by 19.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 110 square metres. Building footprint 121 square metres; open space 198 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.89, daylight 0.58, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.77, cost 0.30.
B0017 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.3 by 19.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 110 square metres. Building footprint 121 square metres; open space 198 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.89, daylight 0.58, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.77, cost 0.30.

Objective vector

Proxy scores in [0, 1], higher is better. Kept as a vector; there is no overall score.

density
0.887
daylight
0.584
privacy
0.846
circulation
0.650
carbon
0.771
cost
0.297

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.77
site utilisation
0.927
gross floor area, m²
242.2
footprint, m²
121.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
342
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.84
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
67%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 mentry clear dim 0.95 < 1.20 m…and 3 more
  • C06max room aspect failedentry aspect 4.32 > 4.00living aspect 2.63 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 55.6 < 63.0 m^22BR 54.7 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absent
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U02BR55.66
U12BR54.76
U22BR110.36
All 20 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared010.81.15 × 9.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared110.81.15 × 9.35
U0@0#3bathroomU004.82.80 × 1.70
U0@0#1livingU0013.42.80 × 4.80
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU008.02.80 × 2.85
U0@0#2kitchenU009.02.20 × 4.10
U0@0#0entryU003.90.95 × 4.10
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0016.53.15 × 5.25
U1@0#1livingU1017.12.55 × 6.70
U1@0#2kitchenU106.82.55 × 2.65
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.03.30 × 4.25
U1@0#3bathroomU103.83.30 × 1.15
U1@0#0entryU104.31.10 × 3.95
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU108.72.20 × 3.95
U2@1#3bathroomU219.02.05 × 4.40
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2129.76.75 × 4.40
U2@1#1livingU2143.68.80 × 4.95
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2114.13.00 × 4.70
U2@1#0entryU216.33.00 × 2.10
U2@1#2kitchenU217.73.00 × 2.55

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