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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.

B0019 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0019-random-0-1425

Random searchB · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (10 violations). Brief B0019

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 27.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Building footprint 171 square metres; open space 432 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.35, daylight 0.70, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.72, cost 0.35.
B0019 · random · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 27.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Building footprint 171 square metres; open space 432 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.35, daylight 0.70, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.72, cost 0.35.

Objective vector

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

density
0.352
daylight
0.697
privacy
0.856
circulation
0.498
carbon
0.718
cost
0.346

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.57
site utilisation
0.579
gross floor area, m²
341.9
footprint, m²
171.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
362
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.76
worst habitable room, daylight
0.258
circulation share of GFA
33%
open space, net of parking
72%
courtyard void, m²
66.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
75%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedkitchen clear dim 1.40 < 1.80 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.10 < 2.70 mentry clear dim 1.10 < 1.20 m…and 1 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 2.98 > 2.60kitchen aspect 3.36 > 3.00bedroom_primary aspect 2.64 > 2.40…and 1 more
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 54.5 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • 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
U01BR54.55
U11BR71.35
U22BR71.36
U32BR54.56
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared045.117.70 × 2.55
CORE@1shared circulationshared145.117.70 × 2.55
U1@0#1livingU1025.12.90 × 8.65
U1@0#0entryU106.22.90 × 2.15
U1@0#3bathroomU108.53.70 × 2.30
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.83.70 × 5.35
U1@0#2kitchenU1011.73.70 × 3.15
U2@1#1livingU2122.03.60 × 6.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2110.32.20 × 4.70
U2@1#2kitchenU216.61.40 × 4.70
U2@1#0entryU216.83.00 × 2.25
U2@1#3bathroomU219.23.00 × 3.05
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.53.00 × 5.50
U0@0#2kitchenU006.82.10 × 3.25
U0@0#3bathroomU004.22.10 × 2.00
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0011.72.10 × 5.55
U0@0#1livingU0026.32.95 × 8.90
U0@0#0entryU005.62.95 × 1.90
U3@1#0entryU313.91.10 × 3.55
U3@1#3bathroomU314.41.25 × 3.55
U3@1#2kitchenU318.12.35 × 3.45
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU318.92.35 × 3.80
U3@1#1livingU3117.12.70 × 6.35
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.02.70 × 4.45

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