standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

CityFormGen

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

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

B0019 · density-optimal · seed 2

B0019-sketch-2-1103

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 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 94 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 116 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 116 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Building footprint 272 square metres; open space 331 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.88, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.84, cost 0.79.
B0019 · sketch · seed 2scale 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 94 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 116 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 116 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Building footprint 272 square metres; open space 331 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.88, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.84, cost 0.79.

Objective vector

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

density
0.877
daylight
0.505
privacy
0.790
circulation
0.517
carbon
0.841
cost
0.787

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.90
site utilisation
0.920
gross floor area, m²
543.4
footprint, m²
271.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
317
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.08
worst habitable room, daylight
0.211
circulation share of GFA
33%
open space, net of parking
55%
courtyard void, m²
26.0
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
100%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension passed
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision failedcourtyard narrowest extent 2.0 m
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR94.05
U11BR116.15
U22BR116.16
U32BR94.06
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared061.617.85 × 3.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared161.617.85 × 3.45
U1@0#2kitchenU1055.25.75 × 9.60
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.85.75 × 3.45
U1@0#1livingU1012.43.15 × 3.95
U1@0#0entryU107.43.15 × 2.35
U1@0#3bathroomU1021.33.15 × 6.75
U2@1#0entryU2121.13.25 × 6.50
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2121.33.25 × 6.55
U2@1#3bathroomU214.61.60 × 2.85
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.54.05 × 2.85
U2@1#1livingU2116.75.65 × 2.95
U2@1#2kitchenU2141.05.65 × 7.25
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0037.17.20 × 5.15
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.82.45 × 4.80
U0@0#3bathroomU0011.02.30 × 4.80
U0@0#0entryU0011.82.45 × 4.80
U0@0#1livingU0022.37.20 × 3.10
U3@1#0entryU3113.74.35 × 3.15
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.02.85 × 3.15
U3@1#1livingU3122.77.20 × 3.15
U3@1#2kitchenU3115.44.35 × 3.55
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.94.35 × 3.20
U3@1#3bathroomU3119.22.85 × 6.75

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