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.

B0021 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0021-random-2-1123

Random searchB · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (34 violations). Brief B0021

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.4 by 39.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Building footprint 214 square metres; open space 364 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.59, daylight 0.33, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.44, carbon 0.82, cost 0.46.
B0021 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.4 by 39.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Building footprint 214 square metres; open space 364 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.59, daylight 0.33, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.44, carbon 0.82, cost 0.46.

Objective vector

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

density
0.593
daylight
0.327
privacy
0.878
circulation
0.439
carbon
0.816
cost
0.465

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.735
gross floor area, m²
427.4
footprint, m²
213.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
326
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.58
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
29%
open space, net of parking
59%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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 1.70 < 1.80 mbedroom_secondary clear dim 1.70 < 2.20 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.10 < 2.70 m…and 8 more
  • C06max room aspect failedkitchen aspect 3.88 > 3.00bedroom_secondary aspect 4.82 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 3.83 > 2.40…and 10 more
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall…and 1 more
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency kitchen-living absent…and 2 more
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U02BR91.46
U12BR72.46
U22BR80.06
U32BR83.86
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared049.98.60 × 5.80
CORE@1shared circulationshared149.98.60 × 5.80
U1@0#0entryU103.91.70 × 2.30
U1@0#2kitchenU1011.21.70 × 6.60
U1@0#3bathroomU103.31.70 × 1.95
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1013.91.70 × 8.20
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.92.10 × 8.05
U1@0#1livingU1023.12.10 × 11.00
U0@0#0entryU009.62.05 × 4.70
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.92.05 × 5.80
U0@0#3bathroomU005.12.05 × 2.50
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0012.42.05 × 6.05
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0025.22.75 × 9.15
U0@0#1livingU0027.22.75 × 9.90
U3@1#1livingU3135.42.60 × 13.60
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.22.60 × 5.45
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3113.81.80 × 7.65
U3@1#3bathroomU315.71.80 × 3.15
U3@1#0entryU314.21.80 × 2.35
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.61.80 × 5.90
U2@1#2kitchenU215.62.15 × 2.60
U2@1#1livingU2123.32.15 × 10.85
U2@1#3bathroomU2112.02.15 × 5.60
U2@1#0entryU215.12.05 × 2.50
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2120.52.05 × 10.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2113.42.05 × 6.55

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