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.

B0022 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0022-random-2-345

Random searchB · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (16 violations). Brief B0022

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.3 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 192 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Building footprint 176 square metres; open space 296 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.65, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.91, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.81, cost 0.33.
B0022 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.3 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 192 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Building footprint 176 square metres; open space 296 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.65, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.91, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.81, cost 0.33.

Objective vector

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

density
0.650
daylight
0.527
privacy
0.913
circulation
0.531
carbon
0.810
cost
0.326

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.75
site utilisation
0.772
gross floor area, m²
352.2
footprint, m²
176.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
328
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.79
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
23%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbathroom 2.3 < 3.2 m^2bedroom_secondary 7.3 < 7.5 m^2bathroom 3.1 < 3.2 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedbathroom clear dim 1.05 < 1.50 mcirculation clear dim 0.85 < 1.00 mcirculation clear dim 0.85 < 1.00 m…and 1 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.48 > 2.60bedroom_secondary aspect 3.14 > 2.60circulation aspect 8.88 > 8.00…and 3 more
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U02BR66.39
U13BR192.211
U22BR93.69
All 29 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU005.31.00 × 5.35
STAIR:U0@1circulationU015.31.00 × 5.35
U0@0#1livingU0016.13.00 × 5.35
U0@0#2kitchenU006.52.20 × 2.95
U0@0#0entryU003.02.20 × 1.35
U0@0#3bathroomU002.32.20 × 1.05
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0115.02.80 × 5.35
U0@1#7bathroomU015.52.40 × 2.30
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU017.32.40 × 3.05
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1021.31.65 × 12.90
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1121.31.65 × 12.90
U1@0#4bathroomU105.23.25 × 1.60
U1@0#1livingU1036.73.25 × 11.30
U1@0#3kitchenU1015.72.55 × 6.15
U1@0#0entryU107.52.55 × 2.95
U1@0#2diningU109.72.55 × 3.80
U1@1#6bedroom primaryU1124.33.35 × 7.25
U1@1#8bedroom secondaryU1118.93.35 × 5.65
U1@1#7bedroom secondaryU1118.92.45 × 7.70
U1@1#9bathroomU1112.72.45 × 5.20
STAIR:U2@0circulationU206.40.85 × 7.55
STAIR:U2@1circulationU216.40.85 × 7.55
U2@0#2kitchenU2010.31.90 × 5.40
U2@0#0entryU204.11.90 × 2.15
U2@0#3bathroomU203.13.45 × 0.90
U2@0#1livingU2022.93.45 × 6.65
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2118.12.40 × 7.55
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2117.12.95 × 5.80
U2@1#7bathroomU215.22.95 × 1.75

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