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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.

B0025 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0025-sketch-1-1196

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (2 violations). Brief B0025

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.3 by 26.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 129 square metres. Building footprint 238 square metres; open space 292 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.37, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.81, cost 0.52.
B0025 · sketch · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.3 by 26.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 129 square metres. Building footprint 238 square metres; open space 292 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.37, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.81, cost 0.52.

Objective vector

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

density
0.964
daylight
0.375
privacy
0.853
circulation
0.516
carbon
0.813
cost
0.516

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.92
site utilisation
0.977
gross floor area, m²
475.4
footprint, m²
237.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
327
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.50
worst habitable room, daylight
0.172
circulation share of GFA
46%
open space, net of parking
54%
courtyard void, m²
6.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedliving clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 m
  • 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 6.0 < 22.1 m^2
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U0studio72.34
U11BR57.15
U21BR55.95
U31BR55.95
U42BR129.46
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared052.415.65 × 3.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared152.415.65 × 3.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.84.70 × 3.15
U1@0#1livingU1016.24.70 × 3.45
U1@0#2kitchenU1012.03.25 × 3.70
U1@0#3bathroomU106.03.25 × 1.85
U1@0#0entryU108.01.45 × 5.55
U0@0#0entryU0023.55.95 × 3.95
U0@0#3bathroomU007.12.00 × 3.55
U0@0#2kitchenU009.32.00 × 4.65
U0@0#1livingU0032.43.95 × 8.20
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU419.83.85 × 2.55
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4112.13.85 × 3.15
U4@1#2kitchenU4113.33.85 × 3.45
U4@1#0entryU4162.26.80 × 9.15
U4@1#1livingU4120.96.95 × 3.00
U4@1#3bathroomU4111.13.70 × 3.00
U2@0#0entryU2011.34.60 × 2.45
U2@0#1livingU2015.64.60 × 3.40
U2@0#2kitchenU209.94.60 × 2.15
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2012.73.05 × 4.15
U2@0#3bathroomU206.41.55 × 4.15
U3@1#0entryU3110.64.60 × 2.30
U3@1#1livingU3112.24.60 × 2.65
U3@1#2kitchenU3113.14.60 × 2.85
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.82.95 × 4.35
U3@1#3bathroomU317.21.65 × 4.35

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