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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.

B0027 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0027-anneal-2-283

Simulated annealingC · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0027

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.2 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 40 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 87 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 49 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 141 square metres; open space 211 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.82, daylight 0.27, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.78, cost 0.27.
B0027 · anneal · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.2 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 40 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 87 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 49 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 141 square metres; open space 211 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.82, daylight 0.27, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.78, cost 0.27.

Objective vector

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

density
0.819
daylight
0.267
privacy
0.787
circulation
0.523
carbon
0.776
cost
0.273

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.79
site utilisation
0.882
gross floor area, m²
281.6
footprint, m²
140.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
340
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.88
worst habitable room, daylight
0.146
circulation share of GFA
28%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
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 failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • 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
U0studio40.54
U11BR87.45
U21BR49.35
U32BR78.66
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.99.95 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.99.95 × 1.30
U1@0#3bathroomU108.23.50 × 2.35
U1@0#0entryU1036.83.50 × 10.50
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.63.30 × 5.95
U1@0#2kitchenU108.33.30 × 2.50
U1@0#1livingU1014.53.30 × 4.40
U0@0#3bathroomU007.11.85 × 3.85
U0@0#0entryU005.01.30 × 3.85
U0@0#1livingU0017.83.15 × 5.65
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.63.15 × 3.35
U3@1#0entryU316.83.70 × 1.85
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.63.70 × 3.40
U3@1#2kitchenU319.83.70 × 2.65
U3@1#1livingU3127.33.45 × 7.90
U3@1#3bathroomU315.62.80 × 2.00
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.52.80 × 5.90
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.44.55 × 2.95
U2@1#3bathroomU215.72.85 × 2.00
U2@1#0entryU213.41.70 × 2.00
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.05.40 × 1.85
U2@1#1livingU2116.75.40 × 3.10

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