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.

B0027 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0027-random-1-460

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (19 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 54 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 126 square metres; open space 221 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.74, cost 0.15.
B0027 · random · seed 1scale 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 54 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 126 square metres; open space 221 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.74, cost 0.15.

Objective vector

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

density
0.674
daylight
0.412
privacy
0.825
circulation
0.660
carbon
0.745
cost
0.153

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.71
site utilisation
0.788
gross floor area, m²
251.5
footprint, m²
125.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
352
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.06
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
65%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
67%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_secondary 6.9 < 7.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedshared_circulation clear dim 1.00 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 1.00 < 1.20 mentry clear dim 0.95 < 1.20 m…and 2 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 4.25 > 2.60living aspect 2.70 > 2.60living aspect 2.71 > 2.60…and 1 more
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 58.5 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_secondary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall…and 1 more
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency entry-living absent
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U0studio53.84
U11BR62.05
U21BR57.35
U32BR58.56
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared09.99.90 × 1.00
CORE@1shared circulationshared19.99.90 × 1.00
U1@0#3bathroomU108.12.30 × 3.50
U1@0#2kitchenU1014.12.30 × 6.15
U1@0#0entryU104.72.30 × 2.05
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1013.13.00 × 4.35
U1@0#1livingU1022.13.00 × 7.35
U0@0#3bathroomU006.11.85 × 3.30
U0@0#0entryU005.51.85 × 3.00
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.01.85 × 5.40
U0@0#1livingU0032.22.75 × 11.70
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU316.92.30 × 3.00
U3@1#0entryU313.20.95 × 3.40
U3@1#3bathroomU314.61.35 × 3.40
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.22.30 × 5.30
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.92.70 × 4.40
U3@1#1livingU3119.72.70 × 7.30
U2@1#1livingU2121.32.80 × 7.60
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.52.80 × 4.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.42.10 × 7.35
U2@1#0entryU214.82.10 × 2.30
U2@1#3bathroomU214.32.10 × 2.05

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