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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-sketch-2-1185

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 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 38 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Building footprint 156 square metres; open space 191 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.97, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.54, carbon 0.79, cost 0.47.
B0027 · sketch · 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 38 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Building footprint 156 square metres; open space 191 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.97, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.54, carbon 0.79, cost 0.47.

Objective vector

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

density
0.970
daylight
0.447
privacy
0.823
circulation
0.540
carbon
0.792
cost
0.469

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.88
site utilisation
0.980
gross floor area, m²
312.8
footprint, m²
156.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
335
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.57
worst habitable room, daylight
0.129
circulation share of GFA
35%
open space, net of parking
56%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
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 failedliving 10.9 < 11.0 m^2
  • C05min room dimension passed
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 2.61 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 2.57 > 2.40bathroom aspect 3.52 > 3.00
  • C07min unit area failed1BR 45.4 < 46.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • 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
U0studio38.44
U11BR79.35
U21BR45.45
U32BR72.36
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared038.72.45 × 15.80
CORE@1shared circulationshared138.72.45 × 15.80
U1@0#2kitchenU108.73.95 × 2.20
U1@0#0entryU107.73.50 × 2.20
U1@0#1livingU1021.27.45 × 2.85
U1@0#3bathroomU1018.53.30 × 5.60
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1023.24.15 × 5.60
U0@0#2kitchenU007.13.75 × 1.90
U0@0#1livingU0012.23.75 × 3.25
U0@0#0entryU007.01.35 × 5.15
U0@0#3bathroomU0012.12.35 × 5.15
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3121.67.45 × 2.90
U3@1#3bathroomU318.45.45 × 1.55
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.15.45 × 1.85
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU317.72.25 × 3.40
U3@1#1livingU3110.93.20 × 3.40
U3@1#0entryU3113.62.00 × 6.80
U2@1#3bathroomU217.61.90 × 4.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.02.75 × 4.00
U2@1#1livingU2111.22.80 × 4.00
U2@1#2kitchenU2112.35.85 × 2.10
U2@1#0entryU213.41.60 × 2.10

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