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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.

B0028 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0028-random-1-112

Random searchB · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (6 violations). Brief B0028

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 22.2 by 26.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 123 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 179 square metres. Building footprint 198 square metres; open space 385 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.61, privacy 0.91, circulation 0.49, carbon 0.83, cost 0.43.
B0028 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 22.2 by 26.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 123 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 179 square metres. Building footprint 198 square metres; open space 385 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.61, privacy 0.91, circulation 0.49, carbon 0.83, cost 0.43.

Objective vector

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

density
0.549
daylight
0.607
privacy
0.911
circulation
0.494
carbon
0.834
cost
0.430

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.707
gross floor area, m²
395.6
footprint, m²
197.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
320
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.63
worst habitable room, daylight
0.157
circulation share of GFA
23%
open space, net of parking
67%
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 passed
  • C05min room dimension failedbathroom clear dim 1.35 < 1.50 mbathroom clear dim 1.15 < 1.50 mbedroom_secondary clear dim 2.05 < 2.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbathroom aspect 3.09 > 3.00bathroom aspect 3.23 > 3.00bedroom_secondary aspect 5.39 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area passed
  • 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
U02BR123.59
U12BR93.19
U22BR179.09
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0014.82.35 × 6.30
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0114.82.35 × 6.30
U0@0#1livingU0025.24.00 × 6.30
U0@0#0entryU005.93.45 × 1.70
U0@0#3bathroomU004.73.45 × 1.35
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.23.45 × 3.25
U0@1#7bathroomU015.73.65 × 1.55
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0117.33.65 × 4.75
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0123.93.80 × 6.30
STAIR:U1@0circulationU105.51.15 × 4.75
STAIR:U1@1circulationU115.51.15 × 4.75
U1@0#1livingU1024.25.10 × 4.75
U1@0#0entryU105.03.55 × 1.40
U1@0#2kitchenU107.83.55 × 2.20
U1@0#3bathroomU104.13.55 × 1.15
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1118.13.80 × 4.75
U1@1#7bathroomU117.34.85 × 1.50
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1115.84.85 × 3.25
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2016.61.50 × 11.05
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2116.61.50 × 11.05
U2@0#2kitchenU2021.82.90 × 7.50
U2@0#3bathroomU2010.32.90 × 3.55
U2@0#0entryU208.03.70 × 2.15
U2@0#1livingU2032.93.70 × 8.90
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2122.72.05 × 11.05
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2139.44.55 × 8.65
U2@1#7bathroomU2110.94.55 × 2.40

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