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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.

B0029 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0029-random-2-1131

Random searchB · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (8 violations). Brief B0029

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 14.1 by 21.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 34 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 97 square metres; open space 201 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.63, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.73, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.73, cost 0.27.
B0029 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 14.1 by 21.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 34 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 97 square metres; open space 201 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.63, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.73, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.73, cost 0.27.

Objective vector

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

density
0.630
daylight
0.496
privacy
0.727
circulation
0.565
carbon
0.731
cost
0.268

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.64
site utilisation
0.759
gross floor area, m²
194.0
footprint, m²
97.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
357
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.88
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
21%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
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 failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.40 < 2.70 mbathroom clear dim 1.45 < 1.50 mkitchen clear dim 1.45 < 1.80 m…and 1 more
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.50 > 2.40kitchen aspect 3.24 > 3.00living aspect 3.25 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U0studio34.24
U11BR47.35
U22BR81.56
All 17 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared015.49.65 × 1.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared115.49.65 × 1.60
U1@0#0entryU104.51.60 × 2.80
U1@0#3bathroomU104.51.60 × 2.80
U1@0#1livingU1018.13.20 × 5.65
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.42.40 × 6.00
U1@0#2kitchenU105.92.40 × 2.45
U0@0#0entryU002.21.45 × 1.50
U0@0#3bathroomU003.31.45 × 2.25
U0@0#2kitchenU006.81.45 × 4.70
U0@0#1livingU0022.02.60 × 8.45
U2@1#3bathroomU216.42.60 × 2.45
U2@1#0entryU214.01.65 × 2.45
U2@1#1livingU2125.54.25 × 6.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.55.40 × 3.05
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.05.40 × 1.85
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2119.25.40 × 3.55

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