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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.

B0031 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0031-random-1-183

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (32 violations). Brief B0031

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 16.2 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Building footprint 121 square metres; open space 284 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 0.47, daylight 0.34, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.61, cost 0.00.
B0031 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 16.2 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Building footprint 121 square metres; open space 284 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 0.47, daylight 0.34, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.61, cost 0.00.

Objective vector

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

density
0.465
daylight
0.341
privacy
0.797
circulation
0.571
carbon
0.609
cost
0.000

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.58
site utilisation
0.652
gross floor area, m²
241.3
footprint, m²
120.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
401
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.64
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
20%
open space, net of parking
71%
courtyard void, m²
38.5
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_primary 9.6 < 11.0 m^2bedroom_secondary 6.7 < 7.5 m^2bedroom_primary 9.7 < 11.0 m^2…and 1 more
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.25 < 2.70 mkitchen clear dim 1.70 < 1.80 mbathroom clear dim 1.45 < 1.50 m…and 8 more
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.58 > 2.40bathroom aspect 3.31 > 3.00living aspect 2.72 > 2.60…and 3 more
  • C07min unit area failed1BR 44.9 < 46.0 m^22BR 59.1 < 63.0 m^22BR 44.9 < 63.0 m^2…and 1 more
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_secondary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired 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
U01BR44.95
U12BR59.16
U22BR44.96
U32BR59.16
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared016.612.80 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared116.612.80 × 1.30
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1013.12.25 × 5.80
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU107.52.25 × 3.35
U1@0#0entryU104.02.25 × 1.80
U1@0#1livingU1019.43.15 × 6.15
U1@0#2kitchenU108.21.70 × 4.80
U1@0#3bathroomU107.01.45 × 4.80
U3@1#2kitchenU318.13.05 × 2.65
U3@1#1livingU3125.33.05 × 8.30
U3@1#3bathroomU314.31.25 × 3.45
U3@1#0entryU313.81.10 × 3.45
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU318.02.35 × 3.40
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU319.62.35 × 4.10
U0@0#2kitchenU007.31.25 × 5.80
U0@0#0entryU002.81.25 × 2.25
U0@0#3bathroomU003.61.25 × 2.90
U0@0#1livingU0016.82.85 × 5.90
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0014.42.85 × 5.05
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU216.71.80 × 3.70
U2@1#0entryU213.31.80 × 1.85
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU219.71.80 × 5.40
U2@1#2kitchenU214.72.30 × 2.05
U2@1#1livingU2116.62.30 × 7.20
U2@1#3bathroomU213.92.30 × 1.70

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