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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 0

B0031-sketch-0-1132

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (9 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 167 square metres; open space 242 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.85, daylight 0.42, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.74, cost 0.27.
B0031 · sketch · seed 0scale 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 167 square metres; open space 242 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.85, daylight 0.42, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.74, cost 0.27.

Objective vector

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

density
0.850
daylight
0.419
privacy
0.787
circulation
0.498
carbon
0.741
cost
0.265

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.81
site utilisation
0.902
gross floor area, m²
333.7
footprint, m²
166.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
353
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.89
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
32%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
15.8
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
75%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedkitchen 5.3 < 5.5 m^2living 10.6 < 11.0 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedliving clear dim 2.10 < 2.70 mkitchen clear dim 1.70 < 1.80 mbedroom_secondary clear dim 2.15 < 2.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedkitchen aspect 3.21 > 3.00
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 62.8 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision failedcourtyard 15.8 < 22.1 m^2
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR62.85
U12BR63.36
U22BR62.86
U32BR63.36
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared040.813.60 × 3.00
CORE@1shared circulationshared140.813.60 × 3.00
U1@0#3bathroomU105.51.55 × 3.55
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1015.84.45 × 3.55
U1@0#0entryU106.02.00 × 3.00
U1@0#1livingU1012.04.00 × 3.00
U1@0#2kitchenU1012.03.00 × 4.00
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.03.00 × 4.00
U3@1#1livingU3120.53.15 × 6.50
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.83.15 × 4.05
U3@1#0entryU313.82.85 × 1.35
U3@1#2kitchenU315.32.85 × 1.85
U3@1#3bathroomU316.12.85 × 2.15
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3114.82.85 × 5.20
U0@0#3bathroomU0025.05.95 × 4.20
U0@0#0entryU003.81.25 × 3.00
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0014.14.70 × 3.00
U0@0#1livingU0010.63.15 × 3.35
U0@0#2kitchenU009.42.80 × 3.35
U2@1#0entryU2111.02.10 × 5.25
U2@1#1livingU2111.12.10 × 5.30
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2119.63.85 × 5.10
U2@1#2kitchenU219.31.70 × 5.45
U2@1#3bathroomU213.52.15 × 1.65
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.22.15 × 3.80

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