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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.

B0033 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0033-sketch-2-1137

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 violations). Brief B0033

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 23.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 119 square metres; open space 239 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.99, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.58, carbon 0.74, cost 0.32.
B0033 · sketch · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 23.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 119 square metres; open space 239 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.99, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.58, carbon 0.74, cost 0.32.

Objective vector

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

density
0.993
daylight
0.486
privacy
0.767
circulation
0.576
carbon
0.738
cost
0.318

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.995
gross floor area, m²
238.7
footprint, m²
119.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
354
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.81
worst habitable room, daylight
0.113
circulation share of GFA
23%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
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 passed
  • C05min room dimension failedliving clear dim 2.55 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbathroom aspect 3.05 > 3.00
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 57.9 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency kitchen-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
U0studio46.84
U11BR59.35
U21BR48.35
U32BR57.96
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.211.00 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.211.00 × 1.20
U1@0#0entryU107.32.90 × 2.50
U1@0#1livingU1011.72.90 × 4.05
U1@0#2kitchenU109.02.90 × 3.10
U1@0#3bathroomU1018.53.25 × 5.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1012.83.25 × 3.95
U0@0#3bathroomU0012.22.00 × 6.10
U0@0#0entryU006.12.85 × 2.15
U0@0#1livingU0011.32.85 × 3.95
U0@0#2kitchenU0017.24.85 × 3.55
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.06.00 × 2.00
U3@1#3bathroomU315.31.50 × 3.50
U3@1#0entryU314.51.30 × 3.50
U3@1#1livingU3111.23.20 × 3.50
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.93.35 × 4.15
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.02.65 × 4.15
U2@1#0entryU2110.05.00 × 2.00
U2@1#1livingU2112.85.00 × 2.55
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.63.50 × 3.30
U2@1#3bathroomU215.01.50 × 3.30
U2@1#2kitchenU219.05.00 × 1.80

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