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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.

B0034 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0034-random-0-532

Random searchB · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (4 violations). Brief B0034

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.0 by 30.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 158 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 134 square metres. Building footprint 251 square metres; open space 509 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.51, daylight 0.68, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.85, cost 0.55.
B0034 · random · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.0 by 30.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 158 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 134 square metres. Building footprint 251 square metres; open space 509 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.51, daylight 0.68, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.85, cost 0.55.

Objective vector

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

density
0.515
daylight
0.681
privacy
0.893
circulation
0.530
carbon
0.850
cost
0.555

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.66
site utilisation
0.685
gross floor area, m²
502.2
footprint, m²
251.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
314
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.44
worst habitable room, daylight
0.386
circulation share of GFA
23%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
75%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension passed
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.56 > 2.40bedroom_primary aspect 2.52 > 2.40
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • 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
U02BR158.09
U12BR105.19
U22BR105.19
U32BR134.09
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0017.82.25 × 7.90
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0117.82.25 × 7.90
U0@0#0entryU004.72.85 × 1.65
U0@0#3bathroomU005.12.85 × 1.80
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.72.85 × 4.45
U0@0#1livingU0038.74.90 × 7.90
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0125.44.70 × 5.40
U0@1#7bathroomU0111.84.70 × 2.50
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0124.13.05 × 7.90
STAIR:U1@0circulationU108.81.20 × 7.30
STAIR:U1@1circulationU118.81.20 × 7.30
U1@0#2kitchenU108.02.25 × 3.55
U1@0#0entryU104.82.25 × 2.15
U1@0#3bathroomU103.62.25 × 1.60
U1@0#1livingU1027.43.75 × 7.30
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1120.82.85 × 7.30
U1@1#7bathroomU117.63.15 × 2.40
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1115.43.15 × 4.90
STAIR:U2@0circulationU209.91.35 × 7.30
STAIR:U2@1circulationU219.91.35 × 7.30
U2@0#1livingU2021.22.90 × 7.30
U2@0#0entryU204.12.95 × 1.40
U2@0#2kitchenU2012.72.95 × 4.30
U2@0#3bathroomU204.72.95 × 1.60
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2121.22.90 × 7.30
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2115.62.95 × 5.30
U2@1#7bathroomU215.92.95 × 2.00
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3010.11.50 × 6.70
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3110.11.50 × 6.70
U3@0#1livingU3023.34.85 × 4.80
U3@0#0entryU309.24.85 × 1.90
U3@0#2kitchenU3017.03.65 × 4.65
U3@0#3bathroomU307.53.65 × 2.05
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3123.43.50 × 6.70
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3121.55.00 × 4.30
U3@1#7bathroomU3112.05.00 × 2.40

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