standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0039 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0039-heuristic-0~r0

HeuristicA · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0039

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 12.7 by 31.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 173 square metres; open space 230 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.81, cost 0.63.
B0039 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 12.7 by 31.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 173 square metres; open space 230 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.81, cost 0.63.

Objective vector

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

density
0.756
daylight
0.356
privacy
0.764
circulation
0.703
carbon
0.814
cost
0.634

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.85
site utilisation
0.842
gross floor area, m²
345.1
footprint, m²
172.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
327
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.32
worst habitable room, daylight
0.212
circulation share of GFA
12%
open space, net of parking
50%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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 passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry 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
U01BR81.25
U11BR77.85
U22BR79.96
U32BR79.06
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.68.50 × 1.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.68.50 × 1.60
U0@0#2kitchenU006.43.30 × 1.95
U0@0#3bathroomU007.13.65 × 1.95
U0@0#0entryU003.01.55 × 1.95
U0@0#1livingU0029.88.50 × 3.50
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0034.98.50 × 4.10
U1@0#2kitchenU106.13.30 × 1.85
U1@0#3bathroomU106.83.65 × 1.85
U1@0#0entryU102.91.55 × 1.85
U1@0#1livingU1028.58.50 × 3.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1033.68.50 × 3.95
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.84.25 × 2.55
U2@1#3bathroomU217.42.90 × 2.55
U2@1#0entryU213.41.35 × 2.55
U2@1#1livingU2133.68.50 × 3.95
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.15.90 × 2.90
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU217.52.60 × 2.90
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.64.25 × 2.50
U3@1#3bathroomU317.32.90 × 2.50
U3@1#0entryU313.41.35 × 2.50
U3@1#1livingU3133.68.50 × 3.95
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.04.90 × 2.85
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.33.60 × 2.85

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