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 2

B0039-random-2-158

Random searchB · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (24 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 79 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 185 square metres; open space 220 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.85, daylight 0.29, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.81, cost 0.43.
B0039 · random · seed 2scale 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 79 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 185 square metres; open space 220 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.85, daylight 0.29, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.81, cost 0.43.

Objective vector

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

density
0.852
daylight
0.293
privacy
0.796
circulation
0.513
carbon
0.813
cost
0.430

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.91
site utilisation
0.904
gross floor area, m²
370.6
footprint, m²
185.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
327
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.63
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
26%
open space, net of parking
46%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
25%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedkitchen clear dim 1.55 < 1.80 mbathroom clear dim 1.20 < 1.50 mentry clear dim 1.00 < 1.20 m…and 3 more
  • C06max room aspect failedkitchen aspect 3.28 > 3.00living aspect 2.85 > 2.60living aspect 2.85 > 2.60…and 8 more
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wall…and 1 more
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency kitchen-living absentrequired 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
U01BR79.35
U11BR69.35
U22BR69.36
U32BR79.36
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared036.79.65 × 3.80
CORE@1shared circulationshared136.79.65 × 3.80
U0@0#0entryU008.72.15 × 4.05
U0@0#2kitchenU0015.22.15 × 7.05
U0@0#3bathroomU009.22.15 × 4.30
U0@0#1livingU0025.63.00 × 8.55
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0020.63.00 × 6.85
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1020.62.95 × 7.00
U1@0#1livingU1024.82.95 × 8.40
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.21.55 × 6.60
U1@0#0entryU104.71.55 × 3.05
U1@0#3bathroomU108.91.55 × 5.75
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2111.12.20 × 5.05
U2@1#3bathroomU215.41.20 × 4.50
U2@1#0entryU214.51.00 × 4.50
U2@1#2kitchenU2112.92.20 × 5.85
U2@1#1livingU2118.22.30 × 7.90
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.32.30 × 7.50
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU318.92.75 × 3.25
U3@1#2kitchenU3111.62.75 × 4.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3121.92.75 × 7.95
U3@1#3bathroomU315.22.40 × 2.15
U3@1#1livingU3128.02.40 × 11.65
U3@1#0entryU313.82.40 × 1.60

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