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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.

B0039 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0039-sketch-0-1006

Random sketch + repairF′ · 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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Building footprint 144 square metres; open space 260 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.54, daylight 0.42, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.77, cost 0.27.
B0039 · sketch · 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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Building footprint 144 square metres; open space 260 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.54, daylight 0.42, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.77, cost 0.27.

Objective vector

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

density
0.539
daylight
0.416
privacy
0.820
circulation
0.662
carbon
0.771
cost
0.274

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.71
site utilisation
0.701
gross floor area, m²
287.3
footprint, m²
143.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
343
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.87
worst habitable room, daylight
0.171
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
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 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
U01BR70.25
U11BR61.95
U22BR63.76
U32BR68.46
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared011.57.20 × 1.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared111.57.20 × 1.60
U0@0#3bathroomU0021.67.20 × 3.00
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0021.67.20 × 3.00
U0@0#2kitchenU007.43.10 × 2.40
U0@0#0entryU004.23.10 × 1.35
U0@0#1livingU0015.44.10 × 3.75
U1@0#1livingU1014.53.50 × 4.15
U1@0#0entryU107.31.65 × 4.45
U1@0#3bathroomU108.21.85 × 4.45
U1@0#2kitchenU107.03.70 × 1.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1024.83.70 × 6.70
U2@1#1livingU2119.83.85 × 5.15
U2@1#2kitchenU2114.23.85 × 3.70
U2@1#0entryU212.71.20 × 2.25
U2@1#3bathroomU214.82.15 × 2.25
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.13.35 × 3.90
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU219.03.35 × 2.70
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.43.05 × 4.05
U3@1#0entryU315.03.05 × 1.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.63.05 × 3.80
U3@1#1livingU3123.24.15 × 5.60
U3@1#2kitchenU319.42.40 × 3.90
U3@1#3bathroomU316.81.75 × 3.90

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