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.

B0040 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0040-random-0-1210

Random searchB · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (12 violations). Brief B0040

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 20.7 by 22.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 89 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 112 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Building footprint 149 square metres; open space 314 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.56, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.91, circulation 0.54, carbon 0.77, cost 0.16.
B0040 · random · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 20.7 by 22.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 89 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 112 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Building footprint 149 square metres; open space 314 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.56, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.91, circulation 0.54, carbon 0.77, cost 0.16.

Objective vector

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

density
0.563
daylight
0.592
privacy
0.912
circulation
0.541
carbon
0.771
cost
0.157

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.64
site utilisation
0.716
gross floor area, m²
298.9
footprint, m²
149.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
343
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.06
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
22%
open space, net of parking
68%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
63%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbathroom 3.1 < 3.2 m^2
  • C05min room dimension faileddining clear dim 2.00 < 2.20 mliving clear dim 2.45 < 2.70 mbedroom_secondary clear dim 1.90 < 2.20 m…and 2 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.06 > 2.60bedroom_secondary aspect 3.13 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 2.41 > 2.40
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_secondary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U02BR88.89
U13BR111.711
U22BR98.49
All 29 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU007.91.70 × 4.65
STAIR:U0@1circulationU017.91.70 × 4.65
U0@0#3bathroomU003.11.60 × 1.95
U0@0#0entryU003.51.80 × 1.95
U0@0#2kitchenU009.23.40 × 2.70
U0@0#1livingU0020.74.45 × 4.65
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0116.03.45 × 4.65
U0@1#7bathroomU019.94.40 × 2.25
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0110.64.40 × 2.40
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1012.31.25 × 9.80
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1112.31.25 × 9.80
U1@0#2diningU108.32.00 × 4.15
U1@0#0entryU106.02.00 × 3.00
U1@0#4bathroomU105.32.00 × 2.65
U1@0#1livingU1018.42.45 × 7.50
U1@0#3kitchenU105.62.45 × 2.30
U1@1#9bathroomU117.31.90 × 3.85
U1@1#7bedroom secondaryU1111.31.90 × 5.95
U1@1#8bedroom secondaryU119.32.55 × 3.65
U1@1#6bedroom primaryU1115.72.55 × 6.15
STAIR:U2@0circulationU206.21.20 × 5.15
STAIR:U2@1circulationU216.21.20 × 5.15
U2@0#2kitchenU2010.62.05 × 5.15
U2@0#3bathroomU203.83.05 × 1.25
U2@0#0entryU204.13.25 × 1.25
U2@0#1livingU2024.66.30 × 3.90
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2115.14.50 × 3.35
U2@1#7bathroomU218.14.50 × 1.80
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2119.83.85 × 5.15

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