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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.

B0041 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0041-random-1-771

Random searchB · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (6 violations). Brief B0041

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.9 by 25.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 143 square metres. Building footprint 155 square metres; open space 258 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.51, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.81, cost 0.49.
B0041 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.9 by 25.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 143 square metres. Building footprint 155 square metres; open space 258 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.51, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.81, cost 0.49.

Objective vector

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

density
0.515
daylight
0.349
privacy
0.878
circulation
0.642
carbon
0.815
cost
0.488

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.75
site utilisation
0.685
gross floor area, m²
309.5
footprint, m²
154.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
327
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.54
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
14%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
33%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.35 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.57 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wallliving 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
U02BR67.96
U12BR74.66
U22BR142.66
All 20 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.210.60 × 1.15
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.210.60 × 1.15
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0010.72.35 × 4.55
U0@0#2kitchenU008.02.35 × 3.40
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.92.35 × 5.50
U0@0#3bathroomU005.52.70 × 2.05
U0@0#1livingU0026.12.70 × 9.65
U0@0#0entryU004.72.70 × 1.75
U1@0#1livingU1020.13.25 × 6.20
U1@0#3bathroomU108.13.25 × 2.50
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1015.43.25 × 4.75
U1@0#0entryU104.82.30 × 2.10
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.22.30 × 5.75
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.92.30 × 5.60
U2@1#2kitchenU2126.95.55 × 4.85
U2@1#0entryU218.01.65 × 4.85
U2@1#1livingU2161.97.20 × 8.60
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2120.73.40 × 6.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.03.40 × 4.70
U2@1#3bathroomU219.03.40 × 2.65

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