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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.

B0043 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0043-random-2-75

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (20 violations). Brief B0043

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.9 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 46 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 46 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Building footprint 141 square metres; open space 368 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.39, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.68, cost 0.02.
B0043 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.9 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 46 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 46 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Building footprint 141 square metres; open space 368 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.39, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.68, cost 0.02.

Objective vector

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

density
0.394
daylight
0.647
privacy
0.803
circulation
0.527
carbon
0.684
cost
0.021

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.56
site utilisation
0.606
gross floor area, m²
282.9
footprint, m²
141.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
374
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.27
worst habitable room, daylight
0.197
circulation share of GFA
31%
open space, net of parking
72%
courtyard void, m²
36.0
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedkitchen 4.5 < 5.5 m^2bedroom_primary 9.2 < 11.0 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedbathroom clear dim 1.40 < 1.50 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 mentry clear dim 1.00 < 1.20 m…and 7 more
  • C06max room aspect failedentry aspect 4.55 > 4.00living aspect 2.92 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 59.8 < 63.0 m^22BR 46.0 < 63.0 m^22BR 59.8 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-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
U01BR46.05
U12BR59.86
U22BR46.06
U32BR59.86
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared035.615.50 × 2.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared135.615.50 × 2.30
U1@0#3bathroomU105.13.65 × 1.40
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1012.12.65 × 4.55
U1@0#0entryU104.51.00 × 4.55
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1011.93.65 × 3.25
U1@0#2kitchenU108.62.85 × 3.00
U1@0#1livingU1017.72.85 × 6.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.33.45 × 3.85
U3@1#0entryU315.03.45 × 1.45
U3@1#3bathroomU315.31.35 × 3.90
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU318.22.10 × 3.90
U3@1#1livingU3118.53.05 × 6.05
U3@1#2kitchenU319.63.05 × 3.15
U0@0#0entryU004.52.55 × 1.75
U0@0#1livingU0019.02.55 × 7.45
U0@0#3bathroomU003.82.45 × 1.55
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.72.45 × 5.20
U0@0#2kitchenU006.02.45 × 2.45
U2@1#0entryU212.50.90 × 2.80
U2@1#3bathroomU213.51.25 × 2.80
U2@1#2kitchenU214.52.15 × 2.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU219.22.15 × 4.30
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU219.02.85 × 3.15
U2@1#1livingU2117.22.85 × 6.05

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