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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.

B0045 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0045-random-1-760

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (15 violations). Brief B0045

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 17.0 by 26.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 280 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.59, carbon 0.79, cost 0.42.
B0045 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 17.0 by 26.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 280 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.59, carbon 0.79, cost 0.42.

Objective vector

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

density
0.730
daylight
0.505
privacy
0.790
circulation
0.587
carbon
0.795
cost
0.419

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.71
site utilisation
0.824
gross floor area, m²
313.7
footprint, m²
156.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
334
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.65
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
20%
open space, net of parking
65%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
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 failedbedroom_primary 10.6 < 11.0 m^2bedroom_primary 9.9 < 11.0 m^2bathroom 2.8 < 3.2 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.55 < 2.70 mbathroom clear dim 1.15 < 1.50 mentry clear dim 1.10 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 2.78 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 61.7 < 63.0 m^22BR 62.7 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_secondary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_secondary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U02BR70.06
U12BR61.76
U22BR69.06
U32BR62.76
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared025.212.60 × 2.00
CORE@1shared circulationshared125.212.60 × 2.00
U0@0#0entryU003.91.25 × 3.10
U0@0#3bathroomU006.72.15 × 3.10
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.43.40 × 3.35
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0013.63.40 × 4.00
U0@0#1livingU0018.13.30 × 5.50
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0016.33.30 × 4.95
U1@0#1livingU1024.22.95 × 8.20
U1@0#0entryU102.91.30 × 2.25
U1@0#3bathroomU103.71.65 × 2.25
U1@0#2kitchenU108.32.95 × 2.80
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1011.92.95 × 4.05
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1010.62.95 × 3.60
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU319.92.55 × 3.90
U3@1#3bathroomU312.81.15 × 2.45
U3@1#0entryU313.41.40 × 2.45
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.52.55 × 4.10
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.43.45 × 3.60
U3@1#1livingU3123.63.45 × 6.85
U2@1#2kitchenU218.12.90 × 2.80
U2@1#3bathroomU214.11.80 × 2.30
U2@1#0entryU212.51.10 × 2.30
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.52.90 × 5.35
U2@1#1livingU2126.33.70 × 7.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2112.43.70 × 3.35

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