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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.

B0046 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0046-random-2-583

Random searchB · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (9 violations). Brief B0046

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 19.9 by 22.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 142 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 147 square metres; open space 293 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.77, cost 0.21.
B0046 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 19.9 by 22.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 142 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 147 square metres; open space 293 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.77, cost 0.21.

Objective vector

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

density
0.665
daylight
0.631
privacy
0.891
circulation
0.500
carbon
0.775
cost
0.209

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.782
gross floor area, m²
294.2
footprint, m²
147.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
341
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.98
worst habitable room, daylight
0.212
circulation share of GFA
21%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbathroom 2.1 < 3.2 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedentry clear dim 1.00 < 1.20 mbathroom clear dim 1.10 < 1.50 mbathroom clear dim 1.15 < 1.50 m…and 2 more
  • C06max room aspect failedbathroom aspect 3.48 > 3.00
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired 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
U02BR70.59
U13BR141.911
U22BR81.89
All 29 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU004.81.10 × 4.35
STAIR:U0@1circulationU014.81.10 × 4.35
U0@0#1livingU0017.03.90 × 4.35
U0@0#0entryU003.13.10 × 1.00
U0@0#3bathroomU003.43.10 × 1.10
U0@0#2kitchenU007.03.10 × 2.25
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0112.84.00 × 3.20
U0@1#7bathroomU014.64.00 × 1.15
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0113.13.00 × 4.35
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1014.11.50 × 9.40
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1114.11.50 × 9.40
U1@0#0entryU102.42.30 × 1.05
U1@0#3kitchenU107.02.30 × 3.05
U1@0#2diningU1012.22.30 × 5.30
U1@0#4bathroomU105.83.75 × 1.55
U1@0#1livingU1029.43.75 × 7.85
U1@1#7bedroom secondaryU1117.92.65 × 6.75
U1@1#9bathroomU117.02.65 × 2.65
U1@1#6bedroom primaryU1116.53.40 × 4.85
U1@1#8bedroom secondaryU1115.53.40 × 4.55
STAIR:U2@0circulationU208.81.75 × 5.05
STAIR:U2@1circulationU218.81.75 × 5.05
U2@0#1livingU2018.73.70 × 5.05
U2@0#2kitchenU209.12.65 × 3.45
U2@0#3bathroomU202.11.30 × 1.60
U2@0#0entryU202.21.35 × 1.60
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2115.73.10 × 5.05
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU219.43.25 × 2.90
U2@1#7bathroomU217.03.25 × 2.15

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