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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.

B0047 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0047-random-2-433

Random searchB · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 violations). Brief B0047

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 13.2 by 21.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 39 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 86 square metres. Building footprint 102 square metres; open space 168 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.78, daylight 0.46, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.74, cost 0.15.
B0047 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 13.2 by 21.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 39 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 86 square metres. Building footprint 102 square metres; open space 168 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.78, daylight 0.46, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.74, cost 0.15.

Objective vector

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

density
0.779
daylight
0.458
privacy
0.827
circulation
0.615
carbon
0.744
cost
0.153

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.74
site utilisation
0.856
gross floor area, m²
205.0
footprint, m²
102.5
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
352
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.06
worst habitable room, daylight
0.156
circulation share of GFA
22%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
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 passed
  • C05min room dimension failedkitchen clear dim 1.40 < 1.80 mbathroom clear dim 1.40 < 1.50 m
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.42 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency kitchen-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
U0studio39.04
U11BR47.05
U22BR86.06
All 17 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared016.59.15 × 1.80
CORE@1shared circulationshared116.59.15 × 1.80
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.33.15 × 4.55
U1@0#1livingU1015.33.15 × 4.85
U1@0#2kitchenU108.91.85 × 4.80
U1@0#0entryU103.71.85 × 2.00
U1@0#3bathroomU104.81.85 × 2.60
U0@0#1livingU0025.92.75 × 9.40
U0@0#2kitchenU005.91.40 × 4.20
U0@0#0entryU002.91.40 × 2.10
U0@0#3bathroomU004.31.40 × 3.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2119.43.85 × 5.05
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.83.85 × 2.80
U2@1#0entryU216.03.85 × 1.55
U2@1#3bathroomU219.92.00 × 4.95
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.33.30 × 4.95
U2@1#1livingU2123.65.30 × 4.45

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