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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.

B0049 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0049-heuristic-0

HeuristicA · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0049

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 159 square metres; open space 296 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.79, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.71, cost 0.46.
B0049 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 159 square metres; open space 296 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.79, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.71, cost 0.46.

Objective vector

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

density
0.785
daylight
0.466
privacy
0.767
circulation
0.636
carbon
0.713
cost
0.461

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.69
site utilisation
0.860
gross floor area, m²
318.8
footprint, m²
159.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
363
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.59
worst habitable room, daylight
0.145
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
66%
courtyard void, m²
26.3
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
0%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension passed
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision failedcourtyard 26.2 < 26.3 m^2
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR76.05
U12BR63.86
U22BR76.06
U32BR63.86
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared019.615.70 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared119.615.70 × 1.25
U1@0#2kitchenU105.82.30 × 2.50
U1@0#3bathroomU106.42.55 × 2.50
U1@0#0entryU103.01.20 × 2.50
U1@0#1livingU1028.16.05 × 4.65
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.93.50 × 3.40
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU108.72.55 × 3.40
U3@1#2kitchenU319.13.20 × 2.85
U3@1#3bathroomU314.61.60 × 2.85
U3@1#0entryU313.61.25 × 2.85
U3@1#1livingU3118.86.05 × 3.10
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.33.10 × 4.60
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3113.62.95 × 4.60
U0@0#0entryU002.71.25 × 2.15
U0@0#3bathroomU006.22.90 × 2.15
U0@0#2kitchenU006.63.05 × 2.15
U0@0#1livingU0022.37.20 × 3.10
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0038.27.20 × 5.30
U2@1#0entryU212.61.20 × 2.20
U2@1#3bathroomU213.41.55 × 2.20
U2@1#2kitchenU219.84.45 × 2.20
U2@1#1livingU2122.37.20 × 3.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2121.84.15 × 5.25
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.03.05 × 5.25

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