standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

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 1

B0049-random-1-1140

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (23 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 48 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 129 square metres; open space 326 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.53, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.64, cost 0.07.
B0049 · random · seed 1scale 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 48 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 129 square metres; open space 326 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.53, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.64, cost 0.07.

Objective vector

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

density
0.529
daylight
0.507
privacy
0.827
circulation
0.572
carbon
0.636
cost
0.074

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.55
site utilisation
0.694
gross floor area, m²
257.2
footprint, m²
128.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
391
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.19
worst habitable room, daylight
0.216
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
72%
courtyard void, m²
40.0
plumbing stacks
5
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 failedentry 1.9 < 2.0 m^2bedroom_primary 9.4 < 11.0 m^2bathroom 2.4 < 3.2 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedentry clear dim 0.55 < 1.20 mbathroom clear dim 1.40 < 1.50 mentry clear dim 1.05 < 1.20 m…and 6 more
  • C06max room aspect failedentry aspect 6.36 > 4.00living aspect 3.28 > 2.60living aspect 2.65 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 61.9 < 63.0 m^22BR 48.3 < 63.0 m^22BR 61.9 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency entry-living absent…and 1 more
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR48.35
U12BR61.96
U22BR48.36
U32BR61.96
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.415.35 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.415.35 × 1.20
U1@0#0entryU101.93.50 × 0.55
U1@0#1livingU1021.93.50 × 6.25
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1010.33.50 × 2.95
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1013.82.85 × 4.85
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.02.85 × 3.50
U1@0#3bathroomU104.02.85 × 1.40
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.43.05 × 3.75
U3@1#1livingU3118.33.05 × 6.00
U3@1#0entryU314.41.05 × 4.20
U3@1#2kitchenU319.42.25 × 4.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.23.30 × 4.00
U3@1#3bathroomU315.13.30 × 1.55
U0@0#0entryU002.72.45 × 1.10
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0014.22.45 × 5.80
U0@0#2kitchenU007.02.45 × 2.85
U0@0#3bathroomU003.92.50 × 1.55
U0@0#1livingU0020.52.50 × 8.20
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU219.82.50 × 3.90
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU219.42.50 × 3.75
U2@1#0entryU212.81.35 × 2.10
U2@1#3bathroomU212.41.15 × 2.10
U2@1#2kitchenU218.02.45 × 3.25
U2@1#1livingU2115.92.45 × 6.50

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