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-sketch-1-841

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (2 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 169 square metres; open space 290 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: insufficient area, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.87, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.74, cost 0.31.
B0049 · sketch · 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 169 square metres; open space 290 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: insufficient area, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.87, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.74, cost 0.31.

Objective vector

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

density
0.868
daylight
0.479
privacy
0.745
circulation
0.510
carbon
0.735
cost
0.314

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.73
site utilisation
0.914
gross floor area, m²
338.7
footprint, m²
169.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
355
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.81
worst habitable room, daylight
0.152
circulation share of GFA
31%
open space, net of parking
64%
courtyard void, m²
20.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
75%

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 failed2BR 62.7 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision failedcourtyard 20.0 < 26.3 m^2
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR62.75
U12BR77.66
U22BR62.76
U32BR77.66
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared029.015.70 × 1.85
CORE@1shared circulationshared129.015.70 × 1.85
U1@0#0entryU1015.32.20 × 6.95
U1@0#2kitchenU106.62.20 × 3.00
U1@0#3bathroomU1013.32.35 × 5.65
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.43.25 × 5.65
U1@0#1livingU1013.13.05 × 4.30
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1011.02.55 × 4.30
U3@1#0entryU315.44.30 × 1.25
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.04.30 × 2.80
U3@1#3bathroomU316.94.30 × 1.60
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3118.54.30 × 4.30
U3@1#1livingU3118.63.50 × 5.30
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3116.33.50 × 4.65
U0@0#3bathroomU0014.86.30 × 2.35
U0@0#0entryU0012.36.30 × 1.95
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0011.53.10 × 3.70
U0@0#2kitchenU006.03.10 × 1.95
U0@0#1livingU0018.13.20 × 5.65
U2@1#0entryU2114.56.30 × 2.30
U2@1#3bathroomU216.22.20 × 2.80
U2@1#1livingU2111.54.10 × 2.80
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.03.30 × 4.85
U2@1#2kitchenU216.83.00 × 2.25
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU217.83.00 × 2.60

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