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.

B0051 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0051-random-2-473

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (38 violations). Brief B0051

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 12.0 by 29.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 131 square metres; open space 220 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.28, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.73, cost 0.10.
B0051 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 12.0 by 29.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 131 square metres; open space 220 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.28, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.73, cost 0.10.

Objective vector

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

density
0.738
daylight
0.276
privacy
0.834
circulation
0.622
carbon
0.732
cost
0.097

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.75
site utilisation
0.829
gross floor area, m²
261.2
footprint, m²
130.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
356
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.15
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
54%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
25%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedkitchen 4.7 < 5.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedliving clear dim 1.95 < 2.70 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.55 < 2.70 mbathroom clear dim 1.20 < 1.50 m…and 10 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 5.64 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 2.88 > 2.40bathroom aspect 3.33 > 3.00…and 7 more
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 55.6 < 63.0 m^22BR 60.3 < 63.0 m^22BR 58.3 < 63.0 m^2…and 1 more
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wall…and 4 more
  • 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
U02BR55.66
U12BR60.36
U22BR58.36
U32BR57.66
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared014.78.65 × 1.70
CORE@1shared circulationshared114.78.65 × 1.70
U1@0#2kitchenU104.71.95 × 2.40
U1@0#1livingU1021.41.95 × 11.00
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.72.55 × 7.35
U1@0#0entryU102.51.20 × 2.05
U1@0#3bathroomU104.81.20 × 4.00
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU108.21.35 × 6.05
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU009.42.10 × 4.50
U0@0#1livingU0015.62.10 × 7.45
U0@0#0entryU003.02.10 × 1.45
U0@0#3bathroomU004.02.05 × 1.95
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.02.05 × 4.90
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0013.42.05 × 6.55
U3@1#0entryU313.52.00 × 1.75
U3@1#1livingU3117.62.00 × 8.80
U3@1#3bathroomU315.72.00 × 2.85
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.32.30 × 5.80
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.22.30 × 4.00
U3@1#2kitchenU318.32.30 × 3.60
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2111.02.20 × 5.00
U2@1#1livingU2118.52.20 × 8.40
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.22.15 × 6.60
U2@1#0entryU212.70.90 × 3.05
U2@1#3bathroomU213.81.25 × 3.05
U2@1#2kitchenU218.12.15 × 3.75

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