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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.

B0051 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0051-sketch-1-1073

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (7 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 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 148 square metres; open space 195 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 0.90, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.75, cost 0.26.
B0051 · sketch · seed 1scale 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 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 148 square metres; open space 195 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 0.90, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.75, cost 0.26.

Objective vector

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

density
0.904
daylight
0.446
privacy
0.790
circulation
0.510
carbon
0.747
cost
0.263

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.84
site utilisation
0.937
gross floor area, m²
295.2
footprint, m²
147.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
351
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.89
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
26%
open space, net of parking
49%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
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 passed
  • C05min room dimension failedshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_secondary aspect 2.76 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 62.7 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_secondary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-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
U02BR64.26
U12BR62.76
U22BR63.16
U32BR63.86
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.71.15 × 18.00
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.71.15 × 18.00
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU107.92.50 × 3.15
U1@0#0entryU1014.42.50 × 5.75
U1@0#2kitchenU107.32.90 × 2.50
U1@0#3bathroomU104.11.65 × 2.50
U1@0#1livingU1013.94.55 × 3.05
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1015.24.55 × 3.35
U0@0#3bathroomU0010.92.15 × 5.05
U0@0#0entryU009.84.90 × 2.00
U0@0#1livingU0014.94.90 × 3.05
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0011.92.95 × 4.05
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU009.32.30 × 4.05
U0@0#2kitchenU007.31.80 × 4.05
U3@1#1livingU3116.23.45 × 4.70
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3115.03.45 × 4.35
U3@1#3bathroomU314.82.15 × 2.25
U3@1#0entryU313.31.45 × 2.25
U3@1#2kitchenU318.83.60 × 2.45
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.73.60 × 4.35
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2118.07.05 × 2.55
U2@1#0entryU218.75.10 × 1.70
U2@1#3bathroomU213.31.95 × 1.70
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2112.72.70 × 4.70
U2@1#1livingU2111.74.35 × 2.70
U2@1#2kitchenU218.74.35 × 2.00

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