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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.

B0053 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0053-random-0-18

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (11 violations). Brief B0053

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.9 by 19.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 99 square metres. Building footprint 111 square metres; open space 200 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 0.85, daylight 0.52, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.75, cost 0.22.
B0053 · random · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.9 by 19.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 99 square metres. Building footprint 111 square metres; open space 200 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 0.85, daylight 0.52, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.75, cost 0.22.

Objective vector

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

density
0.849
daylight
0.516
privacy
0.852
circulation
0.613
carbon
0.755
cost
0.222

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.71
site utilisation
0.902
gross floor area, m²
222.7
footprint, m²
111.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
348
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.96
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
54%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
67%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_primary 10.4 < 11.0 m^2bedroom_secondary 5.6 < 7.5 m^2bathroom 3.0 < 3.2 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_secondary clear dim 1.85 < 2.20 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 47.5 < 63.0 m^22BR 51.4 < 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 wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_secondary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U02BR47.56
U12BR51.46
U22BR98.96
All 20 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.51.30 × 9.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.51.30 × 9.60
U0@0#1livingU0019.43.10 × 6.25
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0010.43.10 × 3.35
U0@0#0entryU002.61.85 × 1.40
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU005.51.85 × 3.00
U0@0#3bathroomU003.01.85 × 1.60
U0@0#2kitchenU006.71.85 × 3.60
U1@0#1livingU1016.52.90 × 5.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.32.90 × 3.90
U1@0#0entryU103.62.45 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU107.32.45 × 3.00
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU108.52.45 × 3.45
U1@0#3bathroomU104.22.45 × 1.70
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2120.34.50 × 4.50
U2@1#3bathroomU217.74.50 × 1.70
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2115.34.50 × 3.40
U2@1#1livingU2136.05.80 × 6.20
U2@1#0entryU215.61.65 × 3.40
U2@1#2kitchenU2114.14.15 × 3.40

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