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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.

B0055 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0055-random-1-879

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (10 violations). Brief B0055

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 26.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Building footprint 165 square metres; open space 397 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.40, daylight 0.66, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.71, cost 0.16.
B0055 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 26.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Building footprint 165 square metres; open space 397 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.40, daylight 0.66, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.71, cost 0.16.

Objective vector

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

density
0.398
daylight
0.660
privacy
0.808
circulation
0.507
carbon
0.706
cost
0.159

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.58
site utilisation
0.609
gross floor area, m²
329.6
footprint, m²
164.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
366
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.05
worst habitable room, daylight
0.247
circulation share of GFA
27%
open space, net of parking
71%
courtyard void, m²
52.5
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
0%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbathroom 2.8 < 3.2 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_secondary clear dim 2.00 < 2.20 mentry clear dim 0.95 < 1.20 mbathroom clear dim 1.05 < 1.50 m
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.21 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 58.8 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency kitchen-living absentrequired 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
U01BR58.85
U12BR71.56
U22BR71.56
U32BR58.86
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared034.417.65 × 1.95
CORE@1shared circulationshared134.417.65 × 1.95
U1@0#0entryU107.53.65 × 2.05
U1@0#1livingU1024.33.65 × 6.65
U1@0#3bathroomU106.93.65 × 1.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.33.10 × 5.25
U1@0#2kitchenU105.63.10 × 1.80
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1011.03.10 × 3.55
U2@1#3bathroomU2110.33.60 × 2.85
U2@1#1livingU2123.23.60 × 6.45
U2@1#0entryU214.73.60 × 1.30
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2112.33.15 × 3.90
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.63.15 × 4.65
U2@1#2kitchenU216.53.15 × 2.05
U0@0#0entryU004.12.85 × 1.45
U0@0#1livingU0026.12.85 × 9.15
U0@0#3bathroomU005.52.70 × 2.05
U0@0#2kitchenU009.32.70 × 3.45
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0013.82.70 × 5.10
U3@1#1livingU3120.63.55 × 5.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3117.03.55 × 4.80
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.62.00 × 4.80
U3@1#0entryU312.50.95 × 2.65
U3@1#3bathroomU312.81.05 × 2.65
U3@1#2kitchenU316.32.00 × 3.15

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