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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.

B0057 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0057-anneal-0-155

Simulated annealingC · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0057

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.7 by 31.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 54 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Building footprint 163 square metres; open space 256 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.70, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.81, cost 0.51.
B0057 · anneal · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.7 by 31.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 54 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Building footprint 163 square metres; open space 256 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.70, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.81, cost 0.51.

Objective vector

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

density
0.699
daylight
0.452
privacy
0.803
circulation
0.704
carbon
0.814
cost
0.514

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.77
site utilisation
0.804
gross floor area, m²
326.7
footprint, m²
163.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
327
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.50
worst habitable room, daylight
0.198
circulation share of GFA
13%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
100%

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 passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U0studio96.04
U11BR54.15
U21BR76.45
U32BR73.76
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.29.10 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.29.10 × 1.45
U1@0#0entryU107.12.30 × 3.10
U1@0#1livingU1012.23.95 × 3.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1012.74.45 × 2.85
U1@0#3bathroomU105.11.80 × 2.85
U1@0#2kitchenU1017.02.85 × 5.95
U0@0#1livingU0034.44.25 × 8.10
U0@0#3bathroomU007.22.95 × 2.45
U0@0#0entryU003.21.30 × 2.45
U0@0#2kitchenU0051.24.85 × 10.55
U3@1#0entryU314.31.35 × 3.15
U3@1#2kitchenU317.22.30 × 3.15
U3@1#1livingU3118.13.65 × 4.95
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3119.95.45 × 3.65
U3@1#3bathroomU3112.22.75 × 4.45
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.02.70 × 4.45
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2126.33.95 × 6.65
U2@1#3bathroomU214.22.40 × 1.75
U2@1#0entryU212.71.55 × 1.75
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.85.15 × 2.10
U2@1#1livingU2132.45.15 × 6.30

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