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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-heuristic-0~r0

HeuristicA · 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 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 102 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 101 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 192 square metres; open space 225 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.92, daylight 0.43, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.71, carbon 0.84, cost 0.66.
B0057 · heuristic · 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 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 102 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 101 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 192 square metres; open space 225 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.92, daylight 0.43, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.71, carbon 0.84, cost 0.66.

Objective vector

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

density
0.918
daylight
0.430
privacy
0.758
circulation
0.707
carbon
0.838
cost
0.657

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.91
site utilisation
0.947
gross floor area, m²
384.5
footprint, m²
192.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
318
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.28
worst habitable room, daylight
0.157
circulation share of GFA
12%
open space, net of parking
55%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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
U0studio74.84
U11BR101.95
U21BR100.65
U32BR76.16
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared015.68.90 × 1.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared115.68.90 × 1.75
U1@0#2kitchenU1020.75.60 × 3.70
U1@0#3bathroomU107.82.10 × 3.70
U1@0#0entryU104.41.20 × 3.70
U1@0#1livingU1031.68.90 × 3.55
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1037.48.90 × 4.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0017.95.50 × 3.25
U0@0#3bathroomU006.82.10 × 3.25
U0@0#0entryU004.21.30 × 3.25
U0@0#1livingU0045.88.90 × 5.15
U3@1#2kitchenU319.05.00 × 1.80
U3@1#3bathroomU314.02.20 × 1.80
U3@1#0entryU313.11.70 × 1.80
U3@1#1livingU3134.78.90 × 3.90
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.55.10 × 2.85
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.83.80 × 2.85
U2@1#2kitchenU2113.44.55 × 2.95
U2@1#3bathroomU219.03.05 × 2.95
U2@1#0entryU213.81.30 × 2.95
U2@1#1livingU2134.38.90 × 3.85
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2140.08.90 × 4.50

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