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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 1

B0057-heuristic-0~r1

Random sketch + repairF′ · 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 87 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 99 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Building footprint 203 square metres; open space 214 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.84, cost 0.72.
B0057 · sketch · seed 1scale 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 87 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 99 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Building footprint 203 square metres; open space 214 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.84, cost 0.72.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.406
privacy
0.801
circulation
0.644
carbon
0.839
cost
0.718

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.96
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
406.1
footprint, m²
203.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
318
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.19
worst habitable room, daylight
0.209
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
52%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
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
U0studio87.44
U11BR99.25
U21BR114.15
U32BR72.56
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared016.49.40 × 1.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared116.49.40 × 1.75
U1@0#1livingU1014.72.75 × 5.35
U1@0#0entryU1014.32.75 × 5.20
U1@0#2kitchenU1037.96.65 × 5.70
U1@0#3bathroomU1018.23.75 × 4.85
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.12.90 × 4.85
U0@0#0entryU0013.14.10 × 3.20
U0@0#1livingU0025.04.10 × 6.10
U0@0#3bathroomU0029.45.30 × 5.55
U0@0#2kitchenU0019.95.30 × 3.75
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3116.43.65 × 4.50
U3@1#3bathroomU3111.73.65 × 3.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.03.65 × 3.55
U3@1#2kitchenU3113.03.65 × 3.55
U3@1#1livingU3113.93.65 × 3.80
U3@1#0entryU314.63.65 × 1.25
U2@1#2kitchenU219.12.90 × 3.15
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.42.90 × 4.95
U2@1#1livingU2116.82.85 × 5.90
U2@1#0entryU216.32.85 × 2.20
U2@1#3bathroomU2167.65.75 × 11.75

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