standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

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-random-0-94

Random searchB · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (23 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 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Building footprint 162 square metres; open space 261 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.69, daylight 0.32, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.78, cost 0.36.
B0057 · random · 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 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Building footprint 162 square metres; open space 261 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.69, daylight 0.32, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.78, cost 0.36.

Objective vector

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

density
0.686
daylight
0.321
privacy
0.821
circulation
0.640
carbon
0.778
cost
0.355

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.796
gross floor area, m²
323.1
footprint, m²
161.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
340
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.75
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
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 failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.00 < 2.70 mliving clear dim 2.40 < 2.70 mkitchen clear dim 1.70 < 1.80 m…and 2 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.41 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 4.67 > 2.40kitchen aspect 3.42 > 3.00…and 7 more
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall…and 1 more
  • 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
U0studio66.44
U11BR79.45
U21BR68.85
U32BR77.06
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared015.89.00 × 1.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared115.89.00 × 1.75
U1@0#3bathroomU108.82.90 × 3.05
U1@0#1livingU1028.72.90 × 9.90
U1@0#0entryU109.42.90 × 3.25
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.72.00 × 9.35
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.72.00 × 6.85
U0@0#1livingU0038.92.40 × 16.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0013.91.70 × 8.15
U0@0#0entryU006.01.70 × 3.55
U0@0#3bathroomU007.71.70 × 4.50
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3120.72.90 × 7.15
U3@1#1livingU3126.22.90 × 9.05
U3@1#3bathroomU315.71.85 × 3.10
U3@1#2kitchenU318.51.85 × 4.60
U3@1#0entryU314.21.85 × 2.25
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.61.85 × 6.25
U2@1#1livingU2127.02.70 × 10.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.72.70 × 6.20
U2@1#2kitchenU2112.31.55 × 7.95
U2@1#0entryU216.41.55 × 4.15
U2@1#3bathroomU216.41.55 × 4.10

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