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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.

B0059 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0059-random-0-1179

Random searchB · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 violations). Brief B0059

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.8 by 22.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Building footprint 124 square metres; open space 262 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.54, daylight 0.78, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.56, carbon 0.78, cost 0.26.
B0059 · random · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.8 by 22.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Building footprint 124 square metres; open space 262 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.54, daylight 0.78, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.56, carbon 0.78, cost 0.26.

Objective vector

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

density
0.537
daylight
0.782
privacy
0.782
circulation
0.556
carbon
0.781
cost
0.257

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.65
site utilisation
0.699
gross floor area, m²
247.2
footprint, m²
123.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
339
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.90
worst habitable room, daylight
0.411
circulation share of GFA
22%
open space, net of parking
68%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
33%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedbathroom clear dim 1.45 < 1.50 mliving clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect failedkitchen aspect 3.42 > 3.00living aspect 2.79 > 2.60
  • 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
U01BR46.95
U11BR58.25
U22BR105.16
All 18 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.51.80 × 10.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.51.80 × 10.30
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.11.80 × 6.15
U0@0#3bathroomU004.41.80 × 2.45
U0@0#0entryU003.11.80 × 1.70
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.42.75 × 4.50
U0@0#1livingU0015.92.75 × 5.80
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1020.13.00 × 6.70
U1@0#0entryU106.53.00 × 2.15
U1@0#3bathroomU104.33.00 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU107.72.65 × 2.90
U1@0#1livingU1019.62.65 × 7.40
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.52.80 × 4.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2114.63.55 × 4.10
U2@1#1livingU2139.46.35 × 6.20
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2125.83.85 × 6.70
U2@1#0entryU217.42.05 × 3.60
U2@1#3bathroomU216.51.80 × 3.60

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