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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.

B0061 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0061-random-1-1376

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (25 violations). Brief B0061

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.1 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 27 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 42 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Building footprint 141 square metres; open space 386 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.29, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.65, cost 0.00.
B0061 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.1 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 27 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 42 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Building footprint 141 square metres; open space 386 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.29, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.65, cost 0.00.

Objective vector

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

density
0.293
daylight
0.452
privacy
0.774
circulation
0.546
carbon
0.651
cost
0.000

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.52
site utilisation
0.541
gross floor area, m²
281.5
footprint, m²
140.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
386
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.34
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
24%
open space, net of parking
74%
courtyard void, m²
38.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbathroom 2.5 < 3.2 m^2bedroom_primary 9.4 < 11.0 m^2kitchen 5.2 < 5.5 m^2…and 1 more
  • C05min room dimension failedliving clear dim 2.55 < 2.70 mbathroom clear dim 1.00 < 1.50 mbedroom_primary clear dim 1.95 < 2.70 m…and 7 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.25 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 2.46 > 2.40living aspect 6.00 > 2.60…and 3 more
  • C07min unit area failedstudio 26.5 < 33.0 m^21BR 41.9 < 46.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-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
U0studio26.54
U11BR47.45
U21BR41.95
U31BR47.45
U42BR68.46
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared025.016.65 × 1.50
CORE@1shared circulationshared125.016.65 × 1.50
U2@0#1livingU2021.22.55 × 8.30
U2@0#3bathroomU202.52.55 × 1.00
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU209.41.95 × 4.80
U2@0#0entryU203.61.95 × 1.85
U2@0#2kitchenU205.21.95 × 2.65
U0@0#1livingU0014.41.55 × 9.30
U0@0#3bathroomU004.41.30 × 3.35
U0@0#0entryU002.11.30 × 1.60
U0@0#2kitchenU005.71.30 × 4.35
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU417.03.00 × 2.35
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4114.43.00 × 4.80
U4@1#2kitchenU416.53.00 × 2.15
U4@1#0entryU414.61.90 × 2.40
U4@1#3bathroomU415.92.45 × 2.40
U4@1#1livingU4130.04.35 × 6.90
U1@0#0entryU104.52.35 × 1.90
U1@0#1livingU1017.42.35 × 7.40
U1@0#3bathroomU104.82.75 × 1.75
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1013.22.75 × 4.80
U1@0#2kitchenU107.62.75 × 2.75
U3@1#1livingU3116.92.45 × 6.90
U3@1#2kitchenU315.92.45 × 2.40
U3@1#3bathroomU314.31.45 × 2.95
U3@1#0entryU313.51.20 × 2.95
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.82.65 × 6.35

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