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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-sketch-1-1159

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (4 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 42 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 112 square metres. Building footprint 215 square metres; open space 323 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.76, cost 0.43.
B0061 · sketch · 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 42 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 112 square metres. Building footprint 215 square metres; open space 323 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.76, cost 0.43.

Objective vector

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

density
0.734
daylight
0.345
privacy
0.780
circulation
0.568
carbon
0.764
cost
0.431

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.80
site utilisation
0.827
gross floor area, m²
430.8
footprint, m²
215.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
345
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.63
worst habitable room, daylight
0.199
circulation share of GFA
22%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
32.5
plumbing stacks
6
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 passed
  • C05min room dimension failedshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 mbathroom clear dim 1.40 < 1.50 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision failedcourtyard narrowest extent 2.5 m
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U0studio42.24
U11BR83.55
U21BR69.65
U31BR83.55
U42BR111.86
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.117.45 × 1.15
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.117.45 × 1.15
U2@0#3bathroomU205.03.55 × 1.40
U2@0#0entryU205.73.55 × 1.60
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2017.83.55 × 5.00
U2@0#2kitchenU209.55.15 × 1.85
U2@0#1livingU2031.75.15 × 6.15
U0@0#1livingU0015.65.30 × 2.95
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.03.40 × 2.95
U0@0#3bathroomU006.83.60 × 1.90
U0@0#0entryU009.75.10 × 1.90
U4@1#0entryU4128.33.80 × 7.45
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4120.53.80 × 5.40
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4127.74.90 × 5.65
U4@1#1livingU4122.54.90 × 4.60
U4@1#2kitchenU416.62.55 × 2.60
U4@1#3bathroomU416.12.35 × 2.60
U1@0#0entryU106.01.45 × 4.15
U1@0#1livingU1021.05.05 × 4.15
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.72.45 × 4.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.64.05 × 4.35
U1@0#3bathroomU1028.36.50 × 4.35
U3@1#2kitchenU3122.33.75 × 5.95
U3@1#3bathroomU3125.93.75 × 6.90
U3@1#0entryU315.12.75 × 1.85
U3@1#1livingU3115.02.75 × 5.45
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.32.75 × 5.55

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