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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.

B0063 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0063-anneal-0-938

Simulated annealingC · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0063

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 244 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.72, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.90, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.80, cost 0.42.
B0063 · anneal · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 244 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.72, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.90, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.80, cost 0.42.

Objective vector

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

density
0.715
daylight
0.346
privacy
0.904
circulation
0.607
carbon
0.799
cost
0.423

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.80
site utilisation
0.815
gross floor area, m²
313.8
footprint, m²
156.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
332
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.65
worst habitable room, daylight
0.249
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
56%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
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
U01BR64.35
U11BR79.75
U22BR67.86
U32BR76.26
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.99.90 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.99.90 × 1.30
U1@0#2kitchenU1024.14.55 × 5.30
U1@0#3bathroomU1012.54.55 × 2.75
U1@0#1livingU1014.84.00 × 3.70
U1@0#0entryU105.01.35 × 3.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1023.35.35 × 4.35
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0013.22.75 × 4.80
U0@0#0entryU004.72.75 × 1.70
U0@0#3bathroomU004.92.00 × 2.45
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.65.15 × 2.45
U0@0#1livingU0029.07.15 × 4.05
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.84.65 × 2.75
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3117.44.65 × 3.75
U3@1#0entryU315.64.65 × 1.20
U3@1#3bathroomU313.91.55 × 2.50
U3@1#2kitchenU319.33.70 × 2.50
U3@1#1livingU3127.35.25 × 5.20
U2@1#2kitchenU217.73.65 × 2.10
U2@1#1livingU2117.33.65 × 4.75
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2112.84.35 × 2.95
U2@1#3bathroomU215.61.90 × 2.95
U2@1#0entryU216.81.75 × 3.90
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.64.50 × 3.90

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