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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-random-0-1450

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (12 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 71 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Building footprint 151 square metres; open space 248 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 0.67, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.78, cost 0.44.
B0063 · random · 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 71 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Building footprint 151 square metres; open space 248 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 0.67, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.78, cost 0.44.

Objective vector

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

density
0.665
daylight
0.499
privacy
0.843
circulation
0.664
carbon
0.783
cost
0.435

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.77
site utilisation
0.782
gross floor area, m²
301.3
footprint, m²
150.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
338
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.63
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
footprint corners
4
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 failedkitchen clear dim 1.65 < 1.80 mbedroom_secondary clear dim 1.95 < 2.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.87 > 2.60living aspect 2.64 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 60.0 < 63.0 m^2
  • 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 wallliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U01BR71.05
U11BR66.25
U22BR77.26
U32BR60.06
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.411.20 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.411.20 × 1.20
U1@0#1livingU1026.63.75 × 7.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.33.75 × 5.15
U1@0#3bathroomU107.41.65 × 4.50
U1@0#0entryU104.61.65 × 2.80
U1@0#2kitchenU108.21.65 × 4.95
U0@0#1livingU0028.22.70 × 10.45
U0@0#0entryU004.92.70 × 1.80
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.23.10 × 3.30
U0@0#3bathroomU007.13.10 × 2.30
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0020.63.10 × 6.65
U3@1#1livingU3123.02.95 × 7.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.12.95 × 4.45
U3@1#2kitchenU316.21.95 × 3.20
U3@1#3bathroomU313.51.95 × 1.80
U3@1#0entryU314.31.95 × 2.20
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.81.95 × 5.05
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.03.45 × 4.65
U2@1#1livingU2126.23.45 × 7.60
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2118.42.85 × 6.45
U2@1#0entryU213.11.30 × 2.40
U2@1#3bathroomU213.71.55 × 2.40
U2@1#2kitchenU219.72.85 × 3.40

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