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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.

B0067 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0067-random-2-531

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (30 violations). Brief B0067

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.8 by 22.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 29 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 41 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Building footprint 162 square metres; open space 323 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 0.52, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.71, cost 0.10.
B0067 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.8 by 22.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 29 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 41 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Building footprint 162 square metres; open space 323 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 0.52, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.71, cost 0.10.

Objective vector

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

density
0.523
daylight
0.442
privacy
0.816
circulation
0.510
carbon
0.706
cost
0.104

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.690
gross floor area, m²
324.9
footprint, m²
162.5
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
366
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.14
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
32%
open space, net of parking
66%
courtyard void, m²
40.5
plumbing stacks
8
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
75%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedentry 1.8 < 2.0 m^2bathroom 2.5 < 3.2 m^2kitchen 5.3 < 5.5 m^2…and 1 more
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.20 < 2.70 mliving clear dim 2.30 < 2.70 mentry clear dim 0.95 < 1.20 m…and 10 more
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.45 > 2.40living aspect 3.15 > 2.60living aspect 4.79 > 2.60…and 4 more
  • C07min unit area failedstudio 29.1 < 33.0 m^21BR 41.0 < 46.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired 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
U0studio29.14
U11BR41.05
U21BR47.85
U31BR47.85
U42BR70.16
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared044.617.50 × 2.55
CORE@1shared circulationshared144.617.50 × 2.55
U1@0#2kitchenU108.12.20 × 3.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.92.20 × 5.40
U1@0#1livingU1016.72.30 × 7.25
U1@0#0entryU101.80.95 × 1.85
U1@0#3bathroomU102.51.35 × 1.85
U0@0#1livingU0017.31.90 × 9.10
U0@0#2kitchenU005.31.30 × 4.10
U0@0#3bathroomU004.11.30 × 3.15
U0@0#0entryU002.41.30 × 1.85
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4119.34.65 × 4.15
U4@1#3bathroomU416.74.65 × 1.45
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4116.34.65 × 3.50
U4@1#0entryU414.63.05 × 1.50
U4@1#2kitchenU416.93.05 × 2.25
U4@1#1livingU4116.33.05 × 5.35
U2@0#2kitchenU208.22.45 × 3.35
U2@0#0entryU203.82.45 × 1.55
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2010.32.45 × 4.20
U2@0#1livingU2021.42.80 × 7.65
U2@0#3bathroomU204.12.80 × 1.45
U3@1#1livingU3121.42.35 × 9.10
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.52.90 × 4.65
U3@1#2kitchenU316.91.55 × 4.45
U3@1#3bathroomU313.41.35 × 2.55
U3@1#0entryU312.61.35 × 1.90

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