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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 0

B0067-sketch-0-1131

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (4 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 35 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 50 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Building footprint 184 square metres; open space 306 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.73, cost 0.26.
B0067 · sketch · seed 0scale 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 35 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 50 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Building footprint 184 square metres; open space 306 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.73, cost 0.26.

Objective vector

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

density
0.665
daylight
0.436
privacy
0.754
circulation
0.526
carbon
0.725
cost
0.256

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.782
gross floor area, m²
368.3
footprint, m²
184.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
359
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.90
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
28%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
49.5
plumbing stacks
7
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 passed
  • C05min room dimension passed
  • C06max room aspect failedentry aspect 4.94 > 4.00living aspect 2.95 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_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
U0studio34.84
U11BR50.55
U21BR65.25
U31BR65.25
U42BR85.36
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared033.617.70 × 1.90
CORE@1shared circulationshared133.617.70 × 1.90
U1@0#3bathroomU104.32.00 × 2.15
U1@0#0entryU103.81.75 × 2.15
U1@0#1livingU1016.73.75 × 4.45
U1@0#2kitchenU108.83.90 × 2.25
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.03.90 × 4.35
U0@0#3bathroomU009.62.10 × 4.55
U0@0#1livingU0013.73.00 × 4.55
U0@0#0entryU004.32.55 × 1.70
U0@0#2kitchenU007.32.55 × 2.85
U4@1#3bathroomU414.12.75 × 1.50
U4@1#2kitchenU417.22.75 × 2.60
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4113.33.25 × 4.10
U4@1#1livingU4124.36.00 × 4.05
U4@1#0entryU4113.41.65 × 8.15
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4122.97.65 × 3.00
U2@0#2kitchenU2012.95.85 × 2.20
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2014.52.90 × 5.00
U2@0#1livingU2014.82.95 × 5.00
U2@0#3bathroomU2012.23.10 × 3.95
U2@0#0entryU2010.92.75 × 3.95
U3@1#2kitchenU3113.74.50 × 3.05
U3@1#0entryU314.11.35 × 3.05
U3@1#3bathroomU319.63.10 × 3.10
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.53.10 × 5.00
U3@1#1livingU3122.32.75 × 8.10

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