standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0069 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0069-random-2-378

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (19 violations). Brief B0069

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 16.4 by 23.7 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 56 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Building footprint 133 square metres; open space 256 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 0.85, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.76, cost 0.21.
B0069 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 16.4 by 23.7 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 56 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Building footprint 133 square metres; open space 256 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 0.85, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.76, cost 0.21.

Objective vector

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

density
0.845
daylight
0.526
privacy
0.878
circulation
0.648
carbon
0.757
cost
0.210

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.68
site utilisation
0.900
gross floor area, m²
265.6
footprint, m²
132.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
347
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.98
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
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 failedbedroom_secondary 7.1 < 7.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedshared_circulation clear dim 1.05 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 1.05 < 1.20 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 m…and 5 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.25 > 2.60living aspect 2.61 > 2.60bathroom aspect 3.35 > 3.00
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 57.4 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen 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
U01BR64.15
U11BR56.45
U22BR63.06
U32BR57.46
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.311.75 × 1.05
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.311.75 × 1.05
U0@0#3bathroomU004.72.05 × 2.30
U0@0#0entryU004.42.05 × 2.15
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.92.05 × 5.80
U0@0#1livingU0023.74.20 × 5.65
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0019.34.20 × 4.60
U1@0#2kitchenU108.02.65 × 3.00
U1@0#3bathroomU104.02.65 × 1.50
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1015.22.65 × 5.75
U1@0#0entryU102.92.85 × 1.00
U1@0#1livingU1026.42.85 × 9.25
U3@1#3bathroomU313.71.30 × 2.85
U3@1#0entryU313.61.25 × 2.85
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU317.12.55 × 2.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.72.55 × 4.60
U3@1#2kitchenU3111.33.05 × 3.70
U3@1#1livingU3120.03.05 × 6.55
U2@1#2kitchenU218.32.80 × 2.95
U2@1#1livingU2120.42.80 × 7.30
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2118.33.35 × 5.45
U2@1#3bathroomU213.43.35 × 1.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.72.30 × 3.80
U2@1#0entryU214.01.05 × 3.80

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