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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.

B0069 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0069-sketch-0-1174

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (7 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 73 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Building footprint 148 square metres; open space 238 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.87, circulation 0.60, carbon 0.78, cost 0.30.
B0069 · sketch · seed 0scale 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 73 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Building footprint 148 square metres; open space 238 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.87, circulation 0.60, carbon 0.78, cost 0.30.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.360
privacy
0.866
circulation
0.604
carbon
0.776
cost
0.302

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
295.2
footprint, m²
147.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
341
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.83
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
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 failedshared_circulation clear dim 1.00 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 1.00 < 1.20 mkitchen clear dim 1.50 < 1.80 m…and 1 more
  • C06max room aspect failedkitchen aspect 3.37 > 3.00bedroom_primary aspect 2.59 > 2.40
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U01BR63.05
U11BR72.65
U22BR70.66
U32BR65.06
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.012.00 × 1.00
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.012.00 × 1.00
U0@0#0entryU006.01.60 × 3.75
U0@0#1livingU0024.96.65 × 3.75
U0@0#2kitchenU007.65.05 × 1.50
U0@0#3bathroomU004.83.20 × 1.50
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0019.73.75 × 5.25
U1@0#3bathroomU1010.05.00 × 2.00
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.35.00 × 2.65
U1@0#0entryU107.05.00 × 1.40
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.97.00 × 2.70
U1@0#1livingU1023.47.00 × 3.35
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.72.80 × 4.55
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.42.95 × 4.55
U3@1#1livingU3124.63.65 × 6.75
U3@1#3bathroomU315.42.10 × 2.55
U3@1#2kitchenU316.12.10 × 2.90
U3@1#0entryU312.72.10 × 1.30
U2@1#3bathroomU215.03.55 × 1.40
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.93.55 × 2.50
U2@1#2kitchenU216.43.55 × 1.80
U2@1#1livingU2119.93.55 × 5.60
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.12.70 × 5.95
U2@1#0entryU2114.42.70 × 5.35

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