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.

B0070 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0070-random-2-580

Random searchB · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 violations). Brief B0070

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.5 by 27.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 137 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 132 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 144 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Building footprint 263 square metres; open space 435 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.68, daylight 0.60, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.86, cost 0.52.
B0070 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.5 by 27.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 137 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 132 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 144 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Building footprint 263 square metres; open space 435 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.68, daylight 0.60, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.86, cost 0.52.

Objective vector

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

density
0.681
daylight
0.604
privacy
0.890
circulation
0.526
carbon
0.856
cost
0.517

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.75
site utilisation
0.793
gross floor area, m²
525.9
footprint, m²
263.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
312
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.50
worst habitable room, daylight
0.271
circulation share of GFA
22%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
9
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
63%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedbathroom clear dim 1.35 < 1.50 mbathroom clear dim 1.20 < 1.50 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.68 > 2.40
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired 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
U02BR136.79
U12BR132.09
U22BR143.79
U32BR113.59
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0011.61.70 × 6.80
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0111.61.70 × 6.80
U0@0#1livingU0031.34.60 × 6.80
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.93.75 × 3.45
U0@0#3bathroomU005.13.75 × 1.35
U0@0#0entryU007.53.75 × 2.00
U0@1#7bathroomU019.04.85 × 1.85
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0124.04.85 × 4.95
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0123.83.50 × 6.80
STAIR:U1@0circulationU109.81.30 × 7.50
STAIR:U1@1circulationU119.81.30 × 7.50
U1@0#1livingU1025.93.45 × 7.50
U1@0#2kitchenU1016.24.05 × 4.00
U1@0#3bathroomU106.31.80 × 3.50
U1@0#0entryU107.92.25 × 3.50
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1121.02.80 × 7.50
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1121.64.70 × 4.60
U1@1#7bathroomU1113.64.70 × 2.90
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2011.81.65 × 7.15
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2111.81.65 × 7.15
U2@0#0entryU205.33.55 × 1.50
U2@0#3bathroomU207.63.55 × 2.15
U2@0#2kitchenU2012.43.55 × 3.50
U2@0#1livingU2034.74.85 × 7.15
U2@1#7bathroomU2110.94.95 × 2.20
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2124.54.95 × 4.95
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2124.73.45 × 7.15
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3011.31.75 × 6.45
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3111.31.75 × 6.45
U3@0#1livingU3027.44.25 × 6.45
U3@0#2kitchenU3010.62.80 × 3.80
U3@0#3bathroomU303.42.80 × 1.20
U3@0#0entryU304.12.80 × 1.45
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3120.03.10 × 6.45
U3@1#7bathroomU3110.33.95 × 2.60
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3115.23.95 × 3.85

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