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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.

B0071 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0071-sketch-0-966

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (6 violations). Brief B0071

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 11.6 by 23.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 33 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 88 square metres; open space 181 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.88, daylight 0.32, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.60, carbon 0.70, cost 0.27.
B0071 · sketch · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 11.6 by 23.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 33 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 88 square metres; open space 181 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.88, daylight 0.32, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.60, carbon 0.70, cost 0.27.

Objective vector

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

density
0.883
daylight
0.316
privacy
0.801
circulation
0.598
carbon
0.704
cost
0.267

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.65
site utilisation
0.924
gross floor area, m²
176.8
footprint, m²
88.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
367
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.89
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
21%
open space, net of parking
68%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
67%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_primary 10.9 < 11.0 m^2living 10.5 < 11.0 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedentry clear dim 1.10 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area failed1BR 45.0 < 46.0 m^21BR 33.1 < 46.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen 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
U01BR45.05
U11BR33.15
U22BR78.26
All 18 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared010.28.50 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared110.28.50 × 1.20
U0@0#0entryU004.74.25 × 1.10
U0@0#1livingU0011.54.25 × 2.70
U0@0#3bathroomU006.44.25 × 1.50
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.44.25 × 2.45
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.14.25 × 2.85
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1010.92.80 × 3.90
U1@0#2kitchenU105.53.00 × 1.85
U1@0#3bathroomU103.51.70 × 2.05
U1@0#0entryU102.71.30 × 2.05
U1@0#1livingU1010.52.70 × 3.90
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2118.83.30 × 5.70
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2111.63.30 × 3.50
U2@1#0entryU219.32.35 × 3.95
U2@1#1livingU2111.32.85 × 3.95
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.75.20 × 2.25
U2@1#3bathroomU2115.65.20 × 3.00

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