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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.

B0003 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0003-heuristic_nsga2-0-817

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0003

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Building footprint 138 square metres; open space 222 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.60, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.78, cost 0.33.
B0003 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Building footprint 138 square metres; open space 222 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.60, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.78, cost 0.33.

Objective vector

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

density
0.601
daylight
0.447
privacy
0.759
circulation
0.670
carbon
0.781
cost
0.327

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.740
gross floor area, m²
275.8
footprint, m²
137.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
339
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.79
worst habitable room, daylight
0.184
circulation share of GFA
14%
open space, net of parking
53%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
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 passed
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • 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
U0studio51.44
U11BR75.35
U21BR58.05
U32BR68.76
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared011.29.35 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared111.29.35 × 1.20
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.93.35 × 5.05
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.13.35 × 3.00
U1@0#3bathroomU105.03.30 × 1.50
U1@0#0entryU104.02.70 × 1.50
U1@0#1livingU1039.36.00 × 6.55
U0@0#0entryU002.31.25 × 1.85
U0@0#3bathroomU006.43.45 × 1.85
U0@0#2kitchenU008.64.65 × 1.85
U0@0#1livingU0034.19.35 × 3.65
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.63.15 × 3.35
U3@1#0entryU314.13.15 × 1.30
U3@1#2kitchenU318.53.15 × 2.70
U3@1#3bathroomU316.62.25 × 2.95
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.73.95 × 2.95
U3@1#1livingU3127.36.20 × 4.40
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2122.93.70 × 6.20
U2@1#0entryU215.52.20 × 2.50
U2@1#3bathroomU218.12.20 × 3.70
U2@1#1livingU2114.33.45 × 4.15
U2@1#2kitchenU217.13.45 × 2.05

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