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.

B0004 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0004-nsga2-0-1467

NSGA-IID · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (2 violations). Brief B0004

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.5 by 25.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 111 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Building footprint 145 square metres; open space 322 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.64, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.78, cost 0.16.
B0004 · nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.5 by 25.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 111 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Building footprint 145 square metres; open space 322 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.64, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.78, cost 0.16.

Objective vector

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

density
0.642
daylight
0.653
privacy
0.883
circulation
0.474
carbon
0.782
cost
0.156

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.63
site utilisation
0.767
gross floor area, m²
290.3
footprint, m²
145.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
339
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.06
worst habitable room, daylight
0.132
circulation share of GFA
25%
open space, net of parking
69%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
8
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_secondary 6.9 < 7.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedentry clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • 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
U02BR110.69
U12BR81.49
U22BR98.29
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0018.55.45 × 3.40
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0118.55.45 × 3.40
U0@0#1livingU0015.12.70 × 5.60
U0@0#0entryU003.12.70 × 1.15
U0@0#2kitchenU0014.22.75 × 5.15
U0@0#3bathroomU004.42.75 × 1.60
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU016.92.60 × 2.65
U0@1#7bathroomU0110.72.60 × 4.10
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0119.22.85 × 6.75
STAIR:U1@0circulationU106.41.40 × 4.60
STAIR:U1@1circulationU116.41.40 × 4.60
U1@0#1livingU1019.34.20 × 4.60
U1@0#0entryU103.93.25 × 1.20
U1@0#3bathroomU105.23.25 × 1.60
U1@0#2kitchenU105.83.25 × 1.80
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU119.63.15 × 3.05
U1@1#7bathroomU114.93.15 × 1.55
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1119.84.30 × 4.60
STAIR:U2@0circulationU206.11.10 × 5.55
STAIR:U2@1circulationU216.11.10 × 5.55
U2@0#1livingU2026.44.75 × 5.55
U2@0#2kitchenU207.53.00 × 2.50
U2@0#3bathroomU204.73.00 × 1.55
U2@0#0entryU204.53.00 × 1.50
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2120.33.65 × 5.55
U2@1#7bathroomU217.24.10 × 1.75
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2115.64.10 × 3.80

Side by side