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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.

B0009 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0009-heuristic_nsga2-2-951

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (3 violations). Brief B0009

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 27.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 139 square metres; open space 256 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.63, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.77, cost 0.44.
B0009 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 27.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 139 square metres; open space 256 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.63, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.77, cost 0.44.

Objective vector

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

density
0.629
daylight
0.436
privacy
0.755
circulation
0.704
carbon
0.775
cost
0.443

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.71
site utilisation
0.759
gross floor area, m²
278.9
footprint, m²
139.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
341
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.61
worst habitable room, daylight
0.244
circulation share of GFA
12%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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 failedliving aspect 2.74 > 2.60living aspect 2.78 > 2.60
  • 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
U01BR81.05
U11BR47.25
U22BR63.96
U32BR64.36
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared011.38.35 × 1.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared111.38.35 × 1.35
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.14.75 × 2.55
U0@0#3bathroomU005.92.30 × 2.55
U0@0#0entryU003.31.30 × 2.55
U0@0#1livingU0029.68.35 × 3.55
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0030.18.35 × 3.60
U1@0#2kitchenU108.84.75 × 1.85
U1@0#3bathroomU104.32.30 × 1.85
U1@0#0entryU102.41.30 × 1.85
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.02.90 × 3.80
U1@0#1livingU1020.75.45 × 3.80
U3@1#3bathroomU314.52.50 × 1.80
U3@1#0entryU313.01.65 × 1.80
U3@1#2kitchenU317.64.20 × 1.80
U3@1#1livingU3125.58.35 × 3.05
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.74.80 × 2.85
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.13.55 × 2.85
U2@1#2kitchenU216.93.65 × 1.90
U2@1#3bathroomU215.73.00 × 1.90
U2@1#0entryU213.21.70 × 1.90
U2@1#1livingU2125.18.35 × 3.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.65.30 × 2.75
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.43.05 × 2.75

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