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.

B0021 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0021-nsga2-0-823

NSGA-IID · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (2 violations). Brief B0021

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.4 by 39.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 100 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 99 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 106 square metres. Building footprint 223 square metres; open space 350 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.64, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.85, cost 0.57.
B0021 · nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.4 by 39.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 100 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 105 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 99 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 106 square metres. Building footprint 223 square metres; open space 350 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.64, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.85, cost 0.57.

Objective vector

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

density
0.641
daylight
0.466
privacy
0.877
circulation
0.671
carbon
0.853
cost
0.572

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.79
site utilisation
0.766
gross floor area, m²
445.6
footprint, m²
222.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
313
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.41
worst habitable room, daylight
0.205
circulation share of GFA
13%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
25%

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 failedrequired adjacency kitchen-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
U02BR99.66
U12BR105.36
U22BR98.76
U32BR106.26
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared017.99.40 × 1.90
CORE@1shared circulationshared117.99.40 × 1.90
U1@0#3bathroomU105.63.60 × 1.55
U1@0#2kitchenU1011.23.60 × 3.10
U1@0#0entryU104.33.60 × 1.20
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.33.60 × 5.35
U1@0#1livingU1040.35.80 × 6.95
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1024.65.80 × 4.25
U0@0#2kitchenU0020.33.90 × 5.20
U0@0#0entryU005.13.90 × 1.30
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU009.63.90 × 2.45
U0@0#3bathroomU006.43.90 × 1.65
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0023.65.50 × 4.30
U0@0#1livingU0034.65.50 × 6.30
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3116.94.45 × 3.80
U3@1#3bathroomU318.04.45 × 1.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3125.44.45 × 5.70
U3@1#0entryU315.51.35 × 4.05
U3@1#2kitchenU3114.63.60 × 4.05
U3@1#1livingU3135.94.95 × 7.25
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2119.64.85 × 4.05
U2@1#0entryU217.34.85 × 1.50
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2124.04.85 × 4.95
U2@1#3bathroomU218.64.55 × 1.90
U2@1#1livingU2122.84.55 × 5.00
U2@1#2kitchenU2116.44.55 × 3.60

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