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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.

B0022 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0022-heuristic_nsga2-0-1118

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 violations). Brief B0022

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.3 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 157 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 113 square metres. Building footprint 172 square metres; open space 299 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.62, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.81, cost 0.37.
B0022 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.3 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 157 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 113 square metres. Building footprint 172 square metres; open space 299 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.62, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.81, cost 0.37.

Objective vector

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

density
0.620
daylight
0.451
privacy
0.878
circulation
0.463
carbon
0.811
cost
0.367

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.74
site utilisation
0.753
gross floor area, m²
343.4
footprint, m²
171.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
328
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.73
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
41%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
63%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedentry 2.0 < 2.0 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedkitchen clear dim 1.70 < 1.80 mentry clear dim 1.10 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_secondary 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
U02BR74.29
U13BR156.611
U22BR112.59
All 29 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU009.13.20 × 2.85
STAIR:U0@1circulationU019.13.20 × 2.85
U0@0#3bathroomU005.31.50 × 3.50
U0@0#0entryU001.91.50 × 1.30
U0@0#2kitchenU008.21.70 × 4.80
U0@0#1livingU0012.63.20 × 3.95
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0110.43.20 × 3.25
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0112.23.20 × 3.80
U0@1#7bathroomU015.43.20 × 1.70
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1029.76.75 × 4.40
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1129.76.75 × 4.40
U1@0#2diningU107.92.40 × 3.30
U1@0#3kitchenU107.62.30 × 3.30
U1@0#4bathroomU106.21.60 × 3.90
U1@0#1livingU1012.13.10 × 3.90
U1@0#0entryU1014.82.05 × 7.20
U1@1#6bedroom primaryU1113.23.15 × 4.20
U1@1#7bedroom secondaryU118.83.60 × 2.45
U1@1#9bathroomU116.33.60 × 1.75
U1@1#8bedroom secondaryU1120.36.75 × 3.00
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2021.64.85 × 4.45
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2121.64.85 × 4.45
U2@0#3bathroomU204.01.55 × 2.60
U2@0#2kitchenU205.72.20 × 2.60
U2@0#0entryU202.91.10 × 2.60
U2@0#1livingU2022.14.85 × 4.55
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2113.22.80 × 4.70
U2@1#7bathroomU219.62.05 × 4.70
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2111.94.85 × 2.45

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