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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.

B0031 · daylight-optimal · seed 2

B0031-heuristic_nsga2-2-1196

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0031

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 16.2 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 154 square metres; open space 256 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.39, privacy 0.69, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.71, cost 0.38.
B0031 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 16.2 by 25.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 154 square metres; open space 256 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.39, privacy 0.69, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.71, cost 0.38.

Objective vector

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

density
0.742
daylight
0.385
privacy
0.687
circulation
0.615
carbon
0.705
cost
0.381

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.75
site utilisation
0.833
gross floor area, m²
308.0
footprint, m²
154.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
366
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.71
worst habitable room, daylight
0.187
circulation share of GFA
21%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
24.0
plumbing stacks
3
footprint corners
8
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 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 failedcourtyard narrowest extent 2.0 m
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR65.55
U12BR64.36
U22BR65.56
U32BR64.36
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared024.112.70 × 1.90
CORE@1shared circulationshared124.112.70 × 1.90
U1@0#3bathroomU105.93.30 × 1.80
U1@0#0entryU104.53.30 × 1.35
U1@0#2kitchenU106.92.20 × 3.15
U1@0#1livingU1015.95.50 × 2.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.25.50 × 2.95
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1014.85.50 × 2.70
U3@1#2kitchenU315.92.40 × 2.45
U3@1#3bathroomU314.31.75 × 2.45
U3@1#0entryU313.31.35 × 2.45
U3@1#1livingU3117.35.50 × 3.15
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3117.35.50 × 3.15
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3116.25.50 × 2.95
U0@0#3bathroomU004.72.75 × 1.70
U0@0#0entryU003.72.75 × 1.35
U0@0#2kitchenU008.72.85 × 3.05
U0@0#1livingU0016.55.60 × 2.95
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0031.95.60 × 5.70
U2@1#0entryU213.81.20 × 3.15
U2@1#3bathroomU215.01.60 × 3.15
U2@1#2kitchenU218.82.80 × 3.15
U2@1#1livingU2116.25.60 × 2.90
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.55.60 × 2.95
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2115.15.60 × 2.70

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