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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 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0031-nsga2-0-1472

NSGA-IID · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 254 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.39, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.54, carbon 0.71, cost 0.30.
B0031 · nsga2 · seed 0scale 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 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 254 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.39, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.54, carbon 0.71, cost 0.30.

Objective vector

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

density
0.769
daylight
0.388
privacy
0.717
circulation
0.542
carbon
0.714
cost
0.296

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.850
gross floor area, m²
314.4
footprint, m²
157.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
363
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.84
worst habitable room, daylight
0.173
circulation share of GFA
24%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
22.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
8
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 failedliving aspect 2.81 > 2.60living aspect 2.81 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 63.0 < 63.0 m^2
  • 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 failedcourtyard 22.0 < 22.1 m^2
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR63.05
U12BR66.96
U22BR63.06
U32BR66.96
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared027.413.35 × 2.05
CORE@1shared circulationshared127.413.35 × 2.05
U1@0#3bathroomU105.01.65 × 3.05
U1@0#0entryU103.71.20 × 3.05
U1@0#1livingU1022.82.85 × 8.00
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.93.20 × 5.60
U1@0#2kitchenU107.73.20 × 2.40
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU109.83.20 × 3.05
U3@1#0entryU315.81.30 × 4.45
U3@1#3bathroomU316.91.55 × 4.45
U3@1#1livingU3118.82.85 × 6.60
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.63.20 × 4.25
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3114.13.20 × 4.40
U3@1#2kitchenU317.73.20 × 2.40
U0@0#3bathroomU007.22.35 × 3.05
U0@0#0entryU007.02.35 × 3.00
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.82.35 × 5.00
U0@0#1livingU0024.53.35 × 7.30
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.63.35 × 3.75
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.52.85 × 4.75
U2@1#2kitchenU218.12.85 × 2.85
U2@1#3bathroomU215.71.65 × 3.45
U2@1#0entryU214.11.20 × 3.45
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.72.85 × 3.05
U2@1#1livingU2122.82.85 × 8.00

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