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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.

B0033 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0033-heuristic_nsga2-2-979

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (2 violations). Brief B0033

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 23.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 49 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 120 square metres; open space 239 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.75, cost 0.41.
B0033 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 23.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 49 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 45 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 120 square metres; open space 239 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.75, cost 0.41.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.448
privacy
0.756
circulation
0.633
carbon
0.748
cost
0.405

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
239.8
footprint, m²
119.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
351
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.67
worst habitable room, daylight
0.118
circulation share of GFA
17%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
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 passed
  • C07min unit area failed1BR 44.6 < 46.0 m^22BR 62.1 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • 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
U0studio57.24
U11BR49.55
U21BR44.65
U32BR62.16
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.211.00 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.211.00 × 1.20
U1@0#2kitchenU107.72.00 × 3.85
U1@0#3bathroomU106.91.80 × 3.85
U1@0#0entryU105.01.30 × 3.85
U1@0#1livingU1013.85.10 × 2.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.15.10 × 3.15
U0@0#0entryU003.11.50 × 2.10
U0@0#3bathroomU003.51.65 × 2.10
U0@0#2kitchenU005.82.75 × 2.10
U0@0#1livingU0044.85.90 × 7.60
U3@1#2kitchenU316.53.15 × 2.05
U3@1#3bathroomU314.12.00 × 2.05
U3@1#0entryU312.61.25 × 2.05
U3@1#1livingU3125.36.40 × 3.95
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.53.10 × 3.70
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.23.30 × 3.70
U2@1#0entryU213.81.20 × 3.15
U2@1#3bathroomU214.71.50 × 3.15
U2@1#2kitchenU216.01.90 × 3.15
U2@1#1livingU2113.64.60 × 2.95
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.64.60 × 3.60

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