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.

B0033 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0033-nsga2-0-1452

NSGA-IID · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (7 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 51 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Building footprint 116 square metres; open space 244 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.95, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.73, cost 0.37.
B0033 · nsga2 · seed 0scale 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 51 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 56 square metres. Building footprint 116 square metres; open space 244 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.95, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.73, cost 0.37.

Objective vector

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

density
0.951
daylight
0.468
privacy
0.757
circulation
0.640
carbon
0.734
cost
0.370

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.65
site utilisation
0.968
gross floor area, m²
232.2
footprint, m²
116.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
356
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.73
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
68%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
67%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_primary 10.6 < 11.0 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 mkitchen clear dim 1.75 < 1.80 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 56.0 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen 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
U0studio51.34
U11BR51.85
U21BR47.05
U32BR56.06
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.010.85 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.010.85 × 1.20
U1@0#0entryU105.02.65 × 1.90
U1@0#3bathroomU105.82.65 × 2.20
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.32.65 × 5.40
U1@0#1livingU1017.62.80 × 6.30
U1@0#2kitchenU109.02.80 × 3.20
U0@0#0entryU004.53.30 × 1.35
U0@0#1livingU0026.93.30 × 8.15
U0@0#3bathroomU007.22.10 × 3.45
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.72.10 × 6.05
U3@1#2kitchenU319.83.15 × 3.10
U3@1#3bathroomU315.01.65 × 3.00
U3@1#0entryU314.51.50 × 3.00
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.73.15 × 3.40
U3@1#1livingU3115.52.75 × 5.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3110.62.75 × 3.85
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.43.20 × 4.20
U2@1#1livingU2117.03.20 × 5.30
U2@1#3bathroomU218.21.75 × 4.70
U2@1#0entryU212.21.75 × 1.25
U2@1#2kitchenU216.21.75 × 3.55

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