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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.

B0034 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0034-heuristic_nsga2-1-564

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0034

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.0 by 30.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 148 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 184 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 173 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 141 square metres. Building footprint 323 square metres; open space 440 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.82, daylight 0.55, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.89, cost 0.74.
B0034 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.0 by 30.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 148 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 184 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 173 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 141 square metres. Building footprint 323 square metres; open space 440 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.82, daylight 0.55, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.89, cost 0.74.

Objective vector

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

density
0.816
daylight
0.553
privacy
0.847
circulation
0.469
carbon
0.889
cost
0.741

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.85
site utilisation
0.880
gross floor area, m²
645.8
footprint, m²
322.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
300
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.15
worst habitable room, daylight
0.188
circulation share of GFA
47%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedliving clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 m
  • 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 passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U02BR148.09
U12BR183.99
U22BR173.49
U32BR140.59
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0023.84.95 × 4.80
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0123.84.95 × 4.80
U0@0#3bathroomU005.01.60 × 3.10
U0@0#0entryU004.01.30 × 3.10
U0@0#2kitchenU006.42.05 × 3.10
U0@0#1livingU0034.94.95 × 7.05
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0112.12.85 × 4.25
U0@1#7bathroomU018.92.10 × 4.25
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0129.24.95 × 5.90
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1046.16.15 × 7.50
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1146.16.15 × 7.50
U1@0#0entryU107.21.45 × 4.95
U1@0#1livingU1013.92.80 × 4.95
U1@0#2kitchenU109.41.90 × 4.95
U1@0#3bathroomU1015.46.15 × 2.50
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1111.03.15 × 3.50
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1110.53.00 × 3.50
U1@1#7bathroomU1124.36.15 × 3.95
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2045.05.80 × 7.75
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2145.05.80 × 7.75
U2@0#0entryU206.41.35 × 4.75
U2@0#1livingU2012.62.65 × 4.75
U2@0#2kitchenU208.61.80 × 4.75
U2@0#3bathroomU2014.25.80 × 2.45
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2110.32.65 × 3.90
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2112.33.15 × 3.90
U2@1#7bathroomU2119.15.80 × 3.30
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3028.04.70 × 5.95
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3128.04.70 × 5.95
U3@0#2kitchenU308.62.60 × 3.30
U3@0#3bathroomU303.92.10 × 1.85
U3@0#0entryU303.02.10 × 1.45
U3@0#1livingU3026.84.70 × 5.70
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3113.12.70 × 4.85
U3@1#7bathroomU319.72.00 × 4.85
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3119.54.70 × 4.15

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