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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.

B0037 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0037-nsga2-0-1498

NSGA-IID · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (3 violations). Brief B0037

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.7 by 27.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 35 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 200 square metres; open space 340 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.63, daylight 0.52, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.75, cost 0.38.
B0037 · nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.7 by 27.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 35 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 200 square metres; open space 340 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.63, daylight 0.52, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.75, cost 0.38.

Objective vector

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

density
0.629
daylight
0.517
privacy
0.825
circulation
0.502
carbon
0.753
cost
0.382

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.73
site utilisation
0.759
gross floor area, m²
400.4
footprint, m²
200.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
349
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.71
worst habitable room, daylight
0.214
circulation share of GFA
28%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
43.8
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
100%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedentry clear dim 1.05 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.71 > 2.40living aspect 2.65 > 2.60
  • 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
U0studio34.54
U11BR47.15
U21BR77.85
U31BR77.85
U42BR81.66
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared040.815.70 × 2.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared140.815.70 × 2.60
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1013.13.55 × 3.70
U1@0#3bathroomU105.41.50 × 3.60
U1@0#2kitchenU107.42.05 × 3.60
U1@0#1livingU1015.42.90 × 5.30
U1@0#0entryU105.82.90 × 2.00
U0@0#1livingU0019.03.55 × 5.35
U0@0#3bathroomU004.82.90 × 1.65
U0@0#2kitchenU007.12.90 × 2.45
U0@0#0entryU003.62.90 × 1.25
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4114.32.75 × 5.20
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4120.52.75 × 7.45
U4@1#0entryU414.21.05 × 4.00
U4@1#2kitchenU4110.62.65 × 4.00
U4@1#1livingU4125.53.70 × 6.90
U4@1#3bathroomU416.53.70 × 1.75
U2@0#0entryU206.32.80 × 2.25
U2@0#1livingU2014.32.80 × 5.10
U2@0#2kitchenU2014.82.80 × 5.30
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2022.93.35 × 6.85
U2@0#3bathroomU2019.43.35 × 5.80
U3@1#0entryU3110.42.75 × 3.80
U3@1#3bathroomU317.42.75 × 2.70
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.92.75 × 6.15
U3@1#1livingU3130.63.40 × 9.00
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.43.40 × 3.65

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