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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.

B0040 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0040-heuristic_nsga2-0-830

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (2 violations). Brief B0040

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 20.7 by 22.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 169 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 181 square metres; open space 280 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.80, daylight 0.39, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.82, cost 0.46.
B0040 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 20.7 by 22.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 169 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 181 square metres; open space 280 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.80, daylight 0.39, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.82, cost 0.46.

Objective vector

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

density
0.797
daylight
0.393
privacy
0.859
circulation
0.457
carbon
0.821
cost
0.456

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.78
site utilisation
0.868
gross floor area, m²
362.4
footprint, m²
181.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
325
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.59
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
27%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
75%

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 passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving 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
U02BR113.99
U13BR169.311
U22BR79.29
All 29 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU007.35.25 × 1.40
STAIR:U0@1circulationU017.35.25 × 1.40
U0@0#2kitchenU006.22.15 × 2.90
U0@0#3bathroomU004.31.50 × 2.90
U0@0#0entryU004.61.60 × 2.90
U0@0#1livingU0034.45.25 × 6.55
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0112.03.00 × 4.00
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU019.02.25 × 4.00
U0@1#7bathroomU0128.65.25 × 5.45
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1027.37.80 × 3.50
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1127.37.80 × 3.50
U1@0#2diningU108.62.90 × 2.95
U1@0#3kitchenU106.32.15 × 2.95
U1@0#0entryU108.61.95 × 4.40
U1@0#1livingU1013.63.10 × 4.40
U1@0#4bathroomU1020.22.75 × 7.35
U1@1#8bedroom secondaryU1110.52.45 × 4.30
U1@1#7bedroom secondaryU1110.12.35 × 4.30
U1@1#6bedroom primaryU1112.93.00 × 4.30
U1@1#9bathroomU1123.87.80 × 3.05
STAIR:U2@0circulationU205.83.65 × 1.60
STAIR:U2@1circulationU215.83.65 × 1.60
U2@0#2kitchenU208.52.15 × 3.95
U2@0#3bathroomU203.51.50 × 2.30
U2@0#0entryU202.51.50 × 1.65
U2@0#1livingU2019.33.65 × 5.30
U2@1#7bathroomU218.63.65 × 2.35
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2111.73.65 × 3.20
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2113.53.65 × 3.70

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