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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.

B0046 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0046-heuristic_nsga2-2-1060

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 violations). Brief B0046

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 19.9 by 22.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 152 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Building footprint 161 square metres; open space 277 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.78, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.79, cost 0.30.
B0046 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 19.9 by 22.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 29 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U1 (3BR) has 11 rooms totalling 152 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Building footprint 161 square metres; open space 277 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.78, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.79, cost 0.30.

Objective vector

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

density
0.780
daylight
0.589
privacy
0.861
circulation
0.457
carbon
0.793
cost
0.303

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.73
site utilisation
0.857
gross floor area, m²
322.3
footprint, m²
161.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
334
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.83
worst habitable room, daylight
0.219
circulation share of GFA
30%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
38%

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 1.10 < 1.20 mkitchen clear dim 1.50 < 1.80 mdining clear dim 1.95 < 2.20 m…and 2 more
  • 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
U02BR94.99
U13BR152.011
U22BR75.59
All 29 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0010.74.65 × 2.30
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0110.74.65 × 2.30
U0@0#2kitchenU008.51.95 × 4.35
U0@0#3bathroomU006.51.50 × 4.35
U0@0#0entryU005.21.20 × 4.35
U0@0#1livingU0016.54.65 × 3.55
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0115.02.85 × 5.25
U0@1#7bathroomU019.41.80 × 5.25
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0112.34.65 × 2.65
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1019.77.45 × 2.65
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1119.77.45 × 2.65
U1@0#0entryU104.61.10 × 4.20
U1@0#1livingU1012.22.90 × 4.20
U1@0#3kitchenU106.31.50 × 4.20
U1@0#2diningU108.21.95 × 4.20
U1@0#4bathroomU1025.07.45 × 3.35
U1@1#6bedroom primaryU1113.62.80 × 4.85
U1@1#7bedroom secondaryU1110.42.15 × 4.85
U1@1#8bedroom secondaryU1112.12.50 × 4.85
U1@1#9bathroomU1120.17.45 × 2.70
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2010.53.70 × 2.85
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2110.53.70 × 2.85
U2@0#0entryU204.61.15 × 4.00
U2@0#3bathroomU204.02.55 × 1.55
U2@0#2kitchenU206.22.55 × 2.45
U2@0#1livingU2012.43.70 × 3.35
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2112.23.70 × 3.30
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU219.13.70 × 2.45
U2@1#7bathroomU215.93.70 × 1.60

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