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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.

B0057 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0057-heuristic-0~r3

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0057

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.7 by 31.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Building footprint 203 square metres; open space 214 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.40, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.72, carbon 0.85, cost 0.69.
B0057 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.7 by 31.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Building footprint 203 square metres; open space 214 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.40, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.72, carbon 0.85, cost 0.69.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.403
privacy
0.755
circulation
0.716
carbon
0.850
cost
0.692

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.96
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
406.1
footprint, m²
203.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
314
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.23
worst habitable room, daylight
0.139
circulation share of GFA
12%
open space, net of parking
52%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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 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
U0studio90.24
U11BR96.35
U21BR94.95
U32BR91.76
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared016.49.40 × 1.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared116.49.40 × 1.75
U1@0#2kitchenU1012.55.95 × 2.10
U1@0#3bathroomU104.22.00 × 2.10
U1@0#0entryU103.01.45 × 2.10
U1@0#1livingU1035.39.40 × 3.75
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1041.49.40 × 4.40
U0@0#2kitchenU0018.45.85 × 3.15
U0@0#3bathroomU006.92.20 × 3.15
U0@0#0entryU004.31.35 × 3.15
U0@0#1livingU0060.69.40 × 6.45
U3@1#2kitchenU3115.55.85 × 2.65
U3@1#3bathroomU315.32.00 × 2.65
U3@1#0entryU314.11.55 × 2.65
U3@1#1livingU3139.09.40 × 4.15
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.95.40 × 2.95
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.84.00 × 2.95
U2@1#2kitchenU219.64.80 × 2.00
U2@1#3bathroomU216.53.25 × 2.00
U2@1#0entryU212.71.35 × 2.00
U2@1#1livingU2134.89.40 × 3.70
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2141.49.40 × 4.40

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