standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

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-nsga2-0-709

NSGA-IID · 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 59 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Building footprint 144 square metres; open space 274 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.78, cost 0.41.
B0057 · 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 59 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Building footprint 144 square metres; open space 274 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.78, cost 0.41.

Objective vector

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

density
0.555
daylight
0.489
privacy
0.771
circulation
0.653
carbon
0.783
cost
0.412

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.68
site utilisation
0.711
gross floor area, m²
288.6
footprint, m²
144.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
338
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.66
worst habitable room, daylight
0.158
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
66%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
67%

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
U0studio58.84
U11BR73.95
U21BR65.65
U32BR67.26
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared011.57.95 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared111.57.95 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU105.53.00 × 1.85
U1@0#1livingU1022.43.00 × 7.45
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1025.04.95 × 5.05
U1@0#3bathroomU1014.64.95 × 2.95
U1@0#0entryU106.44.95 × 1.30
U0@0#1livingU0032.64.40 × 7.40
U0@0#0entryU005.03.55 × 1.40
U0@0#3bathroomU009.13.55 × 2.55
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.23.55 × 3.45
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3117.63.95 × 4.45
U3@1#0entryU316.51.45 × 4.45
U3@1#1livingU3121.65.40 × 4.00
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU318.92.55 × 3.50
U3@1#2kitchenU316.42.55 × 2.50
U3@1#3bathroomU316.22.55 × 2.45
U2@1#2kitchenU219.44.60 × 2.05
U2@1#1livingU2128.54.60 × 6.20
U2@1#0entryU216.71.80 × 3.70
U2@1#3bathroomU215.71.55 × 3.70
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.23.35 × 4.55

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