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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.

B0063 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0063-heuristic_nsga2-2-1131

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (5 violations). Brief B0063

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 136 square metres; open space 260 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.56, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.69, carbon 0.77, cost 0.24.
B0063 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 136 square metres; open space 260 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.56, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.69, carbon 0.77, cost 0.24.

Objective vector

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

density
0.546
daylight
0.563
privacy
0.787
circulation
0.685
carbon
0.768
cost
0.236

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.69
site utilisation
0.705
gross floor area, m²
271.4
footprint, m²
135.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
343
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.93
worst habitable room, daylight
0.291
circulation share of GFA
13%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 2.83 > 2.60living aspect 2.78 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 61.9 < 63.0 m^2
  • 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
U01BR65.65
U11BR59.55
U22BR63.16
U32BR61.96
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared010.78.20 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared110.78.20 × 1.30
U1@0#2kitchenU109.62.75 × 3.50
U1@0#0entryU103.72.75 × 1.35
U1@0#3bathroomU106.62.75 × 2.40
U1@0#1livingU1024.55.45 × 4.50
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1015.05.45 × 2.75
U0@0#3bathroomU006.22.90 × 2.15
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0017.02.90 × 5.85
U0@0#1livingU0028.45.30 × 5.35
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.13.80 × 2.65
U0@0#0entryU004.01.50 × 2.65
U3@1#2kitchenU318.24.10 × 2.00
U3@1#3bathroomU314.62.30 × 2.00
U3@1#0entryU313.61.80 × 2.00
U3@1#1livingU3123.88.20 × 2.90
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.44.30 × 2.65
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.33.90 × 2.65
U2@1#2kitchenU219.24.50 × 2.05
U2@1#3bathroomU215.12.50 × 2.05
U2@1#0entryU212.51.20 × 2.05
U2@1#1livingU2124.28.20 × 2.95
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.05.20 × 2.70
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.13.00 × 2.70

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