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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 1

B0063-nsga2-1-1486

NSGA-IID · violates 2 of 17 benchmark constraints (3 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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 238 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.72, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.59, carbon 0.80, cost 0.37.
B0063 · nsga2 · seed 1scale 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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 157 square metres; open space 238 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.72, daylight 0.35, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.59, carbon 0.80, cost 0.37.

Objective vector

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

density
0.720
daylight
0.350
privacy
0.787
circulation
0.594
carbon
0.797
cost
0.370

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.80
site utilisation
0.818
gross floor area, m²
314.9
footprint, m²
157.5
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
333
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.73
worst habitable room, daylight
0.180
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
56%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
25%

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 2.55 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_secondary aspect 2.68 > 2.60living aspect 2.61 > 2.60
  • 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
U01BR70.25
U11BR68.05
U22BR73.86
U32BR64.46
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared019.311.05 × 1.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared119.311.05 × 1.75
U1@0#2kitchenU109.22.75 × 3.35
U1@0#3bathroomU104.32.75 × 1.55
U1@0#0entryU103.42.75 × 1.25
U1@0#1livingU1032.05.20 × 6.15
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.13.10 × 6.15
U0@0#0entryU004.42.40 × 1.85
U0@0#3bathroomU009.35.00 × 1.85
U0@0#1livingU0033.37.40 × 4.50
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0014.13.65 × 3.85
U0@0#2kitchenU009.13.65 × 2.50
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3113.02.20 × 5.90
U3@1#3bathroomU318.12.20 × 3.70
U3@1#0entryU316.42.20 × 2.90
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.92.95 × 4.70
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.92.95 × 3.70
U3@1#1livingU3112.12.95 × 4.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2110.72.55 × 4.20
U2@1#2kitchenU217.82.55 × 3.05
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.42.55 × 5.25
U2@1#1livingU2129.33.35 × 8.75
U2@1#0entryU216.21.65 × 3.75
U2@1#3bathroomU216.41.70 × 3.75

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