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.

B0067 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0067-nsga2-0-1488

NSGA-IID · violates 3 of 17 benchmark constraints (4 violations). Brief B0067

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.8 by 22.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 38 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Building footprint 188 square metres; open space 300 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.69, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.60, carbon 0.73, cost 0.32.
B0067 · nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.8 by 22.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 38 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Building footprint 188 square metres; open space 300 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.69, daylight 0.47, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.60, carbon 0.73, cost 0.32.

Objective vector

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

density
0.691
daylight
0.468
privacy
0.815
circulation
0.603
carbon
0.733
cost
0.323

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.78
site utilisation
0.799
gross floor area, m²
376.3
footprint, m²
188.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
356
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.80
worst habitable room, daylight
0.245
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
34.5
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
100%

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 1.15 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbathroom aspect 3.10 > 3.00living aspect 2.66 > 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 failedcourtyard 34.5 < 36.8 m^2
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U0studio37.94
U11BR51.75
U21BR76.65
U31BR76.65
U42BR89.76
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared021.917.50 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared121.917.50 × 1.25
U1@0#0entryU103.83.00 × 1.25
U1@0#1livingU1015.93.00 × 5.30
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.74.90 × 3.00
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.83.05 × 3.55
U1@0#3bathroomU106.61.85 × 3.55
U0@0#3bathroomU008.24.10 × 2.00
U0@0#1livingU0011.54.10 × 2.80
U0@0#2kitchenU0013.93.80 × 3.65
U0@0#0entryU004.43.80 × 1.15
U4@1#0entryU413.42.40 × 1.40
U4@1#2kitchenU4113.42.40 × 5.60
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4110.42.40 × 4.35
U4@1#1livingU4136.05.50 × 6.55
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4119.03.95 × 4.80
U4@1#3bathroomU417.41.55 × 4.80
U2@0#1livingU2028.53.70 × 7.70
U2@0#0entryU206.01.65 × 3.65
U2@0#3bathroomU207.52.05 × 3.65
U2@0#2kitchenU2014.33.05 × 4.70
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2020.33.05 × 6.65
U3@1#0entryU318.83.25 × 2.70
U3@1#1livingU3128.13.25 × 8.65
U3@1#3bathroomU316.83.50 × 1.95
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3121.53.50 × 6.15
U3@1#2kitchenU3111.43.50 × 3.25

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