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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.

B0070 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0070-heuristic_nsga2-1-1131

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (3 violations). Brief B0070

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.5 by 27.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 127 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 158 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 151 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 126 square metres. Building footprint 281 square metres; open space 428 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.87, cost 0.54.
B0070 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.5 by 27.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 127 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 158 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 151 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 126 square metres. Building footprint 281 square metres; open space 428 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.87, cost 0.54.

Objective vector

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

density
0.766
daylight
0.514
privacy
0.834
circulation
0.467
carbon
0.866
cost
0.541

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.80
site utilisation
0.848
gross floor area, m²
562.8
footprint, m²
281.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
308
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.46
worst habitable room, daylight
0.219
circulation share of GFA
42%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
10
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
38%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedliving clear dim 2.60 < 2.70 mkitchen clear dim 1.75 < 1.80 mentry clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • 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
U02BR127.39
U12BR158.19
U22BR151.49
U32BR126.09
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0015.44.75 × 3.25
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0115.44.75 × 3.25
U0@0#2kitchenU005.61.80 × 3.10
U0@0#0entryU004.51.45 × 3.10
U0@0#3bathroomU004.71.50 × 3.10
U0@0#1livingU0033.54.75 × 7.05
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0116.44.75 × 3.45
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0115.44.75 × 3.25
U0@1#7bathroomU0116.44.75 × 3.45
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1038.95.90 × 6.60
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1138.95.90 × 6.60
U1@0#0entryU106.11.35 × 4.50
U1@0#1livingU1012.22.70 × 4.50
U1@0#2kitchenU108.31.85 × 4.50
U1@0#3bathroomU1013.65.90 × 2.30
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1113.53.00 × 4.50
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1113.12.90 × 4.50
U1@1#7bathroomU1113.65.90 × 2.30
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2033.35.65 × 5.90
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2133.35.65 × 5.90
U2@0#0entryU206.51.30 × 5.00
U2@0#1livingU2013.02.60 × 5.00
U2@0#2kitchenU208.81.75 × 5.00
U2@0#3bathroomU2014.15.65 × 2.50
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2114.62.90 × 5.05
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2113.92.75 × 5.05
U2@1#7bathroomU2113.85.65 × 2.45
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3020.24.70 × 4.30
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3120.24.70 × 4.30
U3@0#0entryU303.21.15 × 2.80
U3@0#3bathroomU304.21.50 × 2.80
U3@0#2kitchenU305.72.05 × 2.80
U3@0#1livingU3029.64.70 × 6.30
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3114.64.70 × 3.10
U3@1#7bathroomU3113.64.70 × 2.90
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3114.64.70 × 3.10

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