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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.

B0001 · circulation-optimal · seed 0

B0001-heuristic_nsga2-0-1264

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0001

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Building footprint 188 square metres; open space 292 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.74, cost 0.41.
B0001 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Building footprint 188 square metres; open space 292 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.55, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.74, cost 0.41.

Objective vector

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

density
0.553
daylight
0.628
privacy
0.747
circulation
0.703
carbon
0.736
cost
0.411

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.79
site utilisation
0.710
gross floor area, m²
376.8
footprint, m²
188.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
355
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.66
worst habitable room, daylight
0.188
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
49.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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 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
U01BR85.45
U11BR84.75
U22BR84.76
U32BR85.46
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.315.25 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.315.25 × 1.20
U1@0#3bathroomU106.12.15 × 2.85
U1@0#0entryU104.41.55 × 2.85
U1@0#2kitchenU106.72.35 × 2.85
U1@0#1livingU1031.26.05 × 5.15
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1036.36.05 × 6.00
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.43.00 × 3.80
U2@1#0entryU214.91.30 × 3.80
U2@1#3bathroomU216.71.75 × 3.80
U2@1#1livingU2128.46.05 × 4.70
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.12.75 × 5.50
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2118.13.30 × 5.50
U0@0#2kitchenU0013.93.60 × 3.85
U0@0#3bathroomU005.62.50 × 2.25
U0@0#0entryU004.02.50 × 1.60
U0@0#1livingU0028.76.10 × 4.70
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0033.26.10 × 5.45
U3@1#0entryU315.11.35 × 3.80
U3@1#3bathroomU317.62.00 × 3.80
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.42.75 × 3.80
U3@1#1livingU3128.76.10 × 4.70
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.12.75 × 5.50
U3@1#2kitchenU3118.43.35 × 5.50

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