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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 · daylight-optimal · seed 0

B0001-heuristic_nsga2-0-1292

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 83 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 184 square metres; open space 292 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.53, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.73, cost 0.48.
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 83 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 184 square metres; open space 292 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.53, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.73, cost 0.48.

Objective vector

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

density
0.526
daylight
0.647
privacy
0.746
circulation
0.671
carbon
0.728
cost
0.481

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.77
site utilisation
0.692
gross floor area, m²
367.4
footprint, m²
183.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
358
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.55
worst habitable room, daylight
0.193
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
42.0
plumbing stacks
3
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
U01BR82.85
U11BR82.85
U22BR82.86
U32BR82.86
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.115.10 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.115.10 × 1.20
U1@0#0entryU106.51.50 × 4.35
U1@0#3bathroomU109.42.15 × 4.35
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.22.35 × 4.35
U1@0#1livingU1027.66.00 × 4.60
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1029.16.00 × 4.85
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.13.00 × 3.70
U2@1#0entryU214.81.30 × 3.70
U2@1#3bathroomU216.31.70 × 3.70
U2@1#1livingU2127.96.00 × 4.65
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.72.70 × 5.45
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2118.03.30 × 5.45
U0@0#2kitchenU0013.53.55 × 3.80
U0@0#3bathroomU005.42.45 × 2.20
U0@0#0entryU003.92.45 × 1.60
U0@0#1livingU0027.66.00 × 4.60
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0032.46.00 × 5.40
U3@1#0entryU314.81.30 × 3.70
U3@1#3bathroomU316.11.65 × 3.70
U3@1#2kitchenU3111.33.05 × 3.70
U3@1#1livingU3127.96.00 × 4.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.12.95 × 5.45
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3116.63.05 × 5.45

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