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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 · cost-optimal · seed 1

B0001-heuristic_nsga2-1-1210

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 80 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Building footprint 204 square metres; open space 264 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.64, daylight 0.56, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.77, cost 0.62.
B0001 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale 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 80 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Building footprint 204 square metres; open space 264 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.64, daylight 0.56, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.77, cost 0.62.

Objective vector

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

density
0.641
daylight
0.559
privacy
0.758
circulation
0.507
carbon
0.775
cost
0.625

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.86
site utilisation
0.767
gross floor area, m²
407.3
footprint, m²
203.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
341
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.33
worst habitable room, daylight
0.173
circulation share of GFA
26%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
37.5
plumbing stacks
2
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
U01BR79.75
U11BR79.15
U22BR79.16
U32BR79.76
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared044.915.75 × 2.85
CORE@1shared circulationshared144.915.75 × 2.85
U1@0#2kitchenU106.22.45 × 2.55
U1@0#3bathroomU105.62.20 × 2.55
U1@0#0entryU104.11.60 × 2.55
U1@0#1livingU1029.16.25 × 4.65
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1034.16.25 × 5.45
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.53.10 × 3.40
U2@1#3bathroomU216.11.80 × 3.40
U2@1#0entryU214.61.35 × 3.40
U2@1#1livingU2126.66.25 × 4.25
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.02.80 × 5.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2117.33.45 × 5.00
U0@0#0entryU003.31.30 × 2.55
U0@0#3bathroomU006.12.40 × 2.55
U0@0#2kitchenU006.62.60 × 2.55
U0@0#1livingU0029.36.30 × 4.65
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0034.36.30 × 5.45
U3@1#0entryU314.61.35 × 3.40
U3@1#3bathroomU316.01.75 × 3.40
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.93.20 × 3.40
U3@1#1livingU3126.86.30 × 4.25
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.32.85 × 5.00
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3117.33.45 × 5.00

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