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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.

B0005 · cost-optimal · seed 1

B0005-heuristic_nsga2-1-837

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0005

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.8 by 20.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 125 square metres. Building footprint 142 square metres; open space 192 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.93, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.81, cost 0.68.
B0005 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.8 by 20.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 125 square metres. Building footprint 142 square metres; open space 192 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.93, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.81, cost 0.68.

Objective vector

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

density
0.931
daylight
0.475
privacy
0.771
circulation
0.628
carbon
0.808
cost
0.675

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.86
site utilisation
0.955
gross floor area, m²
284.3
footprint, m²
142.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
329
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.25
worst habitable room, daylight
0.168
circulation share of GFA
17%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
1
footprint corners
4
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
U01BR62.15
U11BR62.65
U22BR124.76
All 18 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared017.511.65 × 1.50
CORE@1shared circulationshared117.511.65 × 1.50
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.22.95 × 3.45
U0@0#3bathroomU005.71.65 × 3.45
U0@0#0entryU004.11.20 × 3.45
U0@0#1livingU0024.45.80 × 4.20
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0017.75.80 × 3.05
U1@0#0entryU102.81.20 × 2.35
U1@0#3bathroomU104.01.70 × 2.35
U1@0#2kitchenU106.92.95 × 2.35
U1@0#1livingU1028.45.85 × 4.85
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1020.55.85 × 3.50
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.74.05 × 2.90
U2@1#3bathroomU2115.15.20 × 2.90
U2@1#0entryU217.02.40 × 2.90
U2@1#1livingU2152.411.65 × 4.50
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2115.24.60 × 3.30
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2123.37.05 × 3.30

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