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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.

B0007 · cost-optimal · seed 1

B0007-heuristic_nsga2-1-1231

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0007

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 21.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Building footprint 214 square metres; open space 241 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.78, cost 0.64.
B0007 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 21.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Building footprint 214 square metres; open space 241 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.78, cost 0.64.

Objective vector

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

density
0.737
daylight
0.365
privacy
0.762
circulation
0.674
carbon
0.777
cost
0.640

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.91
site utilisation
0.829
gross floor area, m²
428.8
footprint, m²
214.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
340
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.31
worst habitable room, daylight
0.137
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
54%
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
U01BR95.25
U12BR92.86
U22BR92.86
U32BR95.26
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared026.418.20 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared126.418.20 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU107.94.25 × 1.85
U1@0#3bathroomU103.31.80 × 1.85
U1@0#0entryU102.61.40 × 1.85
U1@0#1livingU1026.87.45 × 3.60
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1029.87.45 × 4.00
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1022.47.45 × 3.00
U2@1#3bathroomU214.02.15 × 1.85
U2@1#0entryU212.91.55 × 1.85
U2@1#2kitchenU216.93.75 × 1.85
U2@1#1livingU2126.87.45 × 3.60
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2129.84.25 × 7.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2122.43.20 × 7.00
U0@0#0entryU003.91.55 × 2.50
U0@0#3bathroomU007.32.90 × 2.50
U0@0#2kitchenU008.03.20 × 2.50
U0@0#1livingU0026.07.65 × 3.40
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0050.17.65 × 6.55
U3@1#0entryU313.11.65 × 1.85
U3@1#3bathroomU313.41.85 × 1.85
U3@1#2kitchenU317.74.15 × 1.85
U3@1#1livingU3127.57.65 × 3.60
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3130.84.40 × 7.00
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3122.83.25 × 7.00

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