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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 · density-optimal · seed 1

B0007-heuristic_nsga2-1-1282

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 96 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Building footprint 217 square metres; open space 241 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.75, daylight 0.37, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.79, cost 0.62.
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 96 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Building footprint 217 square metres; open space 241 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.75, daylight 0.37, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.79, cost 0.62.

Objective vector

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

density
0.752
daylight
0.372
privacy
0.784
circulation
0.645
carbon
0.785
cost
0.617

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.93
site utilisation
0.839
gross floor area, m²
433.8
footprint, m²
216.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
337
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.34
worst habitable room, daylight
0.150
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
54%
courtyard void, m²
37.5
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
U01BR95.65
U12BR89.56
U22BR89.56
U32BR95.66
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared031.818.15 × 1.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared131.818.15 × 1.75
U1@0#3bathroomU103.82.10 × 1.80
U1@0#0entryU102.91.60 × 1.80
U1@0#2kitchenU106.73.70 × 1.80
U1@0#1livingU1031.17.40 × 4.20
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1025.94.25 × 6.10
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1019.23.15 × 6.10
U2@1#3bathroomU213.41.90 × 1.80
U2@1#0entryU212.61.45 × 1.80
U2@1#2kitchenU217.34.05 × 1.80
U2@1#1livingU2134.87.40 × 4.70
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2123.84.25 × 5.60
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.63.15 × 5.60
U0@0#0entryU003.91.60 × 2.45
U0@0#3bathroomU008.63.50 × 2.45
U0@0#2kitchenU006.92.80 × 2.45
U0@0#1livingU0026.17.90 × 3.30
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0050.27.90 × 6.35
U3@1#0entryU313.11.70 × 1.80
U3@1#3bathroomU314.02.25 × 1.80
U3@1#2kitchenU317.13.95 × 1.80
U3@1#1livingU3127.67.90 × 3.50
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3130.64.50 × 6.80
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3123.13.40 × 6.80

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