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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 · circulation-optimal · seed 2

B0007-heuristic_nsga2-2-1176

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 90 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 90 square metres. Building footprint 201 square metres; open space 263 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.66, daylight 0.38, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.71, carbon 0.76, cost 0.51.
B0007 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale 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 90 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 90 square metres. Building footprint 201 square metres; open space 263 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.66, daylight 0.38, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.71, carbon 0.76, cost 0.51.

Objective vector

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

density
0.659
daylight
0.383
privacy
0.756
circulation
0.711
carbon
0.758
cost
0.514

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.86
site utilisation
0.778
gross floor area, m²
402.3
footprint, m²
201.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
347
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.50
worst habitable room, daylight
0.150
circulation share of GFA
14%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
45.5
plumbing stacks
4
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
U01BR90.25
U12BR90.26
U22BR90.26
U32BR90.26
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.817.35 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.817.35 × 1.20
U1@0#3bathroomU103.82.00 × 1.90
U1@0#0entryU102.91.55 × 1.90
U1@0#2kitchenU106.73.55 × 1.90
U1@0#1livingU1026.37.10 × 3.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1028.87.10 × 4.05
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1021.77.10 × 3.05
U2@1#2kitchenU216.73.55 × 1.90
U2@1#0entryU213.41.80 × 1.90
U2@1#3bathroomU213.31.75 × 1.90
U2@1#1livingU2126.37.10 × 3.70
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2123.83.35 × 7.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2126.63.75 × 7.10
U0@0#0entryU003.41.35 × 2.55
U0@0#3bathroomU004.61.80 × 2.55
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.13.95 × 2.55
U0@0#1livingU0024.57.10 × 3.45
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0047.67.10 × 6.70
U3@1#0entryU312.91.55 × 1.90
U3@1#3bathroomU313.82.00 × 1.90
U3@1#2kitchenU316.73.55 × 1.90
U3@1#1livingU3126.37.10 × 3.70
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3128.87.10 × 4.05
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3121.77.10 × 3.05

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