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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.

B0015 · density-optimal · seed 1

B0015-heuristic_nsga2-1-1008

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0015

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.3 by 19.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 146 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.38, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.77, cost 0.45.
B0015 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.3 by 19.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 146 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.38, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.77, cost 0.45.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.383
privacy
0.776
circulation
0.667
carbon
0.774
cost
0.447

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.98
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
280.2
footprint, m²
140.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
341
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.61
worst habitable room, daylight
0.117
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
40%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
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
U01BR62.75
U11BR63.85
U22BR63.36
U32BR63.36
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.611.30 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.611.30 × 1.20
U0@0#2kitchenU005.72.55 × 2.25
U0@0#3bathroomU003.91.75 × 2.25
U0@0#0entryU002.91.30 × 2.25
U0@0#1livingU0017.45.60 × 3.10
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0032.85.60 × 5.85
U1@0#0entryU103.41.50 × 2.25
U1@0#3bathroomU103.41.50 × 2.25
U1@0#2kitchenU106.12.70 × 2.25
U1@0#1livingU1017.75.70 × 3.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1033.35.70 × 5.85
U3@1#2kitchenU317.52.50 × 3.00
U3@1#3bathroomU315.81.95 × 3.00
U3@1#0entryU313.61.20 × 3.00
U3@1#1livingU3115.85.65 × 2.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.72.90 × 5.40
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3114.82.75 × 5.40
U2@1#0entryU214.71.55 × 3.00
U2@1#3bathroomU216.02.00 × 3.00
U2@1#2kitchenU216.32.10 × 3.00
U2@1#1livingU2115.85.65 × 2.80
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.63.25 × 5.40
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2113.02.40 × 5.40

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