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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.

B0019 · carbon-optimal · seed 0

B0019-heuristic_nsga2-0-1339

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0019

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 27.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Building footprint 258 square metres; open space 342 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.81, daylight 0.64, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.85, cost 0.76.
B0019 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 27.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Building footprint 258 square metres; open space 342 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.81, daylight 0.64, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.85, cost 0.76.

Objective vector

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

density
0.808
daylight
0.636
privacy
0.738
circulation
0.531
carbon
0.850
cost
0.759

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.86
site utilisation
0.875
gross floor area, m²
516.8
footprint, m²
258.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
314
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.12
worst habitable room, daylight
0.218
circulation share of GFA
44%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
36.8
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
U01BR76.85
U11BR76.85
U22BR76.86
U32BR76.86
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared0104.717.90 × 5.85
CORE@1shared circulationshared1104.717.90 × 5.85
U1@0#2kitchenU1014.34.20 × 3.40
U1@0#3bathroomU104.93.05 × 1.60
U1@0#0entryU105.53.05 × 1.80
U1@0#1livingU1030.17.25 × 4.15
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1022.17.25 × 3.05
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.33.60 × 2.85
U2@1#3bathroomU215.82.05 × 2.85
U2@1#0entryU214.61.60 × 2.85
U2@1#1livingU2125.77.25 × 3.55
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.44.15 × 4.20
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2113.03.10 × 4.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.83.75 × 3.40
U0@0#3bathroomU007.33.50 × 2.10
U0@0#0entryU004.53.50 × 1.30
U0@0#1livingU0030.17.25 × 4.15
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0022.17.25 × 3.05
U3@1#0entryU314.41.55 × 2.85
U3@1#3bathroomU315.82.05 × 2.85
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.43.65 × 2.85
U3@1#1livingU3125.77.25 × 3.55
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3117.44.15 × 4.20
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3113.03.10 × 4.20

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