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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 · daylight-optimal · seed 1

B0019-nsga2-1-1374

NSGA-IID · 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 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 199 square metres; open space 402 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.50, daylight 0.77, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.78, cost 0.47.
B0019 · nsga2 · seed 1scale 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 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 199 square metres; open space 402 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.50, daylight 0.77, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.78, cost 0.47.

Objective vector

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

density
0.497
daylight
0.773
privacy
0.754
circulation
0.502
carbon
0.785
cost
0.466

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.66
site utilisation
0.673
gross floor area, m²
397.5
footprint, m²
198.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
338
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.58
worst habitable room, daylight
0.265
circulation share of GFA
40%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
45.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
50%

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
U01BR63.95
U11BR66.85
U22BR66.86
U32BR63.96
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared068.117.45 × 3.90
CORE@1shared circulationshared168.117.45 × 3.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1022.43.80 × 5.90
U1@0#2kitchenU1015.23.80 × 4.00
U1@0#3bathroomU104.92.95 × 1.65
U1@0#0entryU104.92.95 × 1.65
U1@0#1livingU1019.52.95 × 6.60
U2@1#3bathroomU219.43.15 × 3.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.63.15 × 4.95
U2@1#2kitchenU216.13.15 × 1.95
U2@1#0entryU215.41.40 × 3.85
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.52.20 × 3.85
U2@1#1livingU2121.83.60 × 6.05
U0@0#1livingU0028.33.75 × 7.55
U0@0#2kitchenU008.83.75 × 2.35
U0@0#3bathroomU004.22.70 × 1.55
U0@0#0entryU008.62.70 × 3.20
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0013.92.70 × 5.15
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.93.35 × 3.25
U3@1#2kitchenU318.93.35 × 2.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.43.35 × 4.00
U3@1#0entryU314.91.45 × 3.35
U3@1#3bathroomU315.51.65 × 3.35
U3@1#1livingU3120.33.10 × 6.55

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