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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.

B0023 · carbon-optimal · seed 1

B0023-heuristic_nsga2-1-1015

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0023

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 13.5 by 27.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 50 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 134 square metres. Building footprint 161 square metres; open space 205 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.84, cost 0.65.
B0023 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 13.5 by 27.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 50 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 134 square metres. Building footprint 161 square metres; open space 205 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.84, cost 0.65.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.481
privacy
0.760
circulation
0.612
carbon
0.839
cost
0.646

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.87
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
322.2
footprint, m²
161.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
318
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.30
worst habitable room, daylight
0.153
circulation share of GFA
20%
open space, net of parking
56%
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
U0studio49.84
U11BR84.15
U22BR133.96
All 17 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared027.18.90 × 3.05
CORE@1shared circulationshared127.18.90 × 3.05
U1@0#2kitchenU109.04.75 × 1.90
U1@0#3bathroomU104.92.60 × 1.90
U1@0#0entryU102.91.55 × 1.90
U1@0#1livingU1030.78.90 × 3.45
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1036.58.90 × 4.10
U0@0#2kitchenU007.23.90 × 1.85
U0@0#3bathroomU006.83.70 × 1.85
U0@0#0entryU002.41.30 × 1.85
U0@0#1livingU0033.48.90 × 3.75
U2@1#2kitchenU2112.45.50 × 2.25
U2@1#0entryU213.41.50 × 2.25
U2@1#3bathroomU214.31.90 × 2.25
U2@1#1livingU2166.38.90 × 7.45
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2127.35.10 × 5.35
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2120.33.80 × 5.35

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