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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 · circulation-optimal · seed 1

B0023-heuristic_nsga2-1-1107

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 85 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 135 square metres. Building footprint 147 square metres; open space 227 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.86, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.76, carbon 0.82, cost 0.53.
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 85 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 135 square metres. Building footprint 147 square metres; open space 227 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.86, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.76, carbon 0.82, cost 0.53.

Objective vector

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

density
0.864
daylight
0.509
privacy
0.765
circulation
0.760
carbon
0.820
cost
0.526

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.79
site utilisation
0.912
gross floor area, m²
293.7
footprint, m²
146.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
325
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.48
worst habitable room, daylight
0.217
circulation share of GFA
11%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
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
U0studio50.34
U11BR85.05
U22BR135.36
All 17 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared011.68.25 × 1.40
CORE@1shared circulationshared111.68.25 × 1.40
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.95.20 × 2.10
U1@0#3bathroomU103.81.80 × 2.10
U1@0#0entryU102.61.25 × 2.10
U1@0#1livingU1030.98.25 × 3.75
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1036.78.25 × 4.45
U0@0#3bathroomU006.73.35 × 2.00
U0@0#0entryU002.51.25 × 2.00
U0@0#2kitchenU007.33.65 × 2.00
U0@0#1livingU0033.88.25 × 4.10
U2@1#2kitchenU2112.55.10 × 2.45
U2@1#0entryU213.21.30 × 2.45
U2@1#3bathroomU214.51.85 × 2.45
U2@1#1livingU2166.88.25 × 8.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2133.35.70 × 5.85
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2114.92.55 × 5.85

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