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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.

B0025 · cost-optimal · seed 0

B0025-heuristic_nsga2-0-1149

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0025

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.3 by 26.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 35 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 87 square metres. Building footprint 201 square metres; open space 328 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.70, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.75, cost 0.46.
B0025 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.3 by 26.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 35 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 87 square metres. Building footprint 201 square metres; open space 328 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.70, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.75, cost 0.46.

Objective vector

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

density
0.735
daylight
0.498
privacy
0.700
circulation
0.674
carbon
0.745
cost
0.456

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.78
site utilisation
0.828
gross floor area, m²
402.8
footprint, m²
201.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
352
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.59
worst habitable room, daylight
0.142
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
42.0
plumbing stacks
4
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
U0studio35.44
U11BR52.05
U21BR94.45
U31BR94.45
U42BR87.36
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared019.615.70 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared119.615.70 × 1.25
U1@0#2kitchenU106.63.15 × 2.10
U1@0#3bathroomU103.71.75 × 2.10
U1@0#0entryU102.61.25 × 2.10
U1@0#1livingU1020.66.15 × 3.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.46.15 × 3.00
U0@0#2kitchenU006.02.35 × 2.55
U0@0#3bathroomU005.72.25 × 2.55
U0@0#0entryU004.01.55 × 2.55
U0@0#1livingU0019.76.15 × 3.20
U4@1#2kitchenU4110.33.45 × 3.00
U4@1#3bathroomU414.51.50 × 3.00
U4@1#0entryU413.61.20 × 3.00
U4@1#1livingU4131.76.15 × 5.15
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4119.46.15 × 3.15
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4117.86.15 × 2.90
U2@0#0entryU205.72.00 × 2.85
U2@0#3bathroomU204.71.65 × 2.85
U2@0#2kitchenU208.63.00 × 2.85
U2@0#1livingU2034.96.65 × 5.25
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2040.66.65 × 6.10
U3@1#0entryU313.81.35 × 2.85
U3@1#3bathroomU315.41.90 × 2.85
U3@1#2kitchenU319.73.40 × 2.85
U3@1#1livingU3134.96.65 × 5.25
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3140.66.65 × 6.10

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