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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 · carbon-optimal · seed 2

B0025-heuristic_nsga2-2-1110

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 34 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 50 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 89 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 89 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 201 square metres; open space 327 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.52, privacy 0.69, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.75, cost 0.42.
B0025 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale 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 34 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 50 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 89 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 89 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 201 square metres; open space 327 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.52, privacy 0.69, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.75, cost 0.42.

Objective vector

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

density
0.733
daylight
0.524
privacy
0.694
circulation
0.635
carbon
0.751
cost
0.423

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.78
site utilisation
0.827
gross floor area, m²
402.3
footprint, m²
201.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
350
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.64
worst habitable room, daylight
0.142
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
40.5
plumbing stacks
5
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
U0studio33.84
U11BR49.55
U21BR88.85
U31BR88.85
U42BR83.36
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared029.015.70 × 1.85
CORE@1shared circulationshared129.015.70 × 1.85
U1@0#2kitchenU106.63.15 × 2.10
U1@0#3bathroomU103.71.75 × 2.10
U1@0#0entryU102.61.25 × 2.10
U1@0#1livingU1019.16.15 × 3.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.56.15 × 2.85
U0@0#2kitchenU005.82.35 × 2.45
U0@0#0entryU002.91.20 × 2.45
U0@0#3bathroomU006.42.60 × 2.45
U0@0#1livingU0018.86.15 × 3.05
U4@1#2kitchenU419.83.45 × 2.85
U4@1#0entryU413.41.20 × 2.85
U4@1#3bathroomU414.31.50 × 2.85
U4@1#1livingU4130.16.15 × 4.90
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4118.63.20 × 5.80
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4117.12.95 × 5.80
U2@0#0entryU206.52.10 × 3.10
U2@0#3bathroomU205.01.60 × 3.10
U2@0#2kitchenU208.82.85 × 3.10
U2@0#1livingU2031.46.55 × 4.80
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2037.06.55 × 5.65
U3@1#0entryU313.61.35 × 2.70
U3@1#3bathroomU315.01.85 × 2.70
U3@1#2kitchenU319.03.35 × 2.70
U3@1#1livingU3132.86.55 × 5.00
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3138.36.55 × 5.85

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