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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 · daylight-optimal · seed 2

B0025-heuristic_nsga2-2-1116

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 50 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Building footprint 189 square metres; open space 343 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.66, daylight 0.61, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.69, carbon 0.73, cost 0.36.
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 35 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 50 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Building footprint 189 square metres; open space 343 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.66, daylight 0.61, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.69, carbon 0.73, cost 0.36.

Objective vector

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

density
0.658
daylight
0.606
privacy
0.724
circulation
0.686
carbon
0.726
cost
0.359

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.73
site utilisation
0.777
gross floor area, m²
378.4
footprint, m²
189.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
359
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.74
worst habitable room, daylight
0.145
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
49.0
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
U0studio35.44
U11BR49.85
U21BR85.25
U31BR85.25
U42BR85.26
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.815.70 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.815.70 × 1.20
U1@0#2kitchenU106.83.15 × 2.15
U1@0#3bathroomU103.81.75 × 2.15
U1@0#0entryU102.71.25 × 2.15
U1@0#1livingU1019.16.15 × 3.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.56.15 × 2.85
U0@0#3bathroomU006.02.35 × 2.55
U0@0#0entryU004.11.60 × 2.55
U0@0#2kitchenU005.62.20 × 2.55
U0@0#1livingU0019.76.15 × 3.20
U4@1#3bathroomU414.91.70 × 2.90
U4@1#0entryU413.91.35 × 2.90
U4@1#2kitchenU419.03.10 × 2.90
U4@1#1livingU4132.66.15 × 5.30
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4118.13.20 × 5.65
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4116.72.95 × 5.65
U2@0#0entryU206.32.00 × 3.15
U2@0#3bathroomU204.71.50 × 3.15
U2@0#2kitchenU208.32.65 × 3.15
U2@0#1livingU2030.46.15 × 4.95
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2035.46.15 × 5.75
U3@1#0entryU313.41.25 × 2.75
U3@1#3bathroomU314.81.75 × 2.75
U3@1#2kitchenU318.73.15 × 2.75
U3@1#1livingU3131.46.15 × 5.10
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3136.96.15 × 6.00

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