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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.

B0030 · cost-optimal · seed 2

B0030-heuristic_nsga2-2-1063

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0030

Plan drawing of a adu pair on a 12.9 by 18.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 13 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Building footprint 80 square metres; open space 153 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.99, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.56, carbon 0.73, cost 0.45.
B0030 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a adu pair on a 12.9 by 18.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 13 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Building footprint 80 square metres; open space 153 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.99, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.56, carbon 0.73, cost 0.45.

Objective vector

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

density
0.992
daylight
0.589
privacy
0.781
circulation
0.565
carbon
0.726
cost
0.449

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.69
site utilisation
0.995
gross floor area, m²
160.8
footprint, m²
80.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
359
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.60
worst habitable room, daylight
0.260
circulation share of GFA
22%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
1
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
U02BR65.86
U11BR65.85
All 13 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared014.61.70 × 8.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared114.61.70 × 8.60
U0@0#0entryU003.21.55 × 2.05
U0@0#3bathroomU004.22.05 × 2.05
U0@0#2kitchenU008.34.05 × 2.05
U0@0#1livingU0026.07.65 × 3.40
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0015.34.85 × 3.15
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU008.82.80 × 3.15
U1@1#2kitchenU118.74.35 × 2.00
U1@1#3bathroomU113.51.75 × 2.00
U1@1#0entryU113.11.55 × 2.00
U1@1#1livingU1124.57.65 × 3.20
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1126.07.65 × 3.40

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