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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.

B0034 · knee point · seed 2

B0034-nsga2-2-1494

NSGA-IID · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0034

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.0 by 30.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 167 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 148 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 137 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 152 square metres. Building footprint 302 square metres; open space 462 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.72, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.58, carbon 0.88, cost 0.67.
B0034 · nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.0 by 30.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 167 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 148 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 137 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 152 square metres. Building footprint 302 square metres; open space 462 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.72, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.58, carbon 0.88, cost 0.67.

Objective vector

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

density
0.728
daylight
0.718
privacy
0.888
circulation
0.582
carbon
0.877
cost
0.667

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.80
site utilisation
0.823
gross floor area, m²
604.0
footprint, m²
302.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
304
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.27
worst habitable room, daylight
0.298
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

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
U02BR166.79
U12BR148.49
U22BR137.09
U32BR151.99
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0014.810.55 × 1.40
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0114.810.55 × 1.40
U0@0#2kitchenU0013.64.05 × 3.35
U0@0#0entryU006.54.05 × 1.60
U0@0#3bathroomU006.34.05 × 1.55
U0@0#1livingU0042.36.50 × 6.50
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0123.86.35 × 3.75
U0@1#7bathroomU0117.56.35 × 2.75
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0127.34.20 × 6.50
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1010.21.30 × 7.85
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1110.21.30 × 7.85
U1@0#1livingU1038.14.85 × 7.85
U1@0#0entryU106.93.30 × 2.10
U1@0#3bathroomU105.33.30 × 1.60
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.73.30 × 4.15
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1133.44.25 × 7.85
U1@1#7bathroomU116.83.90 × 1.75
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1123.83.90 × 6.10
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2010.51.45 × 7.25
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2110.51.45 × 7.25
U2@0#1livingU2035.94.95 × 7.25
U2@0#0entryU204.63.05 × 1.50
U2@0#2kitchenU2012.73.05 × 4.15
U2@0#3bathroomU204.93.05 × 1.60
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2130.14.15 × 7.25
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2120.23.85 × 5.25
U2@1#7bathroomU217.73.85 × 2.00
STAIR:U3@0circulationU308.61.20 × 7.20
STAIR:U3@1circulationU318.61.20 × 7.20
U3@0#1livingU3017.84.15 × 4.30
U3@0#3bathroomU306.72.30 × 2.90
U3@0#0entryU305.41.85 × 2.90
U3@0#2kitchenU3037.45.20 × 7.20
U3@1#7bathroomU3125.25.25 × 4.80
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3112.65.25 × 2.40
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3129.54.10 × 7.20

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