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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.

B0037 · circulation-optimal · seed 0

B0037-heuristic_nsga2-0-1139

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0037

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.7 by 27.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 39 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 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 94 square metres. Building footprint 208 square metres; open space 325 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.62, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.71, carbon 0.74, cost 0.39.
B0037 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.7 by 27.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 39 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 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 94 square metres. Building footprint 208 square metres; open space 325 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.62, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.71, carbon 0.74, cost 0.39.

Objective vector

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

density
0.674
daylight
0.616
privacy
0.719
circulation
0.714
carbon
0.745
cost
0.388

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.788
gross floor area, m²
416.0
footprint, m²
208.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
352
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.70
worst habitable room, daylight
0.214
circulation share of GFA
14%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
52.5
plumbing stacks
6
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
U0studio39.14
U11BR54.75
U21BR93.85
U31BR93.85
U42BR93.86
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.415.70 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.415.70 × 1.30
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.03.50 × 2.85
U1@0#3bathroomU104.22.65 × 1.60
U1@0#0entryU103.32.65 × 1.25
U1@0#1livingU1018.46.15 × 3.00
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.86.15 × 3.05
U0@0#3bathroomU006.72.35 × 2.85
U0@0#0entryU004.11.45 × 2.85
U0@0#2kitchenU006.72.35 × 2.85
U0@0#1livingU0021.56.15 × 3.50
U4@1#3bathroomU414.71.75 × 2.70
U4@1#0entryU413.61.35 × 2.70
U4@1#2kitchenU418.23.05 × 2.70
U4@1#1livingU4144.96.15 × 7.30
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4114.72.80 × 5.25
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4117.63.35 × 5.25
U2@0#2kitchenU206.12.00 × 3.05
U2@0#0entryU204.61.50 × 3.05
U2@0#3bathroomU208.12.65 × 3.05
U2@0#1livingU2040.06.15 × 6.50
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2035.16.15 × 5.70
U3@1#0entryU313.81.25 × 3.05
U3@1#3bathroomU315.51.80 × 3.05
U3@1#2kitchenU319.53.10 × 3.05
U3@1#1livingU3134.46.15 × 5.60
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3140.66.15 × 6.60

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