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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 · privacy-optimal · seed 2

B0037-heuristic_nsga2-2-652

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 41 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 53 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Building footprint 207 square metres; open space 327 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.74, cost 0.38.
B0037 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale 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 41 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 53 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 93 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Building footprint 207 square metres; open space 327 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.74, cost 0.38.

Objective vector

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

density
0.671
daylight
0.586
privacy
0.745
circulation
0.657
carbon
0.743
cost
0.383

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.786
gross floor area, m²
414.9
footprint, m²
207.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
353
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.71
worst habitable room, daylight
0.238
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
46.5
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
U0studio40.94
U11BR52.85
U21BR92.95
U31BR92.95
U42BR93.66
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.915.50 × 1.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.915.50 × 1.35
U1@0#2kitchenU108.12.95 × 2.75
U1@0#3bathroomU105.11.85 × 2.75
U1@0#0entryU103.61.30 × 2.75
U1@0#1livingU1016.56.10 × 2.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.56.10 × 3.20
U0@0#3bathroomU007.42.50 × 2.95
U0@0#2kitchenU005.82.50 × 2.30
U0@0#0entryU003.62.50 × 1.45
U0@0#1livingU0024.13.60 × 6.70
U4@1#3bathroomU417.41.70 × 4.35
U4@1#0entryU415.91.35 × 4.35
U4@1#2kitchenU4113.33.05 × 4.35
U4@1#1livingU4139.06.10 × 6.40
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4112.72.75 × 4.60
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4115.43.35 × 4.60
U2@0#0entryU206.01.95 × 3.10
U2@0#3bathroomU204.71.50 × 3.10
U2@0#2kitchenU208.12.60 × 3.10
U2@0#1livingU2042.46.05 × 7.00
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2031.86.05 × 5.25
U3@1#0entryU315.91.90 × 3.10
U3@1#3bathroomU314.71.50 × 3.10
U3@1#2kitchenU318.22.65 × 3.10
U3@1#1livingU3134.26.05 × 5.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3139.96.05 × 6.60

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