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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.

B0038 · daylight-optimal · seed 1

B0038-nsga2-1-1280

NSGA-IID · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0038

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 14.4 by 20.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 75 square metres; open space 221 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.49, daylight 0.87, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.56, carbon 0.71, cost 0.18.
B0038 · nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 14.4 by 20.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 75 square metres; open space 221 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.49, daylight 0.87, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.56, carbon 0.71, cost 0.18.

Objective vector

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

density
0.494
daylight
0.875
privacy
0.754
circulation
0.563
carbon
0.714
cost
0.183

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.51
site utilisation
0.671
gross floor area, m²
150.7
footprint, m²
75.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
363
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.02
worst habitable room, daylight
0.626
circulation share of GFA
24%
open space, net of parking
74%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
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
U01BR63.25
U11BR63.25
All 12 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.21.50 × 8.10
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.21.50 × 8.10
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.93.70 × 3.50
U0@0#0entryU005.93.70 × 1.60
U0@0#3bathroomU0011.13.70 × 3.00
U0@0#1livingU0024.44.10 × 5.95
U0@0#2kitchenU008.84.10 × 2.15
U1@1#1livingU1123.34.65 × 5.00
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1114.44.65 × 3.10
U1@1#2kitchenU1112.43.15 × 3.95
U1@1#0entryU116.13.15 × 1.95
U1@1#3bathroomU116.93.15 × 2.20

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