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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.

B0041 · circulation-optimal · seed 2

B0041-heuristic_nsga2-2-1082

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0041

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.9 by 25.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 160 square metres. Building footprint 174 square metres; open space 246 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.65, daylight 0.40, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.74, carbon 0.84, cost 0.67.
B0041 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 15.9 by 25.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 20 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 160 square metres. Building footprint 174 square metres; open space 246 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.65, daylight 0.40, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.74, carbon 0.84, cost 0.67.

Objective vector

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

density
0.646
daylight
0.404
privacy
0.786
circulation
0.742
carbon
0.842
cost
0.673

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.85
site utilisation
0.770
gross floor area, m²
348.1
footprint, m²
174.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
317
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.26
worst habitable room, daylight
0.205
circulation share of GFA
11%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
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
U02BR66.06
U12BR94.46
U22BR160.46
All 20 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.710.15 × 1.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.710.15 × 1.35
U0@0#1livingU0021.55.80 × 3.70
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.64.50 × 2.80
U0@0#0entryU003.61.30 × 2.80
U0@0#2kitchenU007.84.35 × 1.80
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0011.54.35 × 2.65
U0@0#3bathroomU008.94.35 × 2.05
U1@0#3bathroomU107.03.05 × 2.30
U1@0#0entryU103.31.45 × 2.30
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.05.65 × 2.30
U1@0#1livingU1041.610.15 × 4.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.05.85 × 2.90
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.54.30 × 2.90
U2@1#2kitchenU2120.86.30 × 3.30
U2@1#0entryU214.11.25 × 3.30
U2@1#3bathroomU218.62.60 × 3.30
U2@1#1livingU2165.010.15 × 6.40
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2139.36.45 × 6.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2122.63.70 × 6.10

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