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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.

B0043 · daylight-optimal · seed 0

B0043-heuristic_nsga2-0-1229

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0043

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.9 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 176 square metres; open space 331 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.62, daylight 0.69, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.71, cost 0.45.
B0043 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.9 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 176 square metres; open space 331 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.62, daylight 0.69, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.71, cost 0.45.

Objective vector

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

density
0.623
daylight
0.690
privacy
0.789
circulation
0.618
carbon
0.715
cost
0.448

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.69
site utilisation
0.755
gross floor area, m²
352.4
footprint, m²
176.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
363
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.61
worst habitable room, daylight
0.238
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
65%
courtyard void, m²
45.5
plumbing stacks
3
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
U01BR77.15
U12BR76.56
U22BR77.16
U32BR76.56
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared022.615.60 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared122.615.60 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU107.92.30 × 3.45
U1@0#3bathroomU107.12.05 × 3.45
U1@0#0entryU105.51.60 × 3.45
U1@0#1livingU1019.05.95 × 3.20
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1021.43.45 × 6.20
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1015.52.50 × 6.20
U3@1#3bathroomU316.71.65 × 4.05
U3@1#0entryU315.31.30 × 4.05
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.23.00 × 4.05
U3@1#1livingU3117.95.95 × 3.00
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.22.80 × 5.80
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3118.33.15 × 5.80
U0@0#0entryU004.71.20 × 3.90
U0@0#3bathroomU009.02.30 × 3.90
U0@0#2kitchenU009.82.50 × 3.90
U0@0#1livingU0018.36.00 × 3.05
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0035.46.00 × 5.90
U2@1#0entryU214.51.30 × 3.45
U2@1#3bathroomU215.91.70 × 3.45
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.33.00 × 3.45
U2@1#1livingU2119.26.00 × 3.20
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2118.63.00 × 6.20
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2118.63.00 × 6.20

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