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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 · circulation-optimal · seed 1

B0043-heuristic_nsga2-1-1174

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 83 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 180 square metres; open space 326 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.65, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.69, carbon 0.72, cost 0.47.
B0043 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale 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 83 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 180 square metres; open space 326 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.65, daylight 0.59, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.69, carbon 0.72, cost 0.47.

Objective vector

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

density
0.646
daylight
0.590
privacy
0.763
circulation
0.692
carbon
0.723
cost
0.466

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.71
site utilisation
0.770
gross floor area, m²
359.6
footprint, m²
179.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
360
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.58
worst habitable room, daylight
0.205
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
65%
courtyard void, m²
40.5
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
U01BR82.85
U12BR78.26
U22BR82.86
U32BR78.26
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.715.60 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.715.60 × 1.20
U1@0#2kitchenU108.22.30 × 3.55
U1@0#0entryU105.01.40 × 3.55
U1@0#3bathroomU108.02.25 × 3.55
U1@0#1livingU1019.35.95 × 3.25
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.05.95 × 3.20
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1018.75.95 × 3.15
U3@1#3bathroomU313.81.65 × 2.30
U3@1#0entryU313.01.30 × 2.30
U3@1#2kitchenU316.93.00 × 2.30
U3@1#1livingU3119.95.95 × 3.35
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3125.95.95 × 4.35
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3118.75.95 × 3.15
U0@0#0entryU003.31.25 × 2.65
U0@0#3bathroomU006.12.30 × 2.65
U0@0#2kitchenU007.32.75 × 2.65
U0@0#1livingU0019.26.30 × 3.05
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0046.96.30 × 7.45
U2@1#0entryU214.81.35 × 3.55
U2@1#3bathroomU216.41.80 × 3.55
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.23.15 × 3.55
U2@1#1livingU2120.56.30 × 3.25
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2123.23.65 × 6.35
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.82.65 × 6.35

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