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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 · carbon-optimal · seed 1

B0043-heuristic_nsga2-1-1320

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 71 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Building footprint 192 square metres; open space 318 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.62, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.77, cost 0.55.
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 71 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Building footprint 192 square metres; open space 318 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.73, daylight 0.62, privacy 0.76, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.77, cost 0.55.

Objective vector

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

density
0.726
daylight
0.618
privacy
0.765
circulation
0.516
carbon
0.765
cost
0.551

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.75
site utilisation
0.822
gross floor area, m²
383.8
footprint, m²
191.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
345
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.45
worst habitable room, daylight
0.147
circulation share of GFA
32%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
40.3
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
U01BR71.45
U12BR68.66
U22BR71.46
U32BR68.66
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared051.815.95 × 3.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared151.815.95 × 3.25
U1@0#2kitchenU107.02.35 × 3.00
U1@0#3bathroomU106.32.10 × 3.00
U1@0#0entryU105.01.65 × 3.00
U1@0#1livingU1017.16.10 × 2.80
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.86.10 × 2.75
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1016.56.10 × 2.70
U3@1#2kitchenU319.23.05 × 3.00
U3@1#3bathroomU315.11.70 × 3.00
U3@1#0entryU314.01.35 × 3.00
U3@1#1livingU3117.16.10 × 2.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3119.13.50 × 5.45
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3114.22.60 × 5.45
U0@0#0entryU003.71.65 × 2.25
U0@0#3bathroomU005.12.25 × 2.25
U0@0#2kitchenU005.52.45 × 2.25
U0@0#1livingU0019.76.35 × 3.10
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0037.56.35 × 5.90
U2@1#0entryU216.22.05 × 3.00
U2@1#3bathroomU214.71.55 × 3.00
U2@1#2kitchenU218.32.75 × 3.00
U2@1#1livingU2117.86.35 × 2.80
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2120.73.80 × 5.45
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2113.92.55 × 5.45

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