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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.

B0045 · circulation-optimal · seed 1

B0045-heuristic_nsga2-1-1305

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0045

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 17.0 by 26.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Building footprint 181 square metres; open space 254 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.93, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.82, cost 0.52.
B0045 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 17.0 by 26.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Building footprint 181 square metres; open space 254 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.93, daylight 0.45, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.70, carbon 0.82, cost 0.52.

Objective vector

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

density
0.926
daylight
0.445
privacy
0.802
circulation
0.698
carbon
0.821
cost
0.523

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.82
site utilisation
0.952
gross floor area, m²
362.2
footprint, m²
181.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
324
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.49
worst habitable room, daylight
0.121
circulation share of GFA
13%
open space, net of parking
59%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
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
U02BR84.56
U12BR80.66
U22BR83.86
U32BR81.36
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared016.012.80 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared116.012.80 × 1.25
U0@0#2kitchenU006.33.25 × 1.95
U0@0#0entryU002.81.45 × 1.95
U0@0#3bathroomU003.61.85 × 1.95
U0@0#1livingU0030.86.55 × 4.70
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0018.42.95 × 6.25
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0022.53.60 × 6.25
U1@0#3bathroomU105.12.10 × 2.45
U1@0#0entryU103.71.50 × 2.45
U1@0#2kitchenU106.52.65 × 2.45
U1@0#1livingU1024.46.25 × 3.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.26.25 × 2.75
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1023.86.25 × 3.80
U3@1#2kitchenU317.43.15 × 2.35
U3@1#3bathroomU314.21.80 × 2.35
U3@1#0entryU313.21.35 × 2.35
U3@1#1livingU3138.76.30 × 6.15
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.52.85 × 4.40
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.23.45 × 4.40
U2@1#0entryU213.71.45 × 2.55
U2@1#3bathroomU214.61.80 × 2.55
U2@1#2kitchenU218.33.25 × 2.55
U2@1#1livingU2139.36.50 × 6.05
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2112.72.95 × 4.30
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2115.33.55 × 4.30

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