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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.

B0049 · daylight-optimal · seed 0

B0049-heuristic_nsga2-0-1081

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0049

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 152 square metres; open space 302 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.72, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.69, cost 0.36.
B0049 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 152 square metres; open space 302 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.72, daylight 0.53, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.69, cost 0.36.

Objective vector

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

density
0.720
daylight
0.527
privacy
0.790
circulation
0.632
carbon
0.693
cost
0.359

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.65
site utilisation
0.818
gross floor area, m²
303.2
footprint, m²
151.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
371
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.74
worst habitable room, daylight
0.167
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
31.5
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
U01BR67.75
U12BR63.56
U22BR67.76
U32BR63.56
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.315.65 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.315.65 × 1.30
U1@0#3bathroomU107.32.55 × 2.85
U1@0#0entryU103.61.25 × 2.85
U1@0#2kitchenU106.42.25 × 2.85
U1@0#1livingU1021.56.05 × 3.55
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1012.53.05 × 4.10
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.33.00 × 4.10
U3@1#3bathroomU314.31.50 × 2.85
U3@1#0entryU313.41.20 × 2.85
U3@1#2kitchenU319.53.35 × 2.85
U3@1#1livingU3118.56.05 × 3.05
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.53.15 × 4.60
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3113.32.90 × 4.60
U0@0#0entryU003.21.35 × 2.40
U0@0#3bathroomU005.22.15 × 2.40
U0@0#2kitchenU007.12.95 × 2.40
U0@0#1livingU0028.76.45 × 4.45
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0023.56.45 × 3.65
U2@1#0entryU214.11.40 × 2.90
U2@1#3bathroomU214.31.50 × 2.90
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.33.55 × 2.90
U2@1#1livingU2120.06.45 × 3.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2113.32.95 × 4.50
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.83.50 × 4.50

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