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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 · circulation-optimal · seed 0

B0049-heuristic_nsga2-0-1115

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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 154 square metres; open space 302 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.70, cost 0.38.
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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 154 square metres; open space 302 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.70, cost 0.38.

Objective vector

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

density
0.743
daylight
0.489
privacy
0.786
circulation
0.650
carbon
0.701
cost
0.378

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.66
site utilisation
0.833
gross floor area, m²
308.6
footprint, m²
154.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
368
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.71
worst habitable room, daylight
0.125
circulation share of GFA
17%
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
U01BR70.35
U12BR63.56
U22BR70.36
U32BR63.56
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.415.70 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.415.70 × 1.30
U1@0#3bathroomU107.12.55 × 2.80
U1@0#0entryU103.51.25 × 2.80
U1@0#2kitchenU106.32.25 × 2.80
U1@0#1livingU1021.86.05 × 3.60
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.33.50 × 4.10
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1010.52.55 × 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#0entryU002.61.40 × 1.85
U0@0#3bathroomU004.12.20 × 1.85
U0@0#2kitchenU005.73.10 × 1.85
U0@0#1livingU0019.86.70 × 2.95
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0038.26.70 × 5.70
U2@1#0entryU212.81.25 × 2.20
U2@1#3bathroomU213.61.65 × 2.20
U2@1#2kitchenU218.43.80 × 2.20
U2@1#1livingU2122.16.70 × 3.30
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2122.34.45 × 5.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2111.32.25 × 5.00

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