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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 · knee point · seed 0

B0049-heuristic_nsga2-0-1154

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 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Building footprint 156 square metres; open space 302 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.71, cost 0.39.
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 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Building footprint 156 square metres; open space 302 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.79, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.71, cost 0.39.

Objective vector

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

density
0.760
daylight
0.495
privacy
0.786
circulation
0.634
carbon
0.706
cost
0.390

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.844
gross floor area, m²
312.6
footprint, m²
156.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
366
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.70
worst habitable room, daylight
0.153
circulation share of GFA
17%
open space, net of parking
66%
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
U01BR69.85
U12BR66.26
U22BR69.86
U32BR66.26
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.315.65 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.315.65 × 1.30
U1@0#3bathroomU107.72.70 × 2.85
U1@0#0entryU103.61.25 × 2.85
U1@0#2kitchenU106.72.35 × 2.85
U1@0#1livingU1022.46.30 × 3.55
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1013.13.20 × 4.10
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.73.10 × 4.10
U3@1#0entryU313.11.25 × 2.45
U3@1#3bathroomU313.81.55 × 2.45
U3@1#2kitchenU318.63.50 × 2.45
U3@1#1livingU3120.26.30 × 3.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.83.25 × 4.85
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3114.83.05 × 4.85
U0@0#0entryU003.41.40 × 2.40
U0@0#3bathroomU005.32.20 × 2.40
U0@0#2kitchenU007.33.05 × 2.40
U0@0#1livingU0029.66.65 × 4.45
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0024.36.65 × 3.65
U2@1#0entryU213.21.45 × 2.20
U2@1#3bathroomU213.41.55 × 2.20
U2@1#2kitchenU218.03.65 × 2.20
U2@1#1livingU2121.96.65 × 3.30
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.33.05 × 5.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2118.03.60 × 5.00

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