standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0049 · cost-optimal · seed 0

B0049-heuristic_nsga2-0-987

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 65 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 155 square metres; open space 300 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.75, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.71, cost 0.44.
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 65 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 155 square metres; open space 300 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.75, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.71, cost 0.44.

Objective vector

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

density
0.748
daylight
0.486
privacy
0.775
circulation
0.571
carbon
0.708
cost
0.445

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.836
gross floor area, m²
309.9
footprint, m²
155.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
365
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.61
worst habitable room, daylight
0.139
circulation share of GFA
21%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
30.0
plumbing stacks
2
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
U01BR64.65
U12BR63.66
U22BR64.66
U32BR63.66
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared026.715.70 × 1.70
CORE@1shared circulationshared126.715.70 × 1.70
U1@0#2kitchenU106.52.35 × 2.75
U1@0#3bathroomU107.42.70 × 2.75
U1@0#0entryU103.41.25 × 2.75
U1@0#1livingU1021.76.30 × 3.45
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.23.65 × 3.90
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1010.32.65 × 3.90
U3@1#0entryU312.91.20 × 2.40
U3@1#3bathroomU313.81.60 × 2.40
U3@1#2kitchenU318.43.50 × 2.40
U3@1#1livingU3119.26.30 × 3.05
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3117.43.75 × 4.65
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.92.55 × 4.65
U0@0#0entryU002.81.35 × 2.05
U0@0#3bathroomU004.32.10 × 2.05
U0@0#2kitchenU006.02.95 × 2.05
U0@0#1livingU0017.66.40 × 2.75
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0033.96.40 × 5.30
U2@1#0entryU213.01.40 × 2.15
U2@1#3bathroomU213.21.50 × 2.15
U2@1#2kitchenU217.53.50 × 2.15
U2@1#1livingU2120.26.40 × 3.15
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.92.90 × 4.80
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.83.50 × 4.80

Side by side