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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 · privacy-optimal · seed 1

B0049-heuristic_nsga2-1-1188

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 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 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 0.48, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.70, cost 0.33.
B0049 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale 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 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 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 0.48, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.70, cost 0.33.

Objective vector

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

density
0.742
daylight
0.478
privacy
0.803
circulation
0.616
carbon
0.703
cost
0.326

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.66
site utilisation
0.832
gross floor area, m²
308.3
footprint, m²
154.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
367
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.79
worst habitable room, daylight
0.146
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
67%
courtyard void, m²
31.5
plumbing stacks
4
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
25%

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
U01BR64.75
U12BR66.86
U22BR64.76
U32BR66.86
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared022.715.65 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared122.715.65 × 1.45
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU107.62.75 × 2.75
U1@0#0entryU103.61.30 × 2.75
U1@0#2kitchenU106.62.40 × 2.75
U1@0#1livingU1028.46.45 × 4.40
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1012.03.75 × 3.20
U1@0#3bathroomU108.62.70 × 3.20
U3@1#3bathroomU315.71.60 × 3.55
U3@1#0entryU314.41.25 × 3.55
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.83.60 × 3.55
U3@1#1livingU3119.06.45 × 2.95
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.93.10 × 3.85
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.93.35 × 3.85
U0@0#0entryU002.71.30 × 2.10
U0@0#3bathroomU004.32.05 × 2.10
U0@0#2kitchenU006.12.90 × 2.10
U0@0#1livingU0017.56.25 × 2.80
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0034.16.25 × 5.45
U2@1#0entryU212.81.25 × 2.20
U2@1#3bathroomU213.31.50 × 2.20
U2@1#2kitchenU217.73.50 × 2.20
U2@1#1livingU2119.76.25 × 3.15
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.32.85 × 5.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2117.03.40 × 5.00

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