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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 · density-optimal · seed 2

B0049-heuristic_nsga2-2-1164

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 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Building footprint 157 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 0.77, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.71, cost 0.34.
B0049 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale 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 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Building footprint 157 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 0.77, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.71, cost 0.34.

Objective vector

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

density
0.764
daylight
0.491
privacy
0.770
circulation
0.614
carbon
0.709
cost
0.343

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.846
gross floor area, m²
313.6
footprint, m²
156.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
365
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.77
worst habitable room, daylight
0.142
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
66%
courtyard void, m²
31.5
plumbing stacks
4
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
U01BR64.75
U12BR69.36
U22BR64.76
U32BR69.36
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared022.815.70 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared122.815.70 × 1.45
U1@0#3bathroomU107.12.55 × 2.80
U1@0#0entryU103.41.20 × 2.80
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU108.32.95 × 2.80
U1@0#1livingU1029.16.70 × 4.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.23.50 × 3.20
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.23.20 × 3.20
U3@1#0entryU313.81.35 × 2.80
U3@1#3bathroomU314.61.65 × 2.80
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.43.70 × 2.80
U3@1#1livingU3118.86.70 × 2.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.43.45 × 4.75
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3115.43.25 × 4.75
U0@0#0entryU003.31.55 × 2.10
U0@0#3bathroomU004.11.95 × 2.10
U0@0#2kitchenU005.82.75 × 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#1livingU2120.36.25 × 3.25
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.52.75 × 4.90
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2117.13.50 × 4.90

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