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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 · carbon-optimal · seed 2

B0049-heuristic_nsga2-2-964

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 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 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 0.77, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.71, cost 0.39.
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 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 69 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 0.77, 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
0.755
daylight
0.493
privacy
0.768
circulation
0.627
carbon
0.709
cost
0.394

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.67
site utilisation
0.841
gross floor area, m²
311.5
footprint, m²
155.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
365
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.69
worst habitable room, daylight
0.142
circulation share of GFA
19%
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
U01BR63.75
U12BR69.36
U22BR63.76
U32BR69.36
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared022.815.70 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared122.815.70 × 1.45
U1@0#3bathroomU105.51.95 × 2.80
U1@0#0entryU105.01.80 × 2.80
U1@0#2kitchenU108.32.95 × 2.80
U1@0#1livingU1029.16.70 × 4.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.23.50 × 3.20
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1010.23.20 × 3.20
U3@1#3bathroomU313.31.65 × 2.00
U3@1#0entryU312.71.35 × 2.00
U3@1#2kitchenU317.43.70 × 2.00
U3@1#1livingU3134.56.70 × 5.15
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.03.45 × 3.20
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.43.25 × 3.20
U0@0#0entryU002.71.30 × 2.10
U0@0#3bathroomU004.32.05 × 2.10
U0@0#2kitchenU005.92.80 × 2.10
U0@0#1livingU0017.26.15 × 2.80
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0033.56.15 × 5.45
U2@1#0entryU212.61.20 × 2.20
U2@1#3bathroomU213.31.50 × 2.20
U2@1#2kitchenU217.63.45 × 2.20
U2@1#1livingU2125.26.15 × 4.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.32.80 × 4.05
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2113.63.35 × 4.05

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