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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.

B0055 · daylight-optimal · seed 2

B0055-heuristic_nsga2-2-1411

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0055

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 26.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Building footprint 180 square metres; open space 384 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.48, daylight 0.86, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.70, cost 0.39.
B0055 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 26.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Building footprint 180 square metres; open space 384 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.48, daylight 0.86, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.70, cost 0.39.

Objective vector

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

density
0.482
daylight
0.858
privacy
0.836
circulation
0.637
carbon
0.702
cost
0.391

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.63
site utilisation
0.663
gross floor area, m²
359.1
footprint, m²
179.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
367
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.69
worst habitable room, daylight
0.247
circulation share of GFA
17%
open space, net of parking
69%
courtyard void, m²
84.0
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
U01BR83.65
U12BR74.86
U22BR74.86
U32BR83.66
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared021.117.60 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared121.117.60 × 1.20
U1@0#3bathroomU105.71.55 × 3.65
U1@0#0entryU104.41.20 × 3.65
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.02.75 × 3.65
U1@0#1livingU1025.05.50 × 4.55
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.03.15 × 5.40
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.72.35 × 5.40
U2@1#0entryU214.61.20 × 3.80
U2@1#3bathroomU215.91.55 × 3.80
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.42.75 × 3.80
U2@1#1livingU2134.65.50 × 6.30
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.03.15 × 3.50
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.22.35 × 3.50
U0@0#2kitchenU008.12.60 × 3.10
U0@0#0entryU005.11.65 × 3.10
U0@0#3bathroomU005.91.90 × 3.10
U0@0#1livingU0026.46.15 × 4.30
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0038.16.15 × 6.20
U3@1#0entryU314.91.35 × 3.65
U3@1#3bathroomU316.21.70 × 3.65
U3@1#2kitchenU3111.33.10 × 3.65
U3@1#1livingU3134.16.15 × 5.55
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.63.55 × 4.40
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.42.60 × 4.40

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