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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 · cost-optimal · seed 2

B0055-heuristic_nsga2-2-1491

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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Building footprint 234 square metres; open space 333 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.79, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.82, cost 0.72.
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 70 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 98 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 70 square metres. Building footprint 234 square metres; open space 333 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.79, daylight 0.65, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.82, cost 0.72.

Objective vector

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

density
0.788
daylight
0.650
privacy
0.776
circulation
0.509
carbon
0.815
cost
0.718

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.82
site utilisation
0.862
gross floor area, m²
467.1
footprint, m²
233.5
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
326
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.19
worst habitable room, daylight
0.260
circulation share of GFA
33%
open space, net of parking
59%
courtyard void, m²
34.5
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
U01BR70.25
U12BR97.86
U22BR97.86
U32BR70.26
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared065.617.50 × 3.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared165.617.50 × 3.75
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.14.30 × 3.05
U1@0#3bathroomU107.22.35 × 3.05
U1@0#0entryU105.61.85 × 3.05
U1@0#1livingU1032.78.50 × 3.85
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1016.63.60 × 4.60
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1022.54.90 × 4.60
U2@1#2kitchenU219.63.15 × 3.05
U2@1#3bathroomU219.23.00 × 3.05
U2@1#0entryU217.22.35 × 3.05
U2@1#1livingU2132.78.50 × 3.85
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2122.34.85 × 4.60
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2116.83.65 × 4.60
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.13.35 × 3.30
U0@0#3bathroomU005.02.75 × 1.80
U0@0#0entryU004.12.75 × 1.50
U0@0#1livingU0029.06.10 × 4.75
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0021.06.10 × 3.45
U3@1#0entryU314.01.30 × 3.05
U3@1#3bathroomU315.21.70 × 3.05
U3@1#2kitchenU319.53.10 × 3.05
U3@1#1livingU3129.36.10 × 4.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.83.50 × 3.65
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.52.60 × 3.65

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