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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.

B0061 · carbon-optimal · seed 0

B0061-heuristic_nsga2-0-1111

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0061

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.1 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 33 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Building footprint 205 square metres; open space 336 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.68, daylight 0.46, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.75, cost 0.27.
B0061 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.1 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 33 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Building footprint 205 square metres; open space 336 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.68, daylight 0.46, privacy 0.72, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.75, cost 0.27.

Objective vector

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

density
0.675
daylight
0.457
privacy
0.720
circulation
0.663
carbon
0.754
cost
0.274

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.789
gross floor area, m²
410.9
footprint, m²
205.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
349
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.88
worst habitable room, daylight
0.199
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
45.5
plumbing stacks
9
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
U0studio33.14
U11BR92.25
U21BR59.05
U31BR92.25
U42BR92.26
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared021.117.60 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared121.117.60 × 1.20
U2@0#1livingU2026.25.40 × 4.85
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2018.15.40 × 3.35
U2@0#0entryU203.01.80 × 1.65
U2@0#3bathroomU203.41.80 × 1.90
U2@0#2kitchenU208.41.80 × 4.65
U0@0#1livingU0020.27.20 × 2.80
U0@0#2kitchenU007.34.05 × 1.80
U0@0#3bathroomU003.51.95 × 1.80
U0@0#0entryU002.21.20 × 1.80
U4@1#2kitchenU4110.73.15 × 3.40
U4@1#3bathroomU419.52.80 × 3.40
U4@1#0entryU414.31.25 × 3.40
U4@1#1livingU4141.87.20 × 5.80
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4111.73.25 × 3.60
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4114.23.95 × 3.60
U1@0#0entryU104.91.90 × 2.60
U1@0#3bathroomU104.91.90 × 2.60
U1@0#2kitchenU108.83.40 × 2.60
U1@0#1livingU1033.87.20 × 4.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1039.67.20 × 5.50
U3@1#0entryU314.91.45 × 3.35
U3@1#3bathroomU315.71.70 × 3.35
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.64.05 × 3.35
U3@1#1livingU3127.47.20 × 3.80
U3@1#2kitchenU3140.77.20 × 5.65

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