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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 · daylight-optimal · seed 0

B0061-heuristic_nsga2-0-1172

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 91 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Building footprint 204 square metres; open space 336 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.71, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.75, cost 0.35.
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 91 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 59 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 92 square metres. Building footprint 204 square metres; open space 336 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.67, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.71, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.75, cost 0.35.

Objective vector

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

density
0.668
daylight
0.495
privacy
0.713
circulation
0.638
carbon
0.751
cost
0.348

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
0.784
gross floor area, m²
408.4
footprint, m²
204.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
350
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.76
worst habitable room, daylight
0.145
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
62%
courtyard void, m²
45.5
plumbing stacks
7
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
U0studio33.14
U11BR90.95
U21BR59.05
U31BR90.95
U42BR92.26
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared021.217.65 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared121.217.65 × 1.20
U2@0#3bathroomU204.62.65 × 1.75
U2@0#0entryU205.32.65 × 2.00
U2@0#2kitchenU2011.82.65 × 4.45
U2@0#1livingU2021.64.55 × 4.75
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2015.74.55 × 3.45
U0@0#2kitchenU005.83.25 × 1.80
U0@0#3bathroomU004.42.45 × 1.80
U0@0#0entryU002.71.50 × 1.80
U0@0#1livingU0020.27.20 × 2.80
U4@1#2kitchenU4110.73.15 × 3.40
U4@1#3bathroomU419.02.65 × 3.40
U4@1#0entryU414.81.40 × 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#0entryU104.81.85 × 2.60
U1@0#3bathroomU104.81.85 × 2.60
U1@0#2kitchenU108.83.40 × 2.60
U1@0#1livingU1033.47.10 × 4.70
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1039.07.10 × 5.50
U3@1#2kitchenU316.21.85 × 3.35
U3@1#3bathroomU315.21.55 × 3.35
U3@1#0entryU3112.43.70 × 3.35
U3@1#1livingU3127.07.10 × 3.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3140.17.10 × 5.65

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