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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.

B0065 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0065-heuristic_nsga2-0-1019

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0065

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.4 by 19.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 104 square metres. Building footprint 123 square metres; open space 195 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.78, cost 0.32.
B0065 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.4 by 19.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 52 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 104 square metres. Building footprint 123 square metres; open space 195 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.78, cost 0.32.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.408
privacy
0.771
circulation
0.568
carbon
0.778
cost
0.319

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.79
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
245.8
footprint, m²
122.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
340
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.81
worst habitable room, daylight
0.205
circulation share of GFA
25%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
4
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
U0studio52.24
U11BR52.25
U22BR104.36
All 17 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.612.80 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.612.80 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU108.43.25 × 2.60
U1@0#0entryU103.41.30 × 2.60
U1@0#3bathroomU104.81.85 × 2.60
U1@0#1livingU1018.26.40 × 2.85
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.36.40 × 2.70
U0@0#1livingU0038.46.40 × 6.00
U0@0#0entryU002.71.25 × 2.15
U0@0#3bathroomU003.51.65 × 2.15
U0@0#2kitchenU007.53.50 × 2.15
U2@1#3bathroomU214.01.50 × 2.70
U2@1#0entryU2117.46.45 × 2.70
U2@1#2kitchenU2113.14.85 × 2.70
U2@1#1livingU2149.09.00 × 5.45
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2112.03.80 × 3.15
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.73.80 × 2.30

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