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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.

B0067 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0067-heuristic_nsga2-0-1105

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0067

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.8 by 22.2 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 46 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 198 square metres; open space 290 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.43, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.75, cost 0.42.
B0067 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.8 by 22.2 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 46 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 95 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 79 square metres. Building footprint 198 square metres; open space 290 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.43, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.67, carbon 0.75, cost 0.42.

Objective vector

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

density
0.758
daylight
0.426
privacy
0.735
circulation
0.670
carbon
0.752
cost
0.419

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.82
site utilisation
0.843
gross floor area, m²
396.7
footprint, m²
198.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
349
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.65
worst habitable room, daylight
0.143
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
59%
courtyard void, m²
42.0
plumbing stacks
5
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
U0studio33.34
U11BR46.25
U21BR95.05
U31BR95.05
U42BR79.56
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared023.917.70 × 1.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared123.917.70 × 1.35
U1@0#2kitchenU106.63.20 × 2.05
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1015.73.20 × 4.90
U1@0#1livingU1017.93.45 × 5.20
U1@0#3bathroomU103.41.95 × 1.75
U1@0#0entryU102.61.50 × 1.75
U0@0#3bathroomU004.02.05 × 1.95
U0@0#0entryU002.51.30 × 1.95
U0@0#2kitchenU006.43.30 × 1.95
U0@0#1livingU0020.36.65 × 3.05
U4@1#2kitchenU415.93.30 × 1.80
U4@1#3bathroomU413.82.10 × 1.80
U4@1#0entryU412.31.25 × 1.80
U4@1#1livingU4127.36.65 × 4.10
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4122.13.65 × 6.05
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4118.13.00 × 6.05
U2@0#0entryU204.01.65 × 2.40
U2@0#3bathroomU205.52.30 × 2.40
U2@0#2kitchenU209.64.00 × 2.40
U2@0#1livingU2025.47.95 × 3.20
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2050.57.95 × 6.35
U3@1#0entryU314.01.65 × 2.40
U3@1#3bathroomU313.61.50 × 2.40
U3@1#2kitchenU3111.54.80 × 2.40
U3@1#1livingU3125.47.95 × 3.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3150.57.95 × 6.35

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