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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.

B0068 · daylight-optimal · seed 0

B0068-heuristic_nsga2-0-1055

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0068

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 16.9 by 19.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Building footprint 72 square metres; open space 260 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.30, daylight 0.90, privacy 0.73, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.70, cost 0.25.
B0068 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 16.9 by 19.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 51 square metres. Building footprint 72 square metres; open space 260 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.30, daylight 0.90, privacy 0.73, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.70, cost 0.25.

Objective vector

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

density
0.304
daylight
0.901
privacy
0.729
circulation
0.526
carbon
0.697
cost
0.248

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.44
site utilisation
0.547
gross floor area, m²
143.0
footprint, m²
71.5
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
369
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.92
worst habitable room, daylight
0.826
circulation share of GFA
33%
open space, net of parking
78%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
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
U01BR50.95
U11BR50.95
All 12 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.62.15 × 9.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.62.15 × 9.60
U0@0#0entryU003.11.25 × 2.50
U0@0#3bathroomU004.11.65 × 2.50
U0@0#2kitchenU006.02.40 × 2.50
U0@0#1livingU0017.85.30 × 3.35
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0019.95.30 × 3.75
U1@1#0entryU113.31.30 × 2.50
U1@1#3bathroomU114.01.60 × 2.50
U1@1#2kitchenU116.02.40 × 2.50
U1@1#1livingU1118.65.30 × 3.50
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1119.15.30 × 3.60

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