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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.

B0069 · carbon-optimal · seed 1

B0069-heuristic_nsga2-1-1293

Heuristic-seeded NSGA-IIA+D · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0069

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 16.4 by 23.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Building footprint 148 square metres; open space 238 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.55, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.79, cost 0.43.
B0069 · heuristic_nsga2 · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 16.4 by 23.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Building footprint 148 square metres; open space 238 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.55, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.79, cost 0.43.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.549
privacy
0.785
circulation
0.635
carbon
0.788
cost
0.434

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.76
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
295.2
footprint, m²
147.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
336
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.63
worst habitable room, daylight
0.202
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
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
U01BR65.65
U11BR64.65
U22BR64.06
U32BR66.26
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared017.412.00 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared117.412.00 × 1.45
U0@0#2kitchenU006.53.10 × 2.10
U0@0#3bathroomU003.61.70 × 2.10
U0@0#0entryU002.61.25 × 2.10
U0@0#1livingU0030.66.05 × 5.05
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0022.46.05 × 3.70
U1@0#0entryU102.81.20 × 2.35
U1@0#3bathroomU104.01.70 × 2.35
U1@0#2kitchenU107.23.05 × 2.35
U1@0#1livingU1029.25.95 × 4.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1021.45.95 × 3.60
U3@1#2kitchenU318.83.05 × 2.90
U3@1#3bathroomU314.91.70 × 2.90
U3@1#0entryU313.91.35 × 2.90
U3@1#1livingU3122.36.10 × 3.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3115.13.50 × 4.30
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.22.60 × 4.30
U2@1#0entryU213.81.30 × 2.90
U2@1#3bathroomU214.81.65 × 2.90
U2@1#2kitchenU218.62.95 × 2.90
U2@1#1livingU2127.15.90 × 4.60
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.43.40 × 3.35
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.42.50 × 3.35

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