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Title: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: Ciosa on November 09, 2014, 07:08:10 AM: Name: Monarch Villa
Origin ID: ArchonsKeeper
Lot Type: 50 x 50 residential
Hashtags: #carlsguide

Still a work in progress - it needs a lot more landscaping, one of the bedrooms isn't done, the garden room off from the main bedroom and the upstairs areas to display collections need work. I was actually trying to build close to an actual Roman Villa, and the peristyle in the center needs a lot of work, but I think it has potential. It was the first time I felt a little limited by the 50 x 50 size.

(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/7e/97/17/7e971760a85d2c883419fb6793e1c307.jpg)

(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/2d/55/69/2d55693933860542cc01dcb7b7a0c188.jpg)

I'm considering adding additional staircases and a second floor onto the back area, and possibly making it have a third floor as well. I would love feedback or suggestions on landscaping. Also, I know the rocket isn't exactly authentic. >.> But what Roman conqueror doesn't need a rocket ship?

Be gentle, it's my first time sharing a creation! Although I really would like constructive criticism.
Title: Re: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: Playalot on November 10, 2014, 11:54:37 PM: I love the overall look! I think a second floor would allow for more bedrooms etc making it easier for families as with all those specialist skill room which family wouldn't want to live here?
Title: Re: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: Ciosa on November 12, 2014, 03:50:38 PM: Thank you! I took a break from it for a while to work on something more modern.
Title: Re: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: imayu94 on November 12, 2014, 06:45:04 PM: Even I'd want to live in this (if I had the money... :( ). I like the garden outback with the pillars.
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Post by: ladybug53 on November 12, 2014, 06:54:08 PM: Looks very grand ! You've done great work . It will look fabulous when you finish the landscaping . :)
Title: Re: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: Ciosa on November 14, 2014, 05:23:28 AM: I think I want to change it up - this has a ton of career reward objects, but I'd like to remake it with no career objects, and no rocket, and put some work in on the landscaping. I think the landscaping is my biggest obstacle - I feel like I'm either overdoing it, or I'm doing way too little. (Hello, giant green lot!) If I just surround the main building with ferns and flowers and what not, it just feels underwhelming. I wish there were better tools for curved walls - this feels like it should have some graceful stone walkways with lazily curving hedges lining the way.

Also I want a greater variety of spandrels. I tried this lot originally with spandrels in place of the arches, but I couldn't get the colors to match properly with the stucco. I'm looking at a couple other designs - this is actually a domus, as opposed to a villa, since there's nowhere near enough space on a 50 x 50 lot to make a villa. (Acres of gardens, fields, outlying servants quarters, etc.) I think I might just trash this one and start over, but I learned a lot about the creation tools in building it. I have a grand dream of rebuilding all of Willow Creek as a Roman-themed village, including making venue-specific buildings.
Title: Re: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: Ciosa on November 14, 2014, 10:44:13 PM: (http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/c4/02/e3/c402e3689464b6ed0c85e8de9276e13c.jpg)

So I went and I fiddled. I fiddled a lot. But I like the new result more. I dropped out most of the modernistic elements - save a TV in one room, and the kitchen appliances and the like. The house is now a whopping 395,000, fully decorated. (I cringe at the bills already. Oh how I cringe.)

I also have about 18 screenshots, but I didn't want to make this thread obnoxiously laden with pictures. A few of the rooms (the gymnasium and the conservatory/music room) are ridiculously under-decorated. The master bedroom also has a massive amount of unused space; I think they might become his and hers walk-in closets.

I'm just going to post the main view, here, and a link to the Pinterest page (http://www.pinterest.com/sethwoods393/sims-4/) where I'm hosting the rest.

(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/9f/ee/ec/9feeec7406b2fabe493a309791289e62.jpg)
Title: Re: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: ManiSims on November 16, 2014, 06:37:54 PM: I love it! It looks like a real Mediterranean villa. I would love to live in a place like that. Great job (:
Title: Re: Monarch Villa 3br, 3 ba
Post by: Joria on November 28, 2015, 12:30:49 PM: Beautifully done! The new version with the landscaping is gorgeous. I think you picked the exact right trees. Latin scholar?