Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[Decima]

Wow, how lovely!

How did you do the pink roof?

[Decima]

I've been working on a new big project today - the Taj Mahal. This is what I've got so far, it's just the basic shell, I'm at the stage of just trying to get the general look of it right. I'd love some feedback.





I'm not happy with the front part at all. It all needs to be more arched but I have no idea how to do it. I've used door arches leading into little alcoves with windows inside for most of it, but the front part needs a really huge arch above the second floor. If you look at pics of the  Taj Mahal I think you'll see what I mean. I thought of using CFE to arch it, but won't it mess with everything else? I want the top of the big square sticky out bit to stay horizontal.

Also, anyone have any other ideas of how I could make it more realistic?

Lastly, I really struggled with deciding where to put it. It's in Appaloosa plains at the moment, as it's the driest looking town I have. (Don't have Lunar Lakes). I have Sunset Valley, Appaloosa plains, Twinbrook and Riverview. I had to do some buldozing to get it where it is, it's ok but if there are any better placements I'm willing to move it. 


Please help! 

[cathyknits]

Agneza, the chapel is absolutely gorgeous - but I didn't expect anything else. I'm also curious about the roof color.

[loveSims]

Agneza, the Chapel is so beautiful. I just love it.

[Agneza]

This beautiful roof color is CC,  but I deleted it because I can't upload a house. Thank You for Your support 

[danefaith]

I'm certain there are other roof colors you could use, to make it CC free.  It might take some tweaking of the exterior palette, though.  What if you went with an unsaturated shade of pink for the trims you could use one of the neutral toned roofs?

EA really ought to make roofs colorable.  Maybe not CAS'able, but if it had a color slider like hair and makeup did, that'd be great.

[ladybug53]

Agneza- I just love your chapel. What a perfect place for a wedding. It's fabulous! 

[ladybug53]

Decima- I love what you did so far. Spectacular looking building. 

[Agneza]

I'm very glad You like it, and hardly wait for colorable roofs, shoud  be perfect for all fantasy houses.

[samoht04]

I'm very glad You like it, and hardly wait for colorable roofs, shoud  be perfect for all fantasy houses.

With the new Patch there are some different shades of a white/cream coloured thatch that might be a good Non-CC swap for you.  I saw it before you took it away and it did look very cute and very well built. We should start copying and pasting "Agneza, it's amazing!" . 

[ladybug53]

I`m still a fairly new builder. Today I decided to build a house with dormers. I had a bit of a hard time with the roof as I wanted a different pitch roof over the entry. I was finally able to make it work. I covered the house with brick but now I think it looks like a school and not a house. What should I change to make it look more like a Cape Cod house and not a school. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated.

[danefaith]

Full brick is pretty rare in cape cod.  It would either be a small building, or only brick on the first floor, with clap board for the pitch of the roof and dormers.  Full clap board, however, is pretty legitimate for cape cod.  Just make sure whichever you use to be diligent with the left-right edge coverings.

We could probably work on some of your proportions, as well.  The distance between the furthest windows and the edge of the building is pretty big, which makes the building feel barren and undecorated.  If you trim down the size of the building maybe 2 tiles inward on both side, it'd have a big impact.  You may wish to make sure that your dormers are all the same sizes, as well.

Cape cod houses normally have shorter, broader windows.  Using shuttered windows is also a very good idea when going for the cape code style. 

Finally, lowering the pitch of the roof just a little bit, and adding a few embellishments to the porch would really bring it in the right direction. 

Working on these points would help make the cape cod style more apparent.  I'll be excited to see the next draft!

[ladybug53]

Thanks for your reply danefaith. I will give a go at the roof again. I had a hard time with the dormers which is why I had to raise the pitch of the roof. That's a lot of great info you gave me. I will try my best at correcting those areas.
Thanks again!

[ladybug53]

Here is my next draft for the Cape Cod style house. I'm not sure if I should've left the cement foundation on or not. It does look a lot better. Took out two rows of squares out from both ends of the house, changed the window styles and made the dormers all the same size. I cannot adjust the roof pitch any more as it interferes with the dormers not connecting properly to the roof. I have tired to do a lower pitch on the dormer roof and cannot make it work. Sometimes it does work but most of the time it doesn't. I guess I still need to watch that tutorial a few more times to learn it properly.
Feed back or comments are welcome. 

[Decima]

I think it was the long windows that made it look like a school. I liked it both ways though, but then I don't know where Cape Cod is, let alone it's style! 

Anyone have any feedback on my Taj Mahal attempt?