Building Contest 1, 2011 - A Town House - Open for Comments

[Ballerina4life]

Name: The Sweet Little Town House
Lot Size: 30x30
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2 1/2
Cost when placed on lot: 69,961
Cost when placed on lot unfurnished: 49,324
Requires expansion/Sims 3 store content: WA, AMB, NL, GEN, and OL
There is one plant from the store: http://store.thesims3.com/productDetail.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:20417&categoryId=11509&scategoryId=11526&pcategoryId=11525
This sweet town house is perfect for a family of four.Enjoy!
Front of house

First Floor

Second Floor

Deck

Living Room

Kitchen

Dining Room

Master Bedroom

Kid Bathroom

Kid Bedroom


Link: http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=6607.0

[Natsuko]

Size of Lot: 20x15
Price: Furnished: 25, 063 simoleans. Unfurnished: 19, 935 simoleans.
Content Used from: Late Night, Ambitions, Generations.
Store Content: FantaR Pattern
Download Link to Swap Shop: Right here!
Description: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom.
The Birchbark Home is proud of it's simplicity. The home houses four sims, and has a cozy fireplace for warmth. It also has complimentary laundry machines.
Pictures:

Top Floor:

Bottom Floor:

[Katluvr]

Good luck to everyone who is entering a house in the competition.  Everyone so far has come up with some really fantastic designs and decor.  Here is my entry.   

Name: Brownstone Townhouse
Lot Size: 30x30
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2 1/2
Cost furnished: 69,980
Cost unfurnished: 51,360
Requires expansion/Sims 3 store content: All EP and SP, no store content

This elegant townhouse was inspired by the luxurious brownstones of a bygone era.  It is perfectly suited for a family of four who wants to enjoy city life as it used to be.  The stately exterior is rivaled by the rich jewel-tones that grace the interior.  The home features a 2-car garage and basement storage area.  The main floor boasts a spacious living room, perfect for entertaining.  A formal dining room is located between the eat-in kitchen and the living room.  A laundry room adjoins the kitchen.  Upstairs houses a master bedroom suite, a full bath, bedroom, and nursery.  Your sims will live like royalty in this grand townhouse!

From the street:


Living Room:


Dining Room:


Kitchen:


Master Suite:


Nursery:


Teen Bedroom:


Garage/Basement:


Ground Floor:


Upstairs:


Available for download in the Swap Shop!

[Chuckles_82]

The Ammaranth

Price: $69,077
Lot Size: 30x30
Description:A stylish modern townhouse, fully furnished throughut. 3 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, partly decorated.
Drown out the harsh city noises with the peaceful sound of water falling, or simply complement the serenity of the countryside.
Content: All expansions (no stuff packs), some free store content:

Love in Darkness (picture): http://store.thesims3.com/productDetail.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:19302&categoryId=&scategoryId=11525&pcategoryId=&ppcategoryId=&gender=female&startAt=0

Leaftastic (plant): http://store.thesims3.com/productDetail.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:20415&categoryId=&scategoryId=11525&pcategoryId=&ppcategoryId=&gender=female&startAt=0



Download link:http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6626.0;attach=2709



Front


Back


Living Room


Bathroom


Master Bedroom


Kitchen and Dining


Bedroom 2


Bedroom 3


Floor Plan

EDIT: modified to reflect update. hahaha I kill me.

[samoht04]

Chuckles, when you say Some Free Store Content, please can you list what you used and where to download it, thank you.

[Lynley1248]

House Name: Morningview Townhouse
Price Furnished: $69,814
Price Unfurnished: $45,882
Lot Size: 30x30
Content: All Eps, Free Store Content: Topper, Sims Strike Back
Download Link: Here

This all brick, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhouse is perfect for the small family wanting to enjoy a life in the city.  This home features hardwood flooring throughout, spacious bathrooms, a kitchen with dinette, cozy family room, and study with entrance to the fenced backyard, which has a pool and patio. There is also a detached one-car garage.


Front View


Backyard pool and patio


First floor


Second floor


Livingroom


Kitchen/dining


Study


Master bedroom


Teen bedroom


Kid's bedroom

[Lilygirl]

House: Panorama Townhouse

Lot Size: 30x30
Bedrooms: 3 (beds for 3-6 Sims)
Bathrooms: 3
Furnished Cost: $65,702
Items: WA, AMB, LN, no store content

We here at Yellow Lily Realty & Construction would like to extend our deepest appreciation for the chance to once again showcase our newest homes for you.

Today we have a large townhouse to show you, which our builders have completed not 12 hours ago. This home sits on a large town lot and has the perfect blend of modern lines and traditional coziness. Every room in the house has a fabulous view of the outside world through abundant massive windows unobstructed by curtains, yes even the bathrooms! The yard is minimally landscaped to keep with the minimalist theme you'll notice in the interior design. The house is built over a basement that features a spacious 2-car garage and storage room.



Here are the floor plans so you can follow along as we tour the interior of this house.

Main Floor:



Second Floor:



The entry flows seamlessly into the dining and living areas, around the corner into the kitchen (complete with top-of-the-line stainless steal appliances), and out onto the back patio.





A quiet den is nestled behind the stairs and has a view of the backyard.



Upstairs you'll find a large landing with room for everyone's favorite activities. Currently you'll find a small band area set up.



Three large double bedrooms are found off the landing, each decorated in it's own colours and patterns. One bedroom has an en-suite bath while the second bath can be found by the stairs to the roof terrace. Here is one of the bedrooms up close.



Also, have a peek into one of the bathrooms and enjoy the view that even these rooms have.



We hope you enjoyed the tour of our latest creation at Yellow Lily Realty & Construction. If you wish to own this one-of-a-kind design simply click on link for the Panorama Townhouse page in our corner of the Swap Shop.

[ZapKid]

Although both of your homes are nice, are you allowed to enter twice or more? 
You did that nice modern one a little bit back and now this.

[Chuckles_82]

Nothing in either of the rule sets states that we are restricted to one entry. I checked.

[samoht04]

Nothing in either of the rule sets states that we are restricted to one entry. I checked.

You're right about that. I'm still unsure as to allow it or not though, ideally I had only one entry per person in mind but as you say I didn't specify in the rules... It does benefit those who have the time to build a second entry over those who don't. I'll talk to Lily about it and see what she thinks. So for everyone else, until I get back to you stick to only one entry for now. Sorry this is an error on my part, I wasn't expecting anyone to be so enthusiastic as to built two entries!

[Micler]

@Chuckles- Correct me if I'm wrong, but are the front door and the counters you used in the downstairs bathroom store items? You can only use store items that are free.

[Gogowars329]

@Chuckles- Correct me if I'm wrong, but are the front door and the counters you used in the downstairs bathroom store items? You can only use store items that are free.

I'm pretty sure you're right. I'm not so sure about the door but the counters are definitely store items.

[Chuckles_82]

Sorry, you're right. They don't show up in my game as store content, but I double checked the store, and they are. I don't know why, mabe because I have so much store stuff. I'll fix it and re-upload.

EDIT: All fixed up. Thankyou to those who have let me know the things I have missed. I'm currently in the process of sorting my store content into two folders: Free and Not Free. That way I can remove the 'Not free' content before building next time!

Thankyou Thomas for considering allowing my second entry. May I suggest that you allow others two entries as well for this competition, and then from this point forward all new competitions are only one entry? That way no one else is disadvantaged, and I haven't wasted my inspiration and a whole day's work

Of course, I don't consider any of the other entries to be disadvantaged, because they are all very high quality

[xFezIsAFreakx]

Hmm.. I did want to someday begin one of the building contests but if we are allowed two entries, I don't think I would, as I barely have the time for one. (That's why I'm only considering taking part right now, anyways) Letting people choose to build two houses does give a disadvantage to those who only have time to build one, as those who have built two are more likely to win. But as Chuckles said, we wouldn't want all of that work to go to waste, so perhaps only allow the two entries this time, as there wasn't actually a rule that said only one house? Just giving my two cents.

[Lilygirl]

Just a heads up to all builders still wanting to submit their lot: the contest closing date has changed from Sept 9 to Sept 8. This has been done so that all building contests will start on a Friday instead of Saturday, as this one did. Please post your submission by 11:59pm your local time on Thursday, Sept 8. The rules in the first post have been changed to reflect this.

Thomas and I are still discussing the issue of more than one lot submission per member, check back for an update about that later.

Please, no further discussion in this thread, it's supposed to be for entry submission only. If concerns come up please PM them to samoht04 or lilygirl and we will deal with whatever it is. Thank you.