Cool house! Love the bridge over the swimming pool.

Agree. Love the bridge over the pool and the open area downstairs that leads outdoors. Very breezy.

Maybe I'll stick with it then. Thanks for the positive feedback!

@Vampire aninyoseloh - Bee-yoo-tiful! You deserve the QuickDraw Builder Award! Nicely decorated and landscaped, too - love the shady garden pergola!
@PiT91 - lovely Roman Villa! Looks and feels like olden times - love the tiny but efficient latrina! The windows look like the exterior side does not match well to the walls, too grey-toned. It may just be a matter of EA's sh***y lighting, though, since I can tell the inside-side has been matched.
@sandymdh - Great job! I don't usually like the utramodern monochrome theme, but the touches of orange and grays livens this up without going overboard or Blecch-neon. Your build-tricks work very well (the pool bridge and the bendy roof) and maintain the modern style. The hole - nice idea, but it doesn't "feel" modern - the benches look OLD. Maybe reCAST them to look like plastic and in orange? Or find more modern seating in the catalog - you can outdoorize most any loveseat with CAST. Also some additional landscaping (ideally a rock garden or xeriscaping - which would be WAY hard without cacti!) would make the house look like Mother Nature liked it, too!
Good luck, one and all, be ye superspeedy or cautiousslow!

yup, mostly it is this the main fact, because I tried oh so many different textures, but they change when I change my angle. That was driving me crazy, so I put the better one I found and goodbye. I'd maybe decide to change everything and take new photos, but I'm waaaaaaaaay tooooooooo laaaaaaazyyyyyy. =D

you can tell surely by this image:
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6950/r38.jpg
the upper floor results as an open area, while the mid-one is considered as a closed one. *BEHOLD THE DIFFERENCE!* (in a dramatic tone)

Yea... now you think of it... does seem a bit too blue. And I'm not an expert builder ether, especially for modern styled homes.



I tried putting plants in, but the plants like are CC. I guess I'll try again seeing how both the color and the counters are messed up now >_<' Maybe I should be a bit slower for round 4, I rush too much. (On almost everything I do)

Well, it's good to take your time, yes, but now that you've gotten your entry up, this is the best time to get critique on it. You have all week to fix it up.

It's just a lot of blue. You can break up the blue with white or cream and still keep that modern feel. Also, the other person is right, landscaping would really help you. Look up video tutorials and websites about modern landscaping, how it looks, what you can do. There are plenty of plants and shrubbery that EA gives that, if you're a little creative, can get you whatever look you're going for.

Damn... I wish Late Night was out... I could make that stupid hole a hot tub...

I know! All I keep thinking is like "oooh this would have looked good with a curved pool", this could have been an apartment or something like that

Exactly my thoughts!!!!

Local genius (and loon) Rainier de'Lorme, being the environmentalist that he was, chose to convert a small, abandoned tree farm in Riverview into his new home. Even so, he refused to give up his comforts and had up to date furnishings. Unfortunately for Rainier, only a year after the completion of his home, he met his demise in his lab. Pity that the formula he was creating to quadruple the effectiveness of life fruit was off by one quarter of an ounce.

The home is now up for sale and, due to the unique structure and landscaping, will not be available for long. La Maison d'Arbre is perfect for anyone wishing to escape from the reality of our world. There are 5 large windows overlooking inward in the property; two in the kitchen overlooking the center garden and living room, one in the living room with a mirror image, one in the bedroom with forest views, and one in the bathroom overlooking the lake. If you're going to live in the wilderness, make sure to take full advantage! Mr. de'Lorme carefully designed his house so that each room conveyed a specific mood and retained a specific purpose in observance with that mood. The interior colors of the home reflect each mood.

Front:



Side View:



Orange: It symbolizes balance and enthusiasm, both which with Rainier used in creating his formulas. They are fundamental truths which should never be forgotten in any kitchen.



Blue: The color of cleanliness, tranquility, and security. The color of cleanliness for a bathroom; how original. And maybe to help you feel more "secure" in your birthday suit?



Yellow: The symbol of friendship, it also represents optimism and hope. A perfect color for a living room, where new friendships often start and the place more most living takes place.



Green: This color denotes health, renewal, and fertility. I don't think this one needs any further explanation.



Garden: Perfect for quiet solitude and meditation or even as a spot for house parties, the garden embodies charm and life.



Overhead View: Because the bedroom is built between the wings of the lower level, I am able to show both levels at once. (Trees are still there, they have just disappeared from having zoomed in).




No CC was used in this lot. Some store items along with buydebug items (fish and insects). Yes, it actually is playable. I spent a long time once I moved my Sim in moving trees and such so she could use the stairs and swim in the "lake".
Furnished: §62,851
Unfurnished: §44,375

Last edited by heaven_sent_8_18 : 31st Jul 2010 at 05:58 AM.

Gorgeous! Just one thing... that tree sticking trough the window

I know, I know! It's the stupid angle. If I go straight to center and look from the bed, it's not there. But then you can't see as much of the room. I'm not sure if I should "cheat" and move the tree for a picture and then put it back, try a different angle, or just leave it be. It is a tree house after all, it can be magic glass!

Last edited by heaven_sent_8_18 : 31st Jul 2010 at 12:32 AM.

It's not glass, it's mosquito netting!

I don't think the judges would mind if you move the tree one rotate for that picture only and then move it back. But ofcourse a judge would have to confirm that

Hi HP, Can I swap solid foundation pieces for the foundation on stilts pieces as long as I don't change the footprint?

@heaven_sent_8_18
That's a really interesting looking house, totally off the wall idea and really well executed too. If I remember my language lessons from back in my school days, and assuming it's French (if not I'll probably sound like a loon hehe), I'm guessing "La Maison d'Arbre" loosely translates to "The House of Trees"? Either way it's a really clever idea and well done .

These early lots are really setting the bar high for the rest of us too and each round the entries seem to get better and better. I kind of feel sorry for the poor judges, I really don't envy their task of trying to judge these lots at all!

@Porkypine

Assuming the rules haven't changed since round 1, someone did ask the question back then and HP said yes you can switch the brick foundation for the wooden deck one so long as the footprint is the same, a link to the actual post is here and below is a quote from it .

Last edited by feldynn : 31st Jul 2010 at 01:59 AM. Reason: Figured out how to link a single post, go me!

Anyone else having "problems" with downloading the 3rd foundation? =(

I also think that it said somewhere that the shape and the height had to stay the same

heaven_sent...I really love that house. It would be absolutely perfect...but the tree...I just can't get past it sticking through the window. But the rest of it...WOW, WOW, WOW. I'm doing a cabin as well for this round. Nothing like that though; probably not as good.

Its amazing all the different ideas people are coming up with. Everyone's building skills are improving too. I know mine is. But the problem with that is this house is taking longer than the other two put together. I figured it would be. I'm about halfway there. Can't wait to post it. I may just forfeit sleep and finish it tonight so I can post tomorrow. I can always edit it a thousand times like I did the last one.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's houses!

Aaaaaaand...break over. Back to building.

I'm sticking with modern because that's what I'm best at...This time instead of being blue...it's yellow :D! Gonna get some sleep and continue tomorrow...but I must say that this is fun!!

EDIT: nevermind.

Love the tree house idea. It's... making me nervous!

Kinda unsure what I'm going to do with this foundation!

Last edited by mr.moo7999 : 31st Jul 2010 at 03:53 AM.

Oh my gosh. How do you people come up with these things, I decided on jamacian resortish but its laim pfft. I suck. Having a bad week does not help at all either ...

HP, I have a rules question regarding custom content. Would placing the Foundation lot in a non-EA town / world map be considered using a piece of custom content?

On one hand you could say that the world is external to the lot itself so it could technically be irrelevant, but on the other hand you could also say that the world could be considered a "decorative object" since lot placement may be important when it comes to the taking of the pictures.

I guess I'll err on the side of caution and assume it'd count as a piece of Custom Content for the purposes of the contest, but if you could clarify that would be awesome .

I changed the picture!!! It took me over an hour just to zoom in and out, tab and untab, turn to the left or right, etc, etc so I could get the angle just right so the tree is NOT coming through that window. Ugh...but it is done.

Feldynn - Yes...loosely. According to freetranslation.com that is. I am horrible with languages but wanted an interesting name/story and French for "tree house" sounded the prettiest. How shallow is that?

Think I should have an overhead with roof and trees to show what the lot would actually look like and/or a shot of the foundation level?

Last edited by heaven_sent_8_18 : 31st Jul 2010 at 06:16 AM.

Oh no, my lot for foundation 3 is in a non-EA world! Because the world is largely empty. I think it should be OK, at least I hope it is! I mean, if there's a building full of CCs next door it wouldn't be considered part of the lot, right?