c.p.'s BAT and Lot Workshop

[Simcoug]

I've been out of the country admiring some earlier architecture styles (mostly Roman and Venetian) but I am glad to be back and see more progress here on this thread 
I love the details on the latest high wealth houses - the shutters look great.  And I would love to relax after a long days work on that balcony with a beer in hand.   

[c.p.]

Thanks magee_b, Noah, manga rivotra, carlfatal, romualdillo, reddonquixote, bombardiere, Shark7, Fred, belfastsocrates, and Matt   (wow, lots of comments )

How many stunning BATs do you finish every day? This can´t be healthy! 

I suppose it could be unhealthy, but if so, I don't want to know.
I'm thinking a typical update, with two buildings plus a garage, probably represents about 8 to 10 hours of work, not including the foundations, which may add a few more hours, and not including modding the props, which adds maybe another hour.  The last two updates may have been a little less, because there were fewer buildings.  Today's update may have been little more, because there are 3 building designs, plus a garage, instead of 2.  I haven't timed it, so I could be way off with those numbers.  At any rate, if I have a lot of free time and feel like making buildings, the pace I've been going is a pretty easy pace.


For today's update, here are a few fictional or semi-fictional residential buildings from Columbus:


And some real-life shots of Columbus, Ohio:

[noahclem]

Loving the newest bats    These tend to remind me of the town I went to college in (Vermillion, SD), as most of the town that isn't university-related was built in the early part of the last century. Depending on your interests, it could be neat to have some with more recent additions made like extra first floor rooms, attached garages, or two level additions. Just a thought that very possibly wouldn't be a good idea at all

[metarvo]

Good job on these residences, C.P.  Those textures add a nice splash! 

[Simcoug]

The Amberly wrap around porch looks really cozy.  I also like how you added a painted brick facade to one of the apartments (it adds to the variety and realism).   

[romualdillo]

Great work, as always!!! 

[carlfatal]

At any rate, if I have a lot of free time and feel like making buildings, the pace I've been going is a pretty easy pace.

Sounds reasonable to me... 

and it leads toanother wonderful set. 
Crazy: they are built very closetogether, so you can easily shake hands from one window to the other...   .
And funny: the house on the second picture (and the second of your models) looks like an old Bavarian Home for railway workers.

[c.p.]

Thanks Noah, metarvo, Matt, romualdillo, and carlfatal

. . . it could be neat to have some with more recent additions made like extra first floor rooms, attached garages, or two level additions. Just a thought that very possibly wouldn't be a good idea at all

Not a bad idea, except changing the footprint of the buildings would wreak havoc with the prop families.

And funny: the house on the second picture (and the second of your models) looks like an old Bavarian Home for railway workers.

That part of Columbus was originally settled by German immigrants, so who knows, Bavarian railway workers could have lived in that house too.


So, here are a couple of medium wealth duplexes for the Manchester set.  The Concord Duplex is modelled after real-life buildings found in Concord, Dover and other New Hampshire cities.  (It seems to have been a popular design in New Hampshire).  The Webster duplex is more of a fictional building.  It would probably work well as a large farmhouse also.



Here are some real-life shots from Concord, Keene and Dover, New Hampshire

[FrankU]

Wonderful Brian!

[romualdillo]

Aaaand you did it again!!! 

[cmdp123789]

Wow! they look fantastic! 

[Simcoug]

Great color and texture variations!
I like the unique architecture of the Webster... and yes, it could definitely be a great looking farmhouse.

[art128]

Yet again another wonderful set!

[magee_b]

Absolutely superb! The variations all look incredible!

[manga rivotra]

Perfect set as always 
Maybe the "Webster" variations with blue, and orange wall and shutters can be also R$$$ lots with appropriate props.
The more we can see theses beauties growing, the better is 

[Unconstantean]

lovely

[belfastsocrates]

I'm exceedingly jealous of those with an American style MD

[Shark7]

Ooh, nice, nice duplexes here.  Wouldn't mind one of these for myself...that is the whole thing. 

And (keeping in mind I don't always see colors that well) is that a PINK house I'm seeing?  Haha!  I love it!   

[carlfatal]

Simply wonderful homes again! 

That part of Columbus was originally settled by German immigrants, so who knows, Bavarian railway workers could have lived in that house too.

Indeed possible. I mean, lots of Germans left Europe in the 19th century cause of pauperism and serfdom in their countries. Bavaria was no exeption.

[Bipin]

Fabulous work with those houses, they look great!