SimFox's Pixel Torture Chamber

[SimFox]

Caspervg:
And what is ticking you off in that color? I'm, myself isn't quite satisfied. I know it is somewhere near, but can't quite pin-point it. I've spend literally hours pulling sliders or RGB...

Current state:
This one is suppose to be dense midrise W2W CS$$ or CO$$ 4x4 corner lot... So I have a question what is common floor hight of W2W buildings?

[Pat]

  OMG Simfox~~~~~~~~~

[baconrocky]

  Stunning. I would use this on every corner its so beautiful! lol

[toxicpiano]

Looks wonderful. As for size, it would be good to have something W2W that is bigger

[SimFox]

Well it is a first try for me to make a W2W building... some mistakes were made...

Originally I've planned for it to be a combo of 3 buildings. But I've decided to drop small "Bodum" shop on the left. Bodum not because it would have been exactly that - Bodum Shop, but because it would have used idea of Bodum Flagship shop in Copenhagen - it is mere 5, or so, meters wide but 6 storey high. Well Ive dropped it because in my later considerations if this is to be grow lot and I hope it will be, it wouldn't be right for exact same combo to grow all over. Plus I've though to create arch into yard and it seemed to be a good spot for it...

The right hand side "annex" is still there since it was planned to be integrated both structurally and stylistically with main building. But it since that this integration has gone too far. It is hardly an annex, rather just a part of main building, oh, well...

The building will follow 2m convention that seems to be prevalent in W2W designs.
OK, 'nough with words...

South


East


North


West



and "beauty shots" in same order:






well west perspective is exceedingly boring since it is just a dead wall there...

[baconrocky]

  Plain walls don't have to be a bad thing. I have a question, is there any plans to make the group floor windows to not look "empty"? - perhaps store fronts we all know and love?

[delija21]

This is looking just awsome....when finish it's going to be one of the best buildings available for SC4

[SimFox]

baconrocky:
naturally shop windows will be filled. Not sure about what brands will be there or, may be just some "generic scenery".

delija21
Thanx, man!

[baconrocky]

Well, I would put my vote for brand names! lol

[fusion_lemon]

if it is available I will download it at once!!!
it looks soooo nice!!! 

[SimFox]

I'm a bit stuck with Shop windows...

So if you, fusion_lemon, have any suggestions I would like to hear them!
So far I was thinking about UNIQLO, Giordano, Baleno - basically I wanted to keep Chinese feel to it...  I also need the some sort of name for the mini mall - one with entrance at the corner. Any ideas?

[fusion_lemon]

If you want a typical modern Chinese mini mall feel, Giordano, Baleno are typical ones that you must not miss (haha)
UNIQLO is okay~ but I think not as popular as the previous two...
I'm also thinking of some international brands which are also very popular in mainland China - Starbucks and KFC, these two are very popular in modern Chinese malls... =]
McDonalds, unluckily, isn't on the list =[
If you want to introduce more variety, u might even put a bank (HSBC would be fine, or any large Chinese banks you name it)


I remembered you mentioned in the neighbouring site that you got this idea from a building in Hangzhou (it that you? I've got a poor memory...)
Perhaps you can use the West Lake as an idea
or something Chinese and then _____ Plaza... who knows? 

[SimFox]

Well here is my take on shops...


BTW I quite like Uniqlo... it isn't anything unique, but it provides good basics. Giordano, on the other hand went down IMHO... few years ago when i fist came into their shop in Shanghai I really liked it. Plus it was very cheap. Now prices are up and everything else is down...

And here is a shot (the only one I made) of that building... And that was from the window of fast moving car... I was trying to find it on either Google earth or edushi, but somehow didn't managed it. I though I did follow all the routes still...



btw I've changed the "stone" part of the building back to whitish as is in original, and I think it goes better with green paginated mental of the upper part. The yellow color before was as an attempt to blend into the game...

[Alfred.Jones]

That is very impressive Simfox The detail is outstanding with the cages for the air conditioning units on the lower windows.

I must say, I like the new colour better than the yellow

I am still in awe!!!

Nice work

[fusion_lemon]

Oh, nice job SimFox,
(a little sidetrack) in fact I like UNIQLO, its style is more trendy compared to many other brands I think, my newest T-shirts in the wardrobe are all from UNIQLO...
Giordano is surely a very well-known for its popularity in public, but I'm too afraid just when you see people on the streets are all wearing the same thing from Giordano, coz it's really economical and good 

Looking forward to seeing ur progress!!! 

[SimFox]

Thanx!
I was thinking to skip the actual AC units though... and leave those cages, just as ones on higher floors as a purely decorative elements... Or is the vox populi that AC units should be added in?
I also think that the white fits green better (not something I would think of without actually seeing it), so it will stay this off-white...

Actually this building is pretty interesting as it its an illustration of China's progerss. Original has been built sometimes mid 90s and it looked like this even few, say 5 years ago:



but now it has got a face lift with all that patinated metal and marble cladding on the lower levels. it is hardly recognizable. ut it has to be this same building, since it is located in the same street corner. Plus you can see the first character (presumably in the name of the building) on both pictuers

[fusion_lemon]

In fact I saw that first character "秋" (qiu) in ur photo and I managed to search if it is on the road of QiuTao "秋濤"
but all that I could find with a similar outlook was that CHina construction bank, until you upload that "old photo"... --> exactly!!!!!! 
I saw that in edushi 3D map, it was somewhere in the southeast of hangzhou, I think it has a large component of China Construction Bank in it, but the building's name is the six golden Chinese characters just above the entrance.

Those six characters "秋濤綜合大樓" were meant to be 秋濤 QiuTao (the road's name) 綜合大樓 Complex Building, perhaps you can just name it QiuTao Complex for simplicity~ 

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yup, I agree that progress in mainland China is rocketing.
Without your photo that building is simply unrecognizable

[SimFox]

Yeah, I have been trying to trace it by that name... and only that old picutre surfaced (from as you've guessed) edushi map

btw I just now noticed that:



big brother is REALLY watching you!

[fusion_lemon]

hahaha... that surprise me too~! 
in fact I am not too familar with Hangzhou, though I've been there twice and I quite like this city~
I live in Kowloon of Hong Kong 

[Alfred.Jones]

I was thinking to skip the actual AC units though... and leave those cages, just as ones on higher floors as a purely decorative elements... Or is the vox populi that AC units should be added in?

Personally, I don't think they need to be added. You probably won't be able to see them in sc4 detail either. I think it looks great as it is

big brother is REALLY watching you!

Thats a whole lot of cameras!