Eco Home series:Links on page 1 and Last Eco home on page 38: The Commune

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

i thought i was sick of modern homes for a while after my BnS challenge build for week 10. i spent a lot of time on it and after that home i felt i had exhausted the imagination and gave them a break. now after finding a temporary solution to the annoying floating ceiling after using the CFE cheat from addict1220 i bring you The Aurora.

This is not a large house but is inspired by and eco-freindly design which is very popular at the moment. what caught my eye was the bright orange which is visually interesting.
the house is uploaded and can be found here and will be part I of the series:

The Aurora

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=914638

below are some pictures of the interior.

the home is a one bedroom luxury home and i believe it looks great overlooking the ocean. this doesn't give it much backyard but by all means move it to a larger block. comments would be appreciated (block size 25 deep, 30 wide)

Part II of my eco home series was suggested by allium. pictures of the home can be found on page 4 with the download link found below:

The Solanum

Link:
http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=923437

Part III of the eco series. this is a personal favourite colour but red seems to be very controversial. to see pics of the inside have a look at page 6.

The Venetian

http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=928475

here is my next installment. this home using blue as the key colour.
Part IV of my eco home series

The Seabreeze

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=936300

the pictures for this home start on page 8 if you want to check them out.

Here is part V of this series. it uses a strong green and makes a real statement. thankyou again allium for the colour suggestion. it turned out great.

The Tahitian:

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=953791

for pictures of the interior see page 10

This is part VI of this series and also my first adaption of this style to a 2 story home. i hope you enjoy

The Oasis

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=974582

pictures for the Oasis can be found on page 12

Part VII of this series is my second attempt a a 2 story home, i think it looks great and thankyou sparkle for the hex codes.

The Sherbrooke

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=985067

Here is part VIII of this series and it goes out to all you magenta/pink fans. it was inevitable that i would build this home it was just a question of when. i thought the name was a nice touch too (simpsons fan as well

)

so here it is:

The Malibu

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=992350

if you want to see pictures of this home have a look at page 17

Ok this one took me a while to get the courtyard design right but it is a nice deviation from the designs i have been doing. so this makes the home part IX of my series. i hope you enjoy

The Sienna

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1048295

pictures of this home are located on page 23

here is part X of my eco home series. it came to my attention via Jalida that i had not done a long block (20 short side 30 long side) in this series. this is for jalida.

The Summerland

http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1054036

pictures are on page 24

here is my newest addition to the family. another 20x30 lot for down by the beach (or where there is any appropriate block) it is a luxury one bedroom home. so enjoy part XI of my eco home series

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1061561

pictures can be seen on page 28

ok so here is the Blausaure. it is part XII of my series and is named blausaure after the colour used. blausaure means blue acid which is a compound derived from prussian blue die. in english it doesn't sound that great but in german its pretty good (well at least i think its german :? )

The Blausaure

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1063086

for interior pictures see page 29

here is part XIII of this (extensive) series. its another yellow which i have not done since the first home. i was time to revisit yellow. i hope you all enjoy the home as much as i enjoyed building it.

The Sunburst

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1089296

for pics see page 31

here is part XIV of this series. this home is named after the jade stone which is a very similar colour to this homes green shade used throughout. its very tranquil and inviting.

The Nephrita

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1089961

for pictures of this home see page 32

In celebration of part XV of this series i have my first 60x60 lot. this home is the biggest so far in lot size and file size. so without further to do here it is

The Carnelian

http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1110575

and pics are located here
http://au.thesims3.com/contentDetail.html?contentId=93281

here is the final eco home in this series. i hope you all enjoy

The Commune

the link can be found here:
http://au.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=1733307

see page 38 for pictures

thankyou all for your interest in this series and although this is the last home in this series i don't see me stopping building in the future.

Peacemaker.

Anjubee · August 2009

Whoa, PM! You are a modern machine! This is another beautiful build, of course. I love how it looks! You pulled off the skylight fencing and the little flooring awning bits over the windows are awesome! Interior wise... I swear I need to build something with the ultra lounge set JUST ONCE! I have it and it takes all of my will power not to use it in any of my uploads. But I think I am going to have to break down at some point... It just looks too good!

And I spy your avatar this time! Mmm.. waffles.

Also love what you did with the paintings and light sconce. It fits in between the spaces so nicely.

:thumbup:

Mandy347 · August 2009

The outside yellow is a bit too bright for an exterior my taste, but I love the warm, toasty colors on the inside, especially the kitchen cabinets.

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

i know i caved in to with the ultra lounge set. i like it so much. this is mainly an exercise on how the annoying floating ceiling can be overcome. i don't much care if it doesn't get downloaded a lot but my avatar seems to like it...and his waffles

(P.S. it is a little pricey for a 1 bedroom home :shock: )

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

thankyou mandy. it is bright so it makes a statement but i know orange isn't everyones favourite colour. with the kitchen thats my favourite combination. its the polished masonry top which goes well with the wood

jisgr8 · August 2009

Wow, really nice

. You can never have too many moderns imo. There's just so many fun things you can do with them to make them unique and your lot is no exception. Digging the orange especially how u used it with the porches. They look so cool

. The only visual problem is the kitchen, but it's not your fault, but EA's. When are we going to get some modern style bar stools? Rec from me when you upload

Edit: What's your solution to the floating ceiling?

J

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

right on! bring on the modern bar stools. i'm ready EA, are you?

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

ok i am having issues uploading at the moment. i will see what i can do.

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

for some strange reason i always have issues uploading homes with custom patterns. i guess they always make the file size to large. i have it uploaded now but i will tell you what i had to change. the bathroom and kitchen floor and wall tiles ans the bedroom feature wall. its sad but had to be done. those patterns are from TSR if anyone is interested in them.

billydilly · August 2009

peacemaker_ic wrote:

(P.S. it is a little pricey for a 1 bedroom home :shock: )

Just out of interest how much is it?

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

just over $71,000 furnished

i think a lot of the cost comes from the garden. its very dense

Edit: What's your solution to the floating ceiling?

J

J you have to open the 'room' up. when this happens the ceiling disappears. Nevar says its due to the game recognising it as being outside or something. i did this by taking out a little of the wall above the entrance and replaced it with the glass fence and changed the height so it didn't stick out. as there wasn't anywhere else to put it i tried to blend it into the design. i hope this helps

jisgr8 · August 2009

peacemaker_ic wrote:

J you have to open the 'room' up. when this happens the ceiling disappears. Nevar says its due to the game recognising it as being outside or something. i did this by taking out a little of the wall above the entrance and replaced it with the glass fence and changed the height so it didn't stick out. as there wasn't anywhere else to put it i tried to blend it into the design. i hope this helps

Yeah, that's what I had to do with one of my lots. Hoping there was another way. Another 🐸🐸🐸🐸 for EA

J

Anjubee · August 2009

Mind if I hang out in this thread for a bit? There aren't any other fun threads at the moment.

I like it in here.

/dangle

Allium · August 2009

Love it! The bold colour, the clean, sleek design inside and out

, the planting is perfect - not overdone. The interior is gorgeous too, I do love colour co-ordination!
*runs off to rec it*

*waves at Anju!*

Jasonmazda2 · August 2009

nice job. It's on page one at the moment with 80 downloads so it's doing quite well so far. I was surprised because of all the premium items the home would be basically unfurnished to players who haven't got items from the store... oh well I have :? so if I decide to play it I can use it... man the ultra lounge set looks really good in these photos.

Anjubee · August 2009

And, yaaaay! Alli's here! Makes this thread even better.

Allium · August 2009

Anjubee wrote:

And, yaaaay! Alli's here! Makes this thread even better.

can you tell I don't want to do any work today?

Anjubee · August 2009

Allium wrote:

can you tell I don't want to do any work today?

I'm trying to pack... so I can sleep. But I can't seem to find anything. Everything's a mess! :oops:

Allium · August 2009

Awwww :shock: , I hate packing

, A week without Sims....NIGHTMARE!!! (will miss you

) Are you going somewhere nice I hope?!

*back on topic* I think JasonMazda's Avi NEEDS this house look at him! It was positively MADE for him!

I love this house...did I mention that?

Anjubee · August 2009

Visiting a friend in Florida! I hear it's thunderstorming there though... It should be fun anyway!

I agree.. he is rather fond of yellow.

And I'm sure PM won't mind us hijacking his thread a little bit!!!

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

thanx for the comments. i think jasons avatar would fit in perfectly. maybe a little too well :?

alli thanx for the comments. i like this home too. since i am a bachalor myself it would be perfect for me.

anju i am happy for you to hang around. it will help it from being buried by the other pointless topics that pop up. also where you heading? is it nice there?

Jason if you want i can upload one without premium items if you like. it wouldn't be that different though i think the square lounges in the game wouldn't look as good in orange

also i am happy i have a good laptop. thats what i play my game on. the only issue is if i go somewhere without a power point. oh the agony

Allium · August 2009

OOO have a lovely time ! Well...if its rainy and horrible you may have to surf the forums in a internet cafe

...just to keep dry of course!

Peace I'm just thinking (it could be a dangerous thing....!) it would be lovely to have a series of this 'style' of home with different key colours.....a little mini-designer street.....

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

Alli thats a great idea. it did actually pop into my mind. i can do a red one. i like red :twisted:

anjubee i hope you have fun. and if you do get bored and i have a thread up you are welcome to hijack it for a while

Anjubee · August 2009

I'll have my little laptop with me, so I should be able to check in every once in awhile!

I definitely plan on hijacking more of your threads, PM. :twisted:

And I love the idea of a series! Although I think PM is sick of moderns? I would love to see a blue one.

Seannelson11 · August 2009

I really like it, the colours inside are really mutual.

peacemaker_ic · August 2009

anju i was thinking of blue, actually more specifically azure. its the complementary colour to orange. man i love Wikipedia. i think i might branch into some two story versions as well if i can make the CFE cheat work a little more to my advantage.

Seannelson thankyou for the comment. i think it is a step up from a micro home. wish i could build those like exdemon1120 but i am not good with space saving. this is sort of like pre-fab houses in design though. i do try to link the interior and exterior with one another.

be back in a minute. i am going to change my siggie to one that suites this home.

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