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Showing posts with label modern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label modern. Show all posts

Pollman - Design X1172 (DCL51 Series) - MCM Contemporary

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Pollman - Design X1172
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #51
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - carport
living terrace - dining terrace - play terrace
2-Step Foundation
fully furnished
~ One CC ~

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #51, from the late 1960's. I chose to build 10 of the 16 houses from this portfolio. If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Pollman - Design X2113 (DCL51 Series) - MCM Contemporary. No CC.

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Pollman - Design X2113
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #51
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2 bathrooms - 2 car carport
outdoor kitchen - multiple terraces - separate living and family areas
fully furnished
~ No CC ~

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #51, from the late 1960's. I chose to build 10 of the 16 houses from this portfolio. If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Pollman - Design X1097 (DCL51 Series) - MCM Contemporary

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Pollman - Design X1097
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #51
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2 bathrooms - carport
outdoor living terraces - courtyard - hot tub - pool - split bedroom plan
fully furnished
~ One CC ~

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #51, from the late 1960's. I chose to build 10 of the 16 houses from this portfolio.
If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Pollman - Design X1098 (DCL51 Series) - MCM Contemporary

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Pollman - Design X1098
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #51
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2 full bathrooms and 3 half baths - carport
outdoor kitchen/cabana - courtyard - hot tub - pool - exercise room
fully furnished
~ One CC ~

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #51, from the late 1960's. I chose to build 10 of the 16 houses from this portfolio.
If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Pollman - Design X1158 (DCL51 Series) - MCM Contemporary

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Pollman - Design X1158
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #51
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - garage
split living plan - multiple terraces - large yard
fully furnished
~ 1 CC = roof edger/fence ~

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #51, from the late 1960's. I chose to build 10 of the 16 houses from this portfolio.

If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Pollman - Design X1068 (DCL51 Series) - MCM Contemporary

Cross-posted to MTS and Simblr.

Pollman - Design X1068
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #51
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - carport - multiple terraces
outdoor kitchen - laundry area - fitness room - hot tub - HUGE yard
fully furnished
- CC fences -

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #51, from the late 1960's. I chose to build 10 of the 16 houses from this portfolio.
If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Destination - a Mark Stewart design: 2B/2.5B/Gar

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Destination
a Mark Stewart design
2 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - garage
oversized garage - wrapped porch - patio - spa
mostly UNfurnished
- One CC (HL's floor edger/fence)

NOTE: I adapted the plan for TS2 playability; and used the spiral staircase - which gave me room to add the second bedroom downstairs.

Simple Modern in the Desert. No CC.

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Simple Modern
...a part of the Desert Hood Project I'm working on.
2 bedrooms - 2 bathrooms - 1 car driveway
wrap around porch - grill - rooftop deck
SLOPED lot
fully furnished
- No CC -

AQUA ~ a Community Lot with Rooftop Infinity Pool

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AQUA
...a part of the Big Butte desert hood I'm working on.
Community Lot with 2-Step Foundation
rooftop infinity pool - restaurant - bar/lounge - disco
shopping - barrista - restrooms - playground - parking lot
Minimal CC

This lot was tested in Belladonna Cove, but because it is one of the business lots in my new desert hood, some of the pictures were taken in the desert locale. It will be included with that hood, when it is released... someday soon!
Meanwhile - here is a preview version of this lot for your own hood.

Simple Rectangle - Modern Box: Plan #520-4

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Simple Rectangle
Modern Box: Plan #520-4, by Irish architect Frank McGahon
This floor plan comes from HousePlans.com
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - space for 2 cars
balconies - rooftop viewing deck - built on an extreme slope
You will need my Max Slope Mod
fully furnished
- No CC -

The website says...
"Plan 520-4, by Irish architect Frank McGahon, is a simple rectangle with solid end walls and all glass side walls. The great appeal of the window wall is to unite inside and outside while framing both. The trick is to beware of exposure; even insulated glass can transmit heat and cold. The roof can be adapted as a deck. This 1705 square feet contemporary style 1 bedroom, 1 bath design recalls Philip Johnson's famous Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut of 1949."

I have modified it for TS2 to have 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

Desert Nomad House ~ RL Tucson, AZ. No CC.

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Desert Nomad House
from Tucson, AZ - real life architect Studio Rick Joy
This floor plan comes from Amazing Architecture
1 bedrooms - 1+ bathrooms - space for 2 cars
BBQ patio - office - garden
2-Step Foundation
fully furnished
- No CC -

The website says...
"The volumes that contain each separate zone have a single aperture from which each sun-lighting event can be enjoyed. Each of the volumes is slightly elevated and independent from the others, requiring a desert walk on footpaths to move between them. These paths connect visitors to the land and reinforce the house’s purposeful isolation. Our desire to care for the site’s fragile nature prompted the elevation of the volumes, allowing water and animals to move freely beneath them. This way, the landscape of eons ago remains as undisturbed as possible despite this strong visual intervention."😉

Gertie's Gourmet and Grocery ~ a Community Lot/Ownable Business

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Gertie's Gourmet & Grocery
...a part of the Sim Tropico Hood Project I'm working on.
Community lot & Ownable Business
restaurant - juice bar - lounge - garden
No CC!

This is one of the business lots in my new "Beachy Hood" project.
It will be included with that hood, when it is released... someday soon!
Meanwhile - here is a preview version of this lot for your own hood.

Pollman - Design X1869 (DCL43 Series) - MCM Contemporary

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Pollman - Design X1869
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #43
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - oversized garage - multiple terraces
sunken living room - room for hobbies - laundry area - hot tub - junker car
2-Step Foundation
fully furnished
- with No CC - 

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #43. (I couldn't find an exact publication date for Portfolio #43; but Portfolio #45 was published in 1963, and Portfolio #47 was published in 1966. So I think it is safe to say this was probably in 1961-62-ish?) 

If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Pollman - Design X1867 (DCL43 Series) - MCM with Central Courtyard

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Pollman - Design X1867
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #43
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - garage - central courtyard
back patio - hobby area (in garage) - large yard w/soccer pitch
Grid-Adjusted Roof Slope
fully furnished
- with Minimal CC -

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #43. (I couldn't find an exact publication date for Portfolio #43; but Portfolio #45 was published in 1963, and Portfolio #47 was published in 1966. So I think it is safe to say this was probably in 1961-62-ish?) 

If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

Pollman - Design X1215 (DCL43 Series) - MidCentury Modern

Cross-posted to MTS and Simblr.

Pollman - Design X1215
This floor plan comes from Designs for Convenient Living Portfolio #43
A MidCentury Contemporary/Modern
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - carport
Multiple Terraces - Hobby Room - Pool - Large Yard
2-Step Foundation
fully furnished
- with Minimal CC -

This series of houses is built from plans by Richard B. Pollman (1914-1980,) and are a part of his Designs for Convenient Living - specifically from Portfolio #43. (I couldn't find an exact publication date for Portfolio #43; but Portfolio #45 was published in 1963, and Portfolio #47 was published in 1966. So I think it is safe to say this was probably in 1961-62-ish?)

Quote:
Richard Pollman was born in Kansas in 1914. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1936, with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. From the late 1950s to the 1970s, Mr. Pollman, with his partner, Irving Palmquist, did much to popularize the mid-century modern house design. They are credited with over 2500 mid-century modern house plans which were published in a series of popular home plan books by Home Planners, Inc. of Detroit, for which Mr. Pollman served as the president. - from the web

If you are interested in more houses like these, please see the rest of my Pollman Designs For Convenient Living Series.

VUL TownHome Apartments - 3B/3.5B/Garage

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VUL TownHome
Apartments with Garages
This is a Mark Stewart design - #M-2253-VUL
3 bedrooms - 3.5 bathrooms - 1 car
Private Garage - Bonus Room - Rooftop Lounge - "Deceptively Spacious"
Only 1 apartment is fully furnished
- One CC = Moune's Add-On "Stacked" Window -

Cape Romano Dome House ~ a Real Life, now Lost, Beach House

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Cape Romano Dome House
A real life house on Florida's Southern Gulf Coast, from 1982 - 2022
This is a BEACH Lot
3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - 2 car driveway
one-of-a-kind design - grill porch - hot tub
...and it is pet-ready!
fully furnished
Minimal CC (3 pieces - all from tBudgett, on MTS)

Yes, It's Violet! ~ Beach House with 4B/4B/4-Cars. No CC.

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Yes, It's Violet!
This floor plan comes from Topsider Homes: #PGT2107
This is a BEACH Lot
4 bedrooms ( 2 are Master Suites) - 4 bathrooms - 4 car carport
private balconies - porches - cathedral ceilings - elevator
...and it is Violet! 😉
fully furnished
- No CC -

Modern Thai Architecture #4 ~ 6beds/4bath/4-cars

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Modern Thai Russian #4
Modern Thai Architecture
6 bedrooms - 4 bathrooms - 4-car driveway
pool - patios - balconies - outdoor kitchen - rooftop living
home office - service entrance - housekeeper's office

~~~ One Maxis-Match CC ~~~

I love Thai food - and the country's culture; but I don't have an ounce of Thai blood in me. I also appreciate fine architecture, which is what drew me to this floor plan. I believe the plan was designed by BodinChapa Architects.

Pfft! Forget the above... turns out it is a Russian design. (Thank you Vic!)
Here is the floor plan link: Technique of Architecture.

Proud 171 - Modern Thai Architecture - 4B/3B/Driveway - No CC

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Proud 171
Modern Thai Architecture
4 bedrooms - 3 bathrooms - driveway
part of S Gate Life Ratchapruek-Kanjanapisek a 2020 development by Piamsuk Property in Thailand
~~~ No CC ~~~

I love Thai food - and the country's culture; but I don't have an ounce of Thai blood in me. I also appreciate fine architecture, which is what drew me to this floor plan. So, I did some on-line research. Here's what I got: