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?)

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?)

Pollman - Design X1215 (DCL43 Series) - MidCentury Modern

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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

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:

Modern Sloped Roof Tutorial House - 2B/2.5B/Driveway - 2CC

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Modern Sloped Roof
from my Sloped Roof Tutorial
2 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - 2-car driveway
dramatic design - high energy efficiency - skylit loft
Grid Adjusted
2 step foundation
~~~ with only 2 CC = My invisible floor and HL's Maxis Match Floor Edge (fence) ~~~

A friend of mine found Cillas TS4 version of this house, and asked if it could be done in TS2. So I did it. 😁 

Grid-Adjusting for a Slope: Tutorial

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Grid-Adjusting for a Slope: Tutorial

You will need Moo's Grid-Adjuster
and possibly her Lot-Adjuster
my Completely Invisible Floor tile
and Numenor's Unlevel Wall #90
The last 3 are optional - the Grid-Adjuster is a must!

Modern PLAN 497-36 ~ 4Bed/3.5Bath/Driveway. Only 1 CC!

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Modern
PLAN 497-36 from Builderhouseplans.com
4 bedrooms - 3.5 bathrooms - 2-car driveway
modern design - high energy efficiency - elemental simplicity
Grid Adjusted foundation
UNfurnished
~~~ 1 CC = HL's Maxis Match Floor Edge (fence) ~~~

The brochure says:

This design embraces high energy efficiency and modern simplicity. The house shape, location of windows and use of exterior window shading make this design optimal for southern exposure and passive solar heat gains in the cold winter months. The simplicity of its form and use of modern cladding materials such as fiber cement panels allows this design to integrate well with a variety of lot conditions. As with many modern homes, this house plan is very open. Upon entry, you will encounter a large common room. A large guest bedroom is on the first floor. The large sliders out to the deck provide a bridge between indoor and outdoor space. The use of materials in the kitchen such as glass tile backsplash, flush veneer cabinets, composite white countertops and stainless steel appliances provides a clean modern look. The open theme continues upstairs with a multi use open room. This area makes a great space for a home office or child’s play room. There are three bedrooms upstairs, two baths and a laundry closet.

Cubika #3730 ~ 3Bed/2Bath/Driveway. Only 1 CC!

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Cubika
#3730 from Drummond Houseplans
3 bedrooms - 2 bathrooms - driveway - fenced yard
modern design - distinctive elements - cube-shaped house
3-step foundation
FULLY furnished
~~~ 1 CC = HL's Maxis Match Floor Edge (fence) ~~~

I know the CC is out there to make this look exactly like the original design... but I've been building "mostly" CC-Free for so long now that I can't begin to tell you where to look! However, I really hope many of who download this house, will go get the correct windows and sidings for it. 😅

Industrial Design - in 2 versions. As either a home or an office. No CC.

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Industrial Design
2 versions - Home and/or Office
built down a hill with the (Grid-Adjuster,) ...so it is a sloped lot!
Home = 3 bedrooms - 2.5 bathrooms - wrap-around porch - huge yard
Office = office/reception area - work area - wrap-around porch - huge yard
lightly furnished & ready for you to decorate
~~~ No CC ~~~

Isosceles Apartments - four 2-bedroom units - under a glass pyramid dome

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Isosceles Apartments
...under a glass pyramid dome
this is an Earth-sheltered, bermed lot (built with the Grid-Adjuster)
4 units; each with 2B/1.5B - and a community observation level
Only 4 pieces of a CC set - Numenor's Slanted Windows!

This lot idea came to me a while ago when I was messing around with 'bermed' lots. If you want more Earth-Sheltered lots like this, I posted several of them a few months ago - just scroll back through my 80's Series.

SEMA Container Apts (Sims Emergency Management Agency)

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SEMA Container Apts
Sims Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief
...for when you need shelter fast and cheap!
1B/1B - 3 units
community amenities include: picnic grill, dining table, chess set, easel, and 1 parking space
No CC!

I built this last week while Hurricane Milton was sitting in the Gulf gathering power, before he barrelled right over the top of us. The eye of the storm crossed over our roof around 2am - it was eerily quiet... then the howling wind started up again after 3am - with a vengeance!

Thankfully my family and our house made it through with only very minor damage. (We lost our Papaya tree.)

Others in our area, and across the state, were not so fortunate. I have several friends in North Carolina, who are still without power from Helene blasting through there last week... If you are in a position to donate to relief efforts, please do!

1st Church of Sameville ~ a Community Lot

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1st Church of Sameville
...a part of the Sameville Hood Project
a community lot
park-like grounds - church - bathrooms - lecture podium - grand piano
One CC - my invisible floor

The funky "roof" design of this building is inspired by a RL Lutheran church.
There really isn't much to do here on this lot; it is more of a "set-dressing" build...
A copy of it will be included with my Sameville hood, when it is released... soon!
Meanwhile - here is a solo version for you to place in your hood.