#andibuilds

This shell is fully decorated on the outside and blank except for door placement/stairs on the interior. The build is Elizabethan in style, inspired by English country houses such as Wollaton Hall and Burghley House built during the late 16th/early 17th centuries during the reign of Elizabeth I. Could be the perfect ducal seat for your Henford aristocracy!

I recommend browsing sets from @felixandresims, @anachrosims, @thejim07, and @lilis-palace as these creators are known for their beautiful historical build/buy content! Suggested floor plan above - wherever you see a 4-tile length bump out in the wall, that's where I'd put a fireplace.

Feel free to send me more ideas / requests for royal residence styles!

As a reminder, I no longer provide CC in my downloads. Instead, I provide links and lists of specific files, where possible, so you can visit the original creator's pages and get the most up-to-date versions.

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This palace is of course inspired by the Alhambra, incorporating some traditional fortress elements with beautiful Moorish Islamic architecture. The entire front of the palace functions as a more public space, while the rear half is where the ruler and their family have their more private spaces.

Suggested floorplan:

Special thanks to @artyssims and @valiasims on this one for the beautiful CC sets used (particularly, Nazari and Sunwoven sets for beautiful Moorish/Mediterranean CC!)

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Well, the time is here! I spent some time significantly reworking my Downton build to accurately reflect the floor plan of the real Highclere castle (as much as possible, anyway) while including an altered version of a servants' wing so you can live out your best Downton fantasy. First off, Highclere is massive. The floorplan is condensed as a result - with the limit of 4 floors and a 64x64 lot, there's only so many spaces you can include. The ground floor is essentially what you see in the show... while I've had to get more creative with the servant spaces. The lack of basement windows and limit on floors means that the servants wing is now a separate cluster of buildings rather than a raised basement area - as at the real Highclere - but I think I have most of the basics from the show covered (the servant areas were filmed at a studio set anyway). This website was absolutely essential for my understanding of the floor plan! It's a great resource.

As always, thank you to the wonderful CC creators who add to historical gameplay with their beautiful build/buy sets!

Download Tray Files (GoogleDrive)

Wow, did it take me a while to do this one... but I absolutely love it. I could probably renovate this one for a long time... in the folder below, you'll find links to the tray files (both furnished and unfurnished), my CC used is included as well. Be sure to open the Readme file for CC and packs required!