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Astoria Hills — Hood Deco

Earlier today I started work on my new neighborhood’s deco. I made a small plaza with some items that came with the game as well as cc. I have TS2UC, so I don’t know if the carousel and some of the fencing comes with the base game or another ep. Anyway, here’s a list of the pictured items:

Astoria Hills — Hood Deco and Apartment Complex

I was working on an apartment layout I drafted and decided to add a hood deco complex next to it to make the area next to the cafes feel a bit more “lived in”.

The apartment I actually built came along pretty decently. It’s 4 units so two of the 1bd layout and two of the 2bd layout. Not really happy with the exterior and interior color schemes so I may eventually change it. Also, not quite happy with the front yard layout — might have to axe the pool. The 2bd layout is not exactly true to the design I created in Photoshop — couldn’t quite get the proportions right but it still turned out decenty.

As for the hood deco I placed next door, that was fun! I wanted something to take up a bit of blank space on the map without actually having to build it from scratch. I really love this map, but I will say one caveat is that it’s very hilly and the terrain can make it hard to build or place things in corners. And there are a lot of slopes (towards the waterfront). But this still turned out great in my opinion! I placed another bus stop towards the back of the cafe because I want this hood to seem transit friendly. (And now that I think about it, maybe this will be an excuse to use “walk to lot” more often for my households.)

I have a problem where I’ll start building lots or hood and then never finish them, but I don’t think that will be an issue with Astoria since I’m in school. I’ll need something to help me recharge after all this homework. Speaking of which...time to get started on my English and Math assignments.

I also started a YouTube channel after seeing @anibats’ channel earlier today! I’m not good at remember to turn my game bar/screen recorded on, but when I do I will probably upload my speed builds there.

Bark & Ruff — Community Lot

Finally built up a lot I placed a while ago. I definitely could have done better with furnishings and maybe made the building smaller, but it still turned out okay IMO! Since I didn't do a voiceover for this one, I will probably just upload the Rosehill house build sans voice, too. It's easier that way!

Astoria Hils — Hood Deco

The neighorborhood is coming further along! A lot of the deco (like the trees, quay, train station) was already placed on this premade map but I’ve been adding my own touch. Like the “private school” (big brown buildings) near the edge of the water, the bus depot and various stations around town, some condos and brownstones, the cafe, and such.

Pinterest inspiration for a living room. I'm going to start little design challenges so I can get better at interior (and eventually exterior) design.

Challenge #1 wasn't the best, but it's definitely a good start!

Project Simbiotic — Apartment Complex

(Click the photos to enlarge) I’ve come up with plans for another, yet unnamed complex! The four inspo photos are the most relevant to these units, but if you’d like to see where the rest inspiration came from, take a look at the Pinterest board I made. 

There will be double entrance, so the bland Apartment Life Unique Seperators are not the main door. The foyer will lead into the kitchen which extends almost the whole width of the apartment. Up top is the guest bathroom, a hallway wall, and a small laundry room. I placed the living room in the middle of the units so there can be a window peeking into the kitchen. The master bedroom will be behind that, and in the 2-bedroom version the guest room extends beyond that.

No balcony — I want to preserve the neighborhood views as much as possible. I’ll eventually plan out the clubhouse/leasing office area. There will definitely be a community pool but I’m not sure about a gym. Hopefully this lot will be done within two or three days if not later today. College assignments and work are calling! I also finally installed OMSPs and Shiftable Everything, so this should be fun!

Mercy Village Homes — Apartments