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These apartments were the ones I built for round 3 of Gummilutt's 'Apartment Mania' contest. It contains four units built and decorated with finding roommates in mind, however you can remove the decor and do whatever you want with the space. This could make a great retirement area too for elder sims.
I have included a residential version for those who would like to make any architectural changes before converting to an apartment lot ('changeLotZoning apartmentbase'), otherwise the 'apartment' version is ready to go as playable apartments Both are clean copies of the original before it was play tested. Please note that in some of the pictures, the chairs are scooted in and I did that manually with the move_objects on and setQuarterTilePlacement on cheats to make the pictures look nice for the contest presentation - however they are put back into regular position for the files ready for download. Also please note the pottery items displayed I placed with Huge Lunatic's extracted FT hobby pottery, so there are no sim references associated with them. I flattened the lot edges with Lot Adjustor and packaged that version for ease of placement.
The units of this complex accommodate a sim and a room mate they may find over internet or newspaper, or someone they met and think will be a good fit to live with. The roommate gets equal space to live in with equal base furnishings.
The color schemes interiors and exteriors of the complex reflect the desert sands. All kinds of Browns, Reds, Oranges, Yellows, Whites, and Blacks. The exteriors structures all are stucco in the fashion of the arid area, and because of the direct sunlight, solar panels are used in every unit's electric grid to offset rent costs.
Each unit has the same floor plan, however, bedrooms between the front and back units are oriented differently, and units on the left mirror the right's open room kitchen/dining/living floor plan. Each unit has a different dominating interior color and accents as well as decorated with objects variances and a different configuration of living room windows off the front of the unit. Each unit was also inspired by a desert animal. All units use Stucco walling exterior as well as clay and tile for their roofs and entryways.
PUBLIC AREAS
The Sunshine Complex encourages a social atmosphere with thy neighbor. Entrances to the units are just a few steps away from the communal swimming pool, and how nice to step out on the patio and see if any of the other residences are out and about? Enjoy Saturday pizzas at the outdoor table in the shade. The eating area contains a counter and the communal garbage can for trash drops. The communal pool area has two diving boards, three lounger seating underneath umbrellas, and a towel rack.
Across from the public eating area is the mail compartments and money drop for rent.
Near the back of the property is a long cacti garden, and all entryways to the units are considered public space.
Unit Details: 2 Bedrooms with:
Double bed
Dresser or open closet
Night stand and at least one lamp or alternative light source
Desk with computer + chair
kitchen with:
Refrigerator
Oven/Stove + fume hood
Trash Compacter
Dishwasher
Sink
Bathroom with:
Sink
Counter
Shower/Tub
Toilet
Mirror
Towel Rack
Wall Lights
Living area with:
Book shelf
Seating for 3-4 (sofa, lounger, chair, or modular sofa)
Television
and
Dining area that seats 4 with HVAC floor vent
Connected outside patio with activity
Shaded entrance area with an attraction
Phones: All Phones are wall phones and located on the outer wall of the kitchen facing the dining area. Trash: All Units have a trash compactor, the community trash is located near front of property Security and Safety: All Units have a burglar alarm on the stone wall nearest to the bathroom that is in the open living area; all units fitted with sprinklers one tile away from stove.
Additional objects vary from unit to unit
Front Left Unit - "The Coyote"
Concept: Trickster, Fun, Party, Popularity/Pleasure
Rent: 2,283
Coyotes are associated with tricksters and playfulness, so my concept for this was basically an all-inclusive place for pleasure sims to have fun in. This is why they have the bubble blower in their living room and a juice keg in their kitchen. This unit is perfect for parties, and the landlord nor neighboring units won't get up in arms about it because there's no 'thin walls.' The unit is decorated with a dominate dark reddish/brown color and with many yellow, beige, or black accents. They have the biggest TV for watching sports with friends and playing video games, a wet bar for additional drinks on the patio along with music for dancing, The bedrooms indicate the sims have heavy interests in sports games and rock music.
Front Right Unit - "The Owl"
Concept: Logic, Knowledge, Night/Dark
Rent: 2,231
My concept for this unit is 'Night Owl' with themes of night and dark. The main room is using black as the predominate wall color - the Patio activity is a telescope, which is mostly used at the night hours. The living room contains a chess table for logic building. The bedrooms also heavily feature dark colors contrasted with various reds. The entrance area contains two wooden chairs and planters, neighbors like to come here and sit and chat across from one another.
Back Left Unit - "The Armadillo"
Concept: Steadfast and Quirky, Personal and Focused
Rent: 2,309
Decorated in deep red and golden browns, with black and orange accents, the aesthetic is a bit more expensive - the large art canvases, the luxurious lounger, double book shelf, and wine rack/juice pouring area suggest the residents here have a finer taste in decor. Their rooms suggest they are serious about music, possibly seasoned performers with a violin and synth mixer respectively. Like armadillos they kind of dig themselves into a burrow and don't come out for hours while they work, in this case, practicing their instruments. The patio contains an outdoor chess board and some plants that love the sun. The shaded entrance has a little loveseat that neighbors will come sit on and relax while waiting to see if the residents will come out and greet them. The love of music is carried into the living room with a large stereo, I imagine it to be always either be on classic or electronic station while the sims finally come out to cook or eat dinner.
Back Right Unit - "The Rattlesnake"
Concept: Adventure, Movement, Drama and Beauty/Creativity
Rent: 2,178
Decorated with dominating Red and Gold with brown accents. Rattlesnakes are intimidating, and are enchanting in movement, and they shed their skin like a makeover. So the concept of beauty, drama, and movement intertwines in the decor here. The main room is dotted with far east aesthetic, indicating the residences like to travel, and Takemizu is by far their favorite. Other indications of this theme can also be found in their personal bedrooms, which also boast items of interest for Dance, Painting, and Pottery. These themes are also repeated on the patio which has essentially become an outdoor studio for their endeavors and the desert sun does a very good job of drying paint and clay. This unit has one of the best open spaces to dance in the living room to bring out that theme of movement into the main room. The entrance area is a little landscaped area with a tiny bamboo fountain, a step-stool with flowers as well as a wall plant and hanging plant in addition to the standard desert vegetation bed, there's even a peacock statue in the bed to expound on the creative/beauty theme.
Required CC NOT included
In order for the TORROX WINDOWS/DOOR to work in game, you MUST have the master 'Moune_Torrox_Recolors_TwoStoreyWindow.rar' cc from here as the Torrox windows and door used in the lot are slaved to it.
Since this was a mostly-cc free contest, there were hardly any vanilla desert-friendly plants for landscaping so a lot of landscaping elements are repeated. If you would like to redo the landscaping with more desert plant variety, I suggest this amazing set by macarossi @ MTS
Additional Credits:
Cyjon and dickhurt for their gardening mods. MogHughson for their 'watch TV from any chair mod', Huge Lunatic for the Rug fix, Mootilda for her clean package installer and Lot Adjuster. Google, for helping me find all the CC links. Gummilutt for the prompt in her contest.
For a detailed look at individual files, see the Information tab.
Key:
- File was updated after upload was posted
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You may want to use the Sims2Pack Clean Installer instead of the game's installer, which will let you install sims and pets which may otherwise give errors about needing expansion packs. It also lets you choose what included content to install. Do NOT use Clean Installer to get around this error with lots and houses as that can cause your game to crash when attempting to use that lot. Get S2PCI here: Clean Installer Official Site.
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