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The Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945-51, is a one-room weekend house located in rural Chicago. The steel and glass house was commissioned by Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a prominent Chicago-based nephrologist, as a place where she could enjoy nature and engage in her hobbies, playing the violin, translating poetry, and enjoying nature.

 

The Farnsworth House is widely recognized as an iconic masterpiece of modernist architecture.

 

There is a landmark version, and a growable high wealth residential version. Both are on 4x4 lots.

 

 

Files Included:

 

Jasoncw - Farnsworth House.SC4Model: This is the building itself. Features TruNite, and antialiasing. This file is required.

 

Jasoncw - Farnsworth House - Landmark.SC4Lot:

Lot Size: 4x4

Plop Cost: § 45,000

Monthly Cost: § 90

Landmark Effect: +27 over 15 tiles

 

Jasoncw - Farnsworth House - R$$$ - Grow.SC4Lot:

Lot Size: 4x4

Occupants: 12 R§§§

Tileset: Euro

Density: Low, Medium, High

 

 

Installation Instructions:

 

Place Jasoncw - Farnsworth House.SC4Model, as well as the .SC4Lot files for the desired lots into your Plugins folder (My Documents/SimCity 4/Plugins or My Computer/Program Files/SimCity 4 Deluxe/Plugins).

 

 

BAT: Jasoncw

Modding: Jasoncw

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Great work Jason, LOT seems a little sparse, but then again that is the whole premise of the building! Great work. I love how the interior came out in the night shot.
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The model is very nice and simple and night lighting is amazing but the lot does not compliment the model at all.
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Everything is great except the textures - aren't they a bit too bright?

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The real building is sited in a large grassy clearing, with a maintained lawn. There's not really much more I could do. http://www.flickr.com/photos/aliceolive/2396046770/
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i think it complements it pretty well, the empty lawn fits the whole style of the building.
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Thanks for replay, I see what you mean. I came back because I could not resist downloading it. It is so simple and intresting. Goodwork, hope to see more.

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In my opinion, this *house*, as some might call it, is the worst archtitectural "joke" that ever existed. Designing it took 10 minutes and building it maybe one afternoon, and still it became famous and no one really knows why. It is even taught in architecture school, imagine (in my class anyways)......You've done an excellent job though, jasoncw, not something I would download, but excellently done.

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This is pretty cool... I live 15 minutes away from this place. Still don't know why the actual (real life) house is famous but then again I'm not an architecture critic.

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I didn't know modernism produced "masterpieces" :) Great work though in recreating this one.

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I think it's great and very true to reality and Mies's vision. Nicely done.

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Love it, very frank lloyd wrightish. I need more things like this, somebody make, some FLR buildings

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Nice,but call me picky-I wish there would of been some props on the deck area like plants and/or Patio Furniture.Would of made it more realistic.Overall though good work.

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Lol, about the realism comments. Having seen the building in real-life, this is spot on. It's actually a very livable house half the year (spring and fall). The rest of the year the place has trouble regulating temperature because of the sheer glass windows.

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