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Quay House, by Mattb325.
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Inspired by the art deco buildings around the Portsmouth, UK area, Quay House is a large (at least by the standards of the 1930s) eight story building in the functionalist style.

The boxy building is broken up by complex massing and many terraces to allow air and sunlight to permeate the building, both of which were a very serious component of any good early 20th Century architecture. The main feature however is the off-centred granite clad staircase and lift riser with an oversized clock.


The lot comes in two flavours: a growable High-Wealth Commercial Office and a ploppable Clinic, which is found in the Health Menu and is comparable to the in-game hospital in terms of capacity and coverage radius. Both lots are 3x3.

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STATS CO§§§:

Lot size :                   3x3
Growth Stage:          4 (Medium and High Density Zoning)
Bulldoze Cost:         §481
Capacity Satisfied:  CS§§ 565, CS§§§396
Pollution:                  2 (Air)/ 2 (Water)/ 4 (Garbage )
Pollution Radius:     6/7/0
Power Consumed:  16 Mwh
Water Consumed:   184 Gal/Month
Building Style:          Chicago/NY/Houston/Euro
Occupant Group:     Commercial Offices Building


STATS CLINIC:


Lot Size:                          3x3
Occupant Groups:         Civic, Health, Strikeable Health, Hospital, Ambulance Maker
Plop Cost:                       §1,850 
Jobs:                               Jobs§24; Jobs§§60; Jobs§§§19
Bulldoze Cost:               §100
Power Consumption:   6 MWh
Water Consumption:    22 Gal/month
Pollution:                        3 (Air)/ 2 (Water)/ 1 (Garbage )
Pollution Radius:           3/4/0
Hospital Coverage Radius:                          784
Hospital Population vs. Distance:              100 / 100
Hospital Effectiveness vs. Average Age:  8 / 8
Hospital Patient Capacity:                           2,900
Hospital HQ Boost:                                       11.52
Catalog Capacity/Catalog Monthly Cost:  2,900 / § 1,200

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NOTE ABOUT DARK NITE vs MAXIS NITE:

This download contains TWO model files; one for dark nite users (and other night-time darkening mods, such as Gizmos night-mod) and one for the standard Maxis nite.
You must keep only one file - depending on which version you use. If you are unsure whether you have a night-darkening mod installed, then choose the Maxis night version. Regardless of which file you choose to keep, make sure you DO NOT delete the Lot File!

If you use the dark nite version, you will need a dark nite mod.

 

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DEPENDENCIES:

To ensure proper functionality, make sure the following files are in your plugins:

*BSC Mega Props - CP Vol02.dat https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2790

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A NOTE ABOUT PARKING TEXTURES:

Sadly, if there appears to be any parking used in the content picture as either part of, or adjacent to the custom content in question, it has now come to the ridiculous scenario of having to write a blurb about parking textures given yet more comments received form only one or two users (comments which incidentally are only made on my lots - I note that other active Batters use Maxis parking lots all the time and receive no negative comments, such is the double-standard). Please note that I will use whatever parking textures I feel like on my lots. If you want something else, then use the lot editor.

Please also note, that this particular lot is only a 3x3 so what you see in the picture is a separate lot placed behind the building; you are therefore free to place your own parking lot or not (as the case may be).

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To install, simply unzip the contents of this file into your plugins folder.

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I think Ill Tonkso did the RL Quay building. Obviously his a was more faithful reproduction, but I see the similarities.

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1 hour ago, DavidDHetzel said:

I think Ill Tonkso did the RL Quay building. Obviously his a was more faithful reproduction, but I see the similarities.

No he didn't, and no it wasn't; they aren't the same: you're referring to ILL Tonkso's Princes House Bat.

His building came from 32 Kings Tce, Southsea.

The Actual Quay House in Portsmouth looks nothing like either of these two Bats, but is also an example of the functionalist art deco style.

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@50.7915912,-1.1085321,3a,75y,54.56h,123.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUl9hxHBtXhoKcq9Vt0cIzg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

The façade of my Bat that you see here actually hails from a town on NZs East Coast, but was demolished many years ago after a deadly earthquake. NZ towns aren't really well-known outside of NZ, so I didn't bother to mention it.

However, the Functionalist Art Deco (as opposed to just plain old art deco) movement found its pinnacle in well-known Portsmouth, UK and this Bat is a hybrid of the original façade of the NZ building and the UK style. which is prevalent around the Portsmouth area.

If it were inspired by Ill Tonkso, then I would have credited him, just as I did with Heblem in the data center upload.

 

 

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@mattb325 Actually what I had in mind was his East Point Offices, which upon further inspection looks very little like yours. aside from a similar stripe look

 

 

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Don't sweat the parking critics, your work is untouchable!

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