Athens Apartment Blocks

[giorgos69 52]

Hello everyone!

I have decided to release my first building in a series I hope to make in the near future.

It is based on the concrete apartment blocks that we see all over Athens, My home town.

These buildings mainly appear in the inner areas and are extremely dull and plain...but why?

Well during the 50s and 60s, Athens experienced a massive population boom.

As a result, cheap and quick housing was built.

Some argue it destroyed Athens, however I believe that Athens is beautiful from the air as we watch over a lovely sea of white buildings!

I wanted to have such buildings in my SimCity and when I searched the Stex I found nothing! As a result, I decided to have a go myself...and I did.

This is my first release of the series to the STEX:

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16407

Thanks so much to Glenni for helping out abit over Chat.

Please download and enjoy it!

- Giorgos.

[Constantina 5]

They look great. I commented on them.

[callagrafx 3]

Great first release Giorgios...I'm always in awe of you BATers, it's a skill I've lost over the years

[giorgos69 52]

Thanks alot guys!

And thanks alot to Constantina you are my mentor batter!

Na sai kala koukla!

[giorgos69 52]

Part Two has Been released! My city is now looking like Athens

Please Download it here thanks...

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16413

- Giorgos.

[Constantina 5]

This is amazing stuff.

[giorgos69 52]

the next set I will releae will be alittle bit whiter/lighter following some requests.

-Giorgos

[rushman5 33]

I am requesting it, also to get on a smaller lot size

[giorgos69 52]

Im actually about to release a new item onto the stex:

[cammo2003 20]

Looks nice, but the whitest part of the roof is a little TOO white. It'd also be nice to see a splash of vibrant colour. It doesn't need to be excessive, but it certainly could use a smidgin of colour.

Otherwise, it's looking good.

[Alfred.Jones 2]

These really good! Keep it up!

[giorgos69 52]

Ok guys do you think maybe some coloured banners or something? I want to keep it whitish and clean looking but I agree it is too white.

[cogeo 960]

I don't find that they are too white, instead I think that they rather look quite dark and blunt. The walls at the side are dark gray, almost black. I don't think this is the real colour of concrete or plaster, it should instead be gray (a way lighter gray).

The lot sizes would be preferably 2x3 large, they can aggregate and form 4x3 lots at a later growth stage, but I think the current 3x3 lots are OK if the area they are built is about to remain at this stage and you don't want tall buildings there.

A request would be to make these low wealth and make newer-looking appartment block BATs for middle-wealth.

[giorgos69 52]

I really was hoping to be done with this apartment, for me it has really been a nightmare.

Thanks for the input

[SimFox 800]

I like the style of first ones! They really look south Europe like! Only the scale is all wrong. The second bunch... well they are much more generic in my opinion which isn't all bad - they will fit with about anything together. Some texture adjustment is in order to make it less vulnerable to the evils of default lighting rig.  Do you use GMAX BAT?

 

Cogeo: they look that way because of the lighting used for BAT, not much could be done with GMAX BAT... some type of geometry just can not be well light with it. If on other hand MAX is used then this would be BAD mistake as with MAX great many more options are open!

BTW mr. Wizard? How ‘bout the secret of semitransparent bats?

[giorgos69 52]

Im actually thinking of scrapping this one.

In Coultharda's farm town...

[st louis dude 6]

I had never really thought that Athens had this kind of stuff,although I guess more and more people move there each year.

[giorgos69 52]

I have taken a break from the apartments and decided to bat something that is missing from the STEX:

The Greek Church!

[giorgos69 52]

And the final model:

[jacqulina 162]

this is wonderfull work

[giorgos69 52]

Thankyou! I just finished the lot.

I will have ingame screenies soon!

[Cjah 15]

Awesome...can't wait to see how the church looks ingame!

[giorgos69 52]

INGAME SHOTS:

I think it would look good in downtown too...

[giorgos69 52]

Uploaded!

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16769

[ryan04 3]

Nice church, I have always loved those greek island villages with the blue roffed churches and small white homes.

[giorgos69 52]

Thankyou guys!

I am not sure whether to continue making orthodox churches or to make Island type features...hmm

(for a greek isle tileset)