Vancouver's architectural style

[gndrew 0]

So, I don't know if you guys know what Vancouver's skyline looks like, but I was wondering what type of building style you guys would recommend.  Would it be Houston or European?  Most of Vancouver's towers are green-glassed condo towers or modern-not-so-boxy glass office towers.

Thanks guys - I will post Vancouver skyline shots if need be.

[Mikeaut1 261]

This thread is being moved to Architecture, Urbanism and Planning.

[gndrew 0]

Thanks. 

Here are some pics to give you guys ideas:

Those should give you some ideas.

[toxicpiano 125]

I love Vancouver, everything is so pretty : )

[crazyyaya 4]

I've been to Vancouver a few times, amazing skyline, I love the Asian/Western feel to the cityscape.

[Godzillaman 21]

Vancouver has some nice architecture. Too bad Toronto owns with it's old 1960 tenants.

[gndrew 0]

Thanks for the compliments guys, but what I'm really asking is what architectural style in SC4 should I use for Vancouver?

[.soapy 127]

hm... Vancouver is rather hard city too match in sc4, but I think Equinox has uploaded some buildings that look something like what Vancouver has...

Here are some buildings I find to be of a similar style...

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14325

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14121

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14082

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14030

hope that helps, or at least gives a good idea of what else to search for

[gndrew 0]

^ Thanks. Those help. But would you consider Vancouver to be more Euro or Houston style? Could you post some real life pics from the game to give me examples, as I haven't seen the difference between the two yet?

[toxicpiano 125]

Originally posted by: gndrew ^ Thanks. Those help. But would you consider Vancouver to be more Euro or Houston style? Could you post some real life pics from the game to give me examples, as I haven't seen the difference between the two yet?quote>

Hmm I would probably try a mix of both tbh.

[Gozer_Jep 0]

i would say you have to use either European or houston style

[gndrew 0]

Originally posted by: toxicpiano

Originally posted by: gndrew ^ Thanks. Those help. But would you consider Vancouver to be more Euro or Houston style? Could you post some real life pics from the game to give me examples, as I haven't seen the difference between the two yet?quote>

Hmm I would probably try a mix of both tbh.quote>

How do you get a mix of both?  Can you select a mix of both at the beginning or do you just have to plop both types?

Can I have some pics of the Euro and Houston style please?

[Micah 16]

I'd say to use a mixture of both.

What you do is use the European style for a while and then use the Houston style afterwards or vis versa. And yes, you can even plop the buildings if you don't want to wait for the other style.

[Mulefisk 15]

Both. But if I were you, i'd search the STEX for BATs rather than just use maxis.

[berubium 6]

Vancouver is my favourite big city in the world!!! I use 'build all styles at once' and just have Houston and Euro-Contemporary selected... However, like it was said before, Maxis just doesn't have enough buildings for that. I have found that some of bixel's buildings and others from the HK BAT team resemble Vancouver-style buildings, but then again, there are tons that don't!!! A few of Ill Tonsko's buildings would also make a good fit as downtown commercial buildings, but someone looking to replicate Vancouver or at least build a city like it is gonna need TONS of Residential Highrises... Vancouver has more of those than just about any other city its size.

[tirhascragoo 0]

these seem to be the typical Vancouver design (and by the way, they're designated under "Euro")

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=17550

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15848

[DuskTrooper 314]

For some reason, I'd have to classify it as "Modern Northwest Pacific Urban". If you take a look at any of the new developments in Vancouver, Portland, and Seattle, you will find them quite similar. It probably leans closer to Euro than Houston, but they lack a certain "overly government subsidized" aura about them that would pinpoint it as Euro(although, many of them are indeed still government subsidized).

[doorknob60 11]

Yeah, I'm from Oregon and that looks well...Portlandish lol

[ExiL3 10]

from what I could see, I could see NOTHING European about Vancouver, that doesn't mean it didnt look good though...

take care,

[pilotdaryl 25]

Exil3: Nothing?  Some of the taxicabs there are European models  but otherwise I think Vancouver's architecture is more of a contemporary modern design -- its mostly residential.  I really think Houston architecture is better.