robuko Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) The courier must deliver his message! This was kind of a revolutionary build for me because I started at the bottom and built upwards!...well, mostly Edited April 10, 2014 by robuko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunman Posted April 10, 2014 Sweet house man... I like the "boxes" getting out of the back wall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infernum Posted April 10, 2014 Great architecture! Love the genie too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Vladivus Posted April 10, 2014 Awesome, love the architecture! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qiadris Posted April 10, 2014 Beautiful shapes all around! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhand Posted April 10, 2014 Very nice structure! Looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scaevola Posted April 10, 2014 Looks great robuko. I considered those stickers ugly and useless, but they were incorporated immaculately in this build . I wish I knew how to make those windows Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Carson Haupt- Posted April 11, 2014 This is great! I love those tiny windows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkaForHire Posted April 11, 2014 Awesome job! It is very original, and looks good in our community build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gideon Posted April 11, 2014 Very nice house, it looks very much how I imagine how buildings in Sultan's Gate can look like Keep it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike S Posted April 11, 2014 Very original! I like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HammerBro Posted April 11, 2014 Very interesting! I really like the mish-mash feel of it. Great build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de Gothia Posted April 12, 2014 Yummy! The colors, the details and the overall design of the house is such a beauty! How did you do the small airholes(?) in the middle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kabel Posted April 13, 2014 Sweet design, those houses look definetely very Kaliphlin! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robuko Posted April 14, 2014 Sweet house man... I like the "boxes" getting out of the back wall. Thanks Gunman. Lots of boxes within boxes in this one Great architecture! Love the genie too! Thanks Infernum. There is a whole backstory that the genie is Bartimaeus who was seen earlier in my Nocturnus embassy build, and the courier has some urgent message from him...but I just left it out this time to focus on the build. Awesome, love the architecture! Thanks LV, I'm glad you like it! Beautiful shapes all around! Thanks very much qiadris, this really is an extension of my King's College build, it's all about the shapes. Looks great robuko. I considered those stickers ugly and useless, but they were incorporated immaculately in this build . I wish I knew how to make those windows Thanks Scaevola. There are 3 window techniques here, and really the point of the build is to show them off - the arrow slits are pretty simple Travis bricks and 2x1 tiles, the little grilles are broken down below. The square windows are rather complex, the basic idea is 2x1 tiles held in by jumper studs, with a row of arched windows behind to hold the window grilles. It becomes rather complicated to get all the tiles to hold each other. I know I have used STAMPs here but I think the sticker colours deserve it. I really like the Pharaoh's Quest stickers, I wish I could use them more. This is great! I love those tiny windows. Thanks Carson, I'm happy that you like it. Awesome job! It is very original, and looks good in our community build! Thanks Ska, this was all about fitting into the build - hence the unusually restricted palette and the crumbly edges. Very nice house, it looks very much how I imagine how buildings in Sultan's Gate can look like Keep it up! Thanks Gideon. I was trying to copy your style here with the limited colours and brickwork, I'm glad you like it. Very original! I like it! Thanks Mike! Very interesting! I really like the mish-mash feel of it. Great build! Thanks HammerBro, the mish-mash is supposed to convey at least 3 levels of rebuilding from an ancient temple, to a dwelling, that is then renovated rather recently - this is what I has trying to do to fit the Sultan's Gate community style. Yummy! The colors, the details and the overall design of the house is such a beauty! How did you do the small airholes(?) in the middle? Thanks De Gothia, I'm glad you appreciate it. The grilles are basically decorative, but you are right to think they might be airholes, this is quite a big feature in Iranian architecture to get natural cooling. The build is below - nb the row of bricks above the grille has to be sideways as the tile and plate combination is 4 1/4 plates high. Sweet design, those houses look definetely very Kaliphlin! Thanks kabel. It's just the one house, from 4 different angles. It's been a while since I built in tan and tan, but it's quite a nice colour scheme! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legogal Posted April 14, 2014 The angles make this house shine. While it appears quite secure, it is not designed like a blocky castle. The arches, curves, windows and vaulted roof (typical of old Capri) add intrigue. And it looks like a composite of three millennia of building. It is exciting to think where all the pieces of this build came from in real life. Using the a Roman ruins in the Dentilles of France as an example, most of the original structures were dismantled with blocks being used to make anything you can imagine. Likewise this is what happened to most of the a Great Wall of China. The blocks and bricks are found in nearby houses built much later. We tend to forget that ancient architecture developed stunningly gorgeous buildings using very basic materials. And very little of this is seen in structures after the 1709's. The Alhambra is a good place to get the feel for Moorish designs making the best of the physical environment. Congrats on a fine build. Tan on tan is perfect, and the olive green vine represents the life it supports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted April 14, 2014 Lovely architecture, especially those windows The floorplan of the house and I like the balcony the genie is on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted April 17, 2014 Great shape there, very unique! Neat touch with the vine too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccoyed Posted April 21, 2014 Gorgeous. I like how the stickers feel like local graffiti. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B Rick Posted April 21, 2014 Love the asymetrecal feel of this structure. Beautiful details... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmazingPharaoh Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) The courier must deliver his message! This was kind of a revolutionary build for me because I started at the bottom and built upwards!...well, mostly Do you have an interior for this one? It just envokes the feeling of a dense middle eastern city block! You should do a whole city section of these, but at least two times taller and with bridges between the roofs. Edited June 6, 2014 by kabel please refrain from quoting pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZCerberus Posted June 6, 2014 Cool little details and interesting architecture. Great work man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
