From an unlikely contestant, here is the first entry
It doesn't have a name yet, so for now it will be called Theo's Lot:
Designed in a typical Mediterranean style (which is an excuse for not having to build roofs
), this lot features a garage, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, lounge room and living/dining room.
In my experience, buildings with foundations take a noticeable performance hit. Therefore my lot has no foundations, which in its turn makes it easier to build attached garages
This house only takes in consideration the pre-OFB scenarios, and having a home business is not practical in this lot, although it requires OFB.
As I clearly lack any garden/outside design skills, the three hours I took to make it were focused on the interior layout.
The downside is its price, around §93k even considering it has the cheapest beds (but, who sleeps anyway?)
Here's a collection of pictures (click on thumbnails to view the original image):
Ground/first floor:
The lounge room is currently being used as a study room for the kids. Computers are not included in the package, but one of the desks can be used for a computer. I strongly recommend using Inge's reservable desks for homework purposes.
Clearly the kitchen layout can still be improved; the goal is for a sim to take a straight path from the kitchen to the table in the patio outside. Currently sims will have to slalom their way through the dining area to accomplish this
The drinks bar placement is not perfect either, in other houses I have taken advantage of the bar chairs for extra TV viewing seats.
This feat is however accomplished with a clever (but standard by now) placement of the chess table.
First/second floor:
Nothing remarkable here; the point is to have the least used items upstairs. Still, there's plenty of outside space
at this level which can be used for skill building objects, such as aspiration rewards.
The lot will be uploaded and linked to this post, once I master the complex science of lot packaging
Edit: removed redundant images
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