it's refreshing to see something new, love the ideas, too. :3 Thanks for sharing.

amazing....
i preffer small houses. big ones put me nervous with their multiple doors and windows.... i´m too fan of the security i suppose XD

(sings)

There's a light/Over at the Frankenstein place...

Was Steve the one who asked?

I knew you were going to ask that. And you were right in one. ;)

wonderful xD "

Oh my gods... Do you have any idea how very MUCH I absolutely ADORE architecture?! Jesus Christ I could cream my pants over a design like that!

I want to EXPLORE IT O_O
I want to work out its floor plans,
survey the plot's grading and scale,
collect soil samples and conduct strata research
plot the boundaries of its foundation and footing
conduct structural analysis with a stress model
draft the framing and masonry patterns--
generate a bill of materials...!

*DEEP BREATH* EASY... eeeaasy boy...

...I haven't been trained to do all that o.o at most, draft according to the specifications of an experienced engineer and the inspiration of a seasoned architect... but boy oh boy would I love to be part of a project like THAT! Maybe Second Life or Activeworlds could use a house like that... i highly doubt anybody else would be able to build it with proportionate accuracy LET ALONE stock it adequately with furniture and adornment...
but it still makes me dream ^^

You might be interested, then, in Willow Run. When I began to create the world Willow Run, a town of around 10,000, in the late 80's, I designed a lot of houses in detail. Most were for specific people I knew. The plans were mostly rather rough, but I gradually spent more and more time on accuracy. I usually did a floor plan for every story, as well as views from one or more sides, and perhaps even from above. It was important also to show the location on a street map. I built up the whole county, in fact, and even began on a small city called Saylorsville (about 100,000) that was a few miles up the highway. At some point my intertest began to wane, and I haven't done any substantial wsork on Willow Run since, oh, the early 90's I guess.

Oh, and while I hadn't meant this particular mansion to belong in Willow Run, it would fit in just fine, along the shore of damned up Lake Potopowap, a stretch of scenery called The Gold Shore for the row of mansions that once housed wealthy families in the 1920's.

Damn. How much reference did you create before hand? Did you do a rough layout, and/or sketch out various faces of the structure before hand?

Not that if you say "Neither, I just improved it as I went", I will simultaniously hate and worship you. Would you be a benevolent deity, or a malevolent one?

It's a little hard to remember just how this came about. To some extent I "built" it in my mind -- the view and where the front door was and all. I also just let my hand make decisions as it went along. A tower here? The front door must go there, and there has to be an awning over it, and how about a bay window there. As it grew, I started to adjust new additions to discrete levels, or floors. When it was entirely laid out, it was time to add details. At this point there must have been some erasures and change. Finally I added the grounds and little touches like the gazebo and toollshed. But there was never any floor plan or any particular intention when I set out. Just make a big gothic pile.

Very cool!

The Addams family... Ah, no, almost ^^
Very impressive work, it's amazing to see how much you master characters as much as backgrounds, complex backgrounds with realistic perspective. Very impressive indeed.

Very nice!
I have some trouble drawing backgrounds and the world around the characters... I think I´m a bit lazy to do that stuff.

Mind if I "borrow" a few details for the Old Phelps Place?

Go ahead. Hmmm... maybe if I ever add this place to my Willow Run maps, I could even call it the old Phelp's Place. It's a perfectly plausible name.

I am contemplating floorplans, ayup...

Hmmm, maybe too big for your "Offworlder Club," but it would be perfect for Dimensional Beings Anonymous. It seems to occur far more often that a RIFT opens up and lets out a few confused creatures than it does for Aliens to land and make habitat. "Hi, my name is Akumeitakai and I am a creature from the RIFTS..." "Hi Aku!!!"

I am reminded of the Winchester Mystery House—although Mrs. Winchester’s architectural curiosity isn’t so close to the water, of course!

Architecture is something of a passion of mine as well, although, while I appreciate large houses for what they are, my first love is the tiny house.

Nice mansion =).