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In Cognito University - The CostaLotta Maison
In Cognito University - The CostaLotta Maison
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Technical Stuff
1.This was built for Karen's Campus Constructor Contest - Round 05. As such, the lot and foundation was provided. No CC was used.
2. It was built to include in a University Hood.
3. The intended residents are science Uni students - 2 Ag Students, 1 Ethnic Studies, and 1 Computer Science Student.
4. Bus stop is Hood Deco, Pine Trees are Hood Deco.
5. Lots of AL-Shifting, Move_object on-ing, and Snap Grid Offing. All Stuff that doesn't look recognisable, or looks recognisable, but in an unusual configuration is because of this.
(eg. Curtains for wardrobe doors, Venetian blind that covers 2 tile window (3 blinds, with the middle one Snapped off, and moved into place.), Curtains in kitchen done the same way.)
6. I have all Expansion packs and all stuff packs. While the stuff packs (with the exception of Mansion&Gardens) are optional, the expansion packs are mandatory. Your game will crash if you do not have the expansion packs (and M&G). If you do not have the stuff packs, you will find differences in the decoration if you do not have them.
7. This is the residential lot of the Uni set.
Welcome to the Costa Lotta Maison. :D
Once Home to Mia and Max Costalotta (an Irish couple that tested out OFB for me), it has been since put up for rent, when the Costalotta's won the Rosebud lottery. Students with rich families can afford to live here, or as in this case, students who club together with at least one or two rich parents can live in luxury here. The place is partially furnished, only the bedrooms were decorated by the students. Hence the reason why the Kitchen, Dining and Living rooms are fairly unusual for a student home. The lease for this property has very strict rules regarding damage to furniture, and fixtures, and the state of the garden upkeep.
The lot was too big to get an overview with one shot, so I've collaged the shots together of the home.
The 1 story building is the Granny Flat - it's a self-contained flat with kitchen, dining, living, study, bathroom and bedroom, mostly open plan.
The Ground floor of the main building contains 2 bedrooms, shared walk-in dressing room, and study hall on the Left Hand Side.
On the Right Hand Side, is the open plan Kitchen, Dining room.
The First Floor of the Left Hand Side building (above the bedrooms), is the living area. It is connected by a closed in walkway to the right hand side of the building, where the Master bedroom, Bathroom and Stairs to the Ground floor are.
There is also an external stair to the living room on the Left Hand Side, which continues up to the Roof.
The Roof is currently used only for the Solar Heating, which offsets the operating costs for keeping this place running.
The Granny Flat is occupied by an Agricultural student and one of the main chefs at 3-14. The back garden is also hers for caring of, and she's particularly pleased that it is dormant in winter - as that is when her exams are.
She pays the 2nd most amount of rent, because of her separate utilities and generally doesn't mix with the others much. We questioned her about the flat: "The things I like about the flat? "Well, it's easy access to the garden. The kitchen is actually big enough to try out a lot of new recipes, and I don't have to share the fridge with the others I like small spaces, and it's actually big enough to have a dinner party for 4, although I have to borrow 2 chairs from the main house. Things I don't like? The two downstairs neighbours are constantly coming in to use my bathroom because they don't want to use the stairs! I've tried to say no, but they jiggle up and down on the spot. I'm going to make them clean my bathroom every other week if they keep using it!"
(Note: In the Granny flat, the dresser is in the kitchen, next to the study. )
The Master bedroom is taken by another Agricultural couple who pay the most rent because of the location, size of the room, and their parents are both fairly rich. They were the ones who chose this house, and suggested to the others that they should combine their finances.
They like the walk in wardrobe, with lighting and mirrors. The overhead lamps on the bed, because it feels like one of those fancy hotels, and the fact that the bedroom is set up so one can study while the other sleeps without bothering each other. They also love the bathroom - "it's just so luxurious!" They tend to accidentally on-purpose discourage the ground floor flatmates from using it by sometimes locking the walkway door. And complain about the stairs. What they don't like? Having to share with others. They'd love to have the place to themselves. Or even kick the two Ground floor flatmates out, and convert the bedrooms to studies. But its a money thing.
This bedroom was originally an art/craft room for Mia Costalotta, with walk-in storage.
It's been redone as a bedroom now, and it belongs to the Computer Science student. He's on a scholarship, so money is pretty tight - but this was an offer too good to refuse. Things he likes - his PC is only a few steps away, and he places to store all his bits and pieces. He also likes that the window sill is large enough to have plants. The ethnic horse statue was a birthday gift from the girl next door. He REALLY likes that she's next door. :D
What he doesn't like. He doesn't like being treated like he hasn't a right to use either of the bathrooms, and he thinks the couple are snobs. He doesn't like that he can never work out which way he needs to go to get the bathroom, because of the "accidentally" locked doors. And he hates that most of the time he's expected to clean BOTH bathrooms!
The last bedroom belongs to the girl doing ethnic studies. She's primarily interested in the function of art in other cultures, and how it is expressed. Both the tapestries in her room were brought back from a trip to Tybett, which is Simasian. She's thought about putting a door with a lock on her side of the dressing room, she has a funny feeling that the guy next door has been watching her sleep. She's already decided to move out if he gets stalkerish. So far he's just friendly with a bit of a puppy-dog thing going for him.
The Living room was decorated in an Art Deco/Art Nouveau style. Well Mia and Max weren't sure what it was, but they liked it, and so what if the rug they had custom-made to look like the one from IKEA wasn't "in-period". There are TV, Stereo and a collection of Fancy Leather-bound Books. But Mia and Max's pride is the Gallery wall, and Art Deco ceiling, use Greek Key inlay. The lamps are genuine Tiffany Lightshades, and the Costalotta's have insisted on a regular 3 month inspection to make sure that none of their living room is damaged.
In the original home, the kitchen and dining areas were separated into two rooms, but Mia wanted a more open plan look, so the wall was torn down. Mia's pride is her built-in China Cabinet in the Dining room, and she loves the largeness of the kitchen - both Mia and Max enjoy cooking together so room to move in the kitchen was essential. They included a regulation in the lease that no scourers were to be used on the benches and only soap and water was to be used on the floors. (To be honest, Mia and Max Costalotta did NOT want to lease their house to a bunch of students - but they are good friends with the Main Bedroom couple's parents, and they are doing it as a favour to them. Their plan is that as soon as the couple move out, they'll evict the rest, and convert the home back into the high-class investment property for rich business couples that it should be.)
This is a collage of Garden features.
From the Bottom, Left to Right: The pool. Basically 2 lap pools, it's meant for swimming, not playing. Next to the main house there is an area for the garbage bins and composting. A Small low maintenance garden is featured at the house - with the art work by a soon-to-be-famous sculptor, who provided it in payment for using the granny flat without rent while the Costalotta's were still living there.
From the Top Left to Right - Pi which has managed to be out of shot. The balcony upstairs on the main house, which has seating to enjoy the balcony garden. Behind the Granny flat, there is a compact, but worthwhile vegetable garden with fruit trees and a chess set.
Lot Size: 4x3
Lot Price: 36,965
Additional Credits:
Karen - for her contest.
Leefishers for their "encouragement" to upload the lot.
1.This was built for Karen's Campus Constructor Contest - Round 05. As such, the lot and foundation was provided. No CC was used.
2. It was built to include in a University Hood.
3. The intended residents are science Uni students - 2 Ag Students, 1 Ethnic Studies, and 1 Computer Science Student.
4. Bus stop is Hood Deco, Pine Trees are Hood Deco.
5. Lots of AL-Shifting, Move_object on-ing, and Snap Grid Offing. All Stuff that doesn't look recognisable, or looks recognisable, but in an unusual configuration is because of this.
(eg. Curtains for wardrobe doors, Venetian blind that covers 2 tile window (3 blinds, with the middle one Snapped off, and moved into place.), Curtains in kitchen done the same way.)
6. I have all Expansion packs and all stuff packs. While the stuff packs (with the exception of Mansion&Gardens) are optional, the expansion packs are mandatory. Your game will crash if you do not have the expansion packs (and M&G). If you do not have the stuff packs, you will find differences in the decoration if you do not have them.
7. This is the residential lot of the Uni set.
Welcome to the Costa Lotta Maison. :D
Once Home to Mia and Max Costalotta (an Irish couple that tested out OFB for me), it has been since put up for rent, when the Costalotta's won the Rosebud lottery. Students with rich families can afford to live here, or as in this case, students who club together with at least one or two rich parents can live in luxury here. The place is partially furnished, only the bedrooms were decorated by the students. Hence the reason why the Kitchen, Dining and Living rooms are fairly unusual for a student home. The lease for this property has very strict rules regarding damage to furniture, and fixtures, and the state of the garden upkeep.
The lot was too big to get an overview with one shot, so I've collaged the shots together of the home.
The 1 story building is the Granny Flat - it's a self-contained flat with kitchen, dining, living, study, bathroom and bedroom, mostly open plan.
The Ground floor of the main building contains 2 bedrooms, shared walk-in dressing room, and study hall on the Left Hand Side.
On the Right Hand Side, is the open plan Kitchen, Dining room.
The First Floor of the Left Hand Side building (above the bedrooms), is the living area. It is connected by a closed in walkway to the right hand side of the building, where the Master bedroom, Bathroom and Stairs to the Ground floor are.
There is also an external stair to the living room on the Left Hand Side, which continues up to the Roof.
The Roof is currently used only for the Solar Heating, which offsets the operating costs for keeping this place running.
The Granny Flat is occupied by an Agricultural student and one of the main chefs at 3-14. The back garden is also hers for caring of, and she's particularly pleased that it is dormant in winter - as that is when her exams are.
She pays the 2nd most amount of rent, because of her separate utilities and generally doesn't mix with the others much. We questioned her about the flat: "The things I like about the flat? "Well, it's easy access to the garden. The kitchen is actually big enough to try out a lot of new recipes, and I don't have to share the fridge with the others I like small spaces, and it's actually big enough to have a dinner party for 4, although I have to borrow 2 chairs from the main house. Things I don't like? The two downstairs neighbours are constantly coming in to use my bathroom because they don't want to use the stairs! I've tried to say no, but they jiggle up and down on the spot. I'm going to make them clean my bathroom every other week if they keep using it!"
(Note: In the Granny flat, the dresser is in the kitchen, next to the study. )
The Master bedroom is taken by another Agricultural couple who pay the most rent because of the location, size of the room, and their parents are both fairly rich. They were the ones who chose this house, and suggested to the others that they should combine their finances.
They like the walk in wardrobe, with lighting and mirrors. The overhead lamps on the bed, because it feels like one of those fancy hotels, and the fact that the bedroom is set up so one can study while the other sleeps without bothering each other. They also love the bathroom - "it's just so luxurious!" They tend to accidentally on-purpose discourage the ground floor flatmates from using it by sometimes locking the walkway door. And complain about the stairs. What they don't like? Having to share with others. They'd love to have the place to themselves. Or even kick the two Ground floor flatmates out, and convert the bedrooms to studies. But its a money thing.
This bedroom was originally an art/craft room for Mia Costalotta, with walk-in storage.
It's been redone as a bedroom now, and it belongs to the Computer Science student. He's on a scholarship, so money is pretty tight - but this was an offer too good to refuse. Things he likes - his PC is only a few steps away, and he places to store all his bits and pieces. He also likes that the window sill is large enough to have plants. The ethnic horse statue was a birthday gift from the girl next door. He REALLY likes that she's next door. :D
What he doesn't like. He doesn't like being treated like he hasn't a right to use either of the bathrooms, and he thinks the couple are snobs. He doesn't like that he can never work out which way he needs to go to get the bathroom, because of the "accidentally" locked doors. And he hates that most of the time he's expected to clean BOTH bathrooms!
The last bedroom belongs to the girl doing ethnic studies. She's primarily interested in the function of art in other cultures, and how it is expressed. Both the tapestries in her room were brought back from a trip to Tybett, which is Simasian. She's thought about putting a door with a lock on her side of the dressing room, she has a funny feeling that the guy next door has been watching her sleep. She's already decided to move out if he gets stalkerish. So far he's just friendly with a bit of a puppy-dog thing going for him.
The Living room was decorated in an Art Deco/Art Nouveau style. Well Mia and Max weren't sure what it was, but they liked it, and so what if the rug they had custom-made to look like the one from IKEA wasn't "in-period". There are TV, Stereo and a collection of Fancy Leather-bound Books. But Mia and Max's pride is the Gallery wall, and Art Deco ceiling, use Greek Key inlay. The lamps are genuine Tiffany Lightshades, and the Costalotta's have insisted on a regular 3 month inspection to make sure that none of their living room is damaged.
In the original home, the kitchen and dining areas were separated into two rooms, but Mia wanted a more open plan look, so the wall was torn down. Mia's pride is her built-in China Cabinet in the Dining room, and she loves the largeness of the kitchen - both Mia and Max enjoy cooking together so room to move in the kitchen was essential. They included a regulation in the lease that no scourers were to be used on the benches and only soap and water was to be used on the floors. (To be honest, Mia and Max Costalotta did NOT want to lease their house to a bunch of students - but they are good friends with the Main Bedroom couple's parents, and they are doing it as a favour to them. Their plan is that as soon as the couple move out, they'll evict the rest, and convert the home back into the high-class investment property for rich business couples that it should be.)
This is a collage of Garden features.
From the Bottom, Left to Right: The pool. Basically 2 lap pools, it's meant for swimming, not playing. Next to the main house there is an area for the garbage bins and composting. A Small low maintenance garden is featured at the house - with the art work by a soon-to-be-famous sculptor, who provided it in payment for using the granny flat without rent while the Costalotta's were still living there.
From the Top Left to Right - Pi which has managed to be out of shot. The balcony upstairs on the main house, which has seating to enjoy the balcony garden. Behind the Granny flat, there is a compact, but worthwhile vegetable garden with fruit trees and a chess set.
Lot Size: 4x3
Lot Price: 36,965
Additional Credits:
Karen - for her contest.
Leefishers for their "encouragement" to upload the lot.
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