Al Hama Palace

This is a really big project, but I have become quite good at making those big houses lately I have made 3 attempts on this Islamic as in the Maurish style after my trip to Alhambra last summer. It's very different from what I'm used to, I still hope I managed to make it look right. At least it should be a very nice place to live.

I have used my project from Pompeii several years ago as a frame as well as the Alhambra floorplan for this project. Islamic style architecture is more closed in than the Roman seemed to be. I have kept the hallways as they have been used in both cultures.
My pictures from Alhambra is available on my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/795949...57635219758061/
Pictures and comments on making this house is available on my blog, use the reference 140114 Ancient Floorplan.


Alhambra, Nazarid Palaces, Courtyard of Myrtles by Volvenom, on Flickr

This Palace is only based on Alhambra, it's not the real thing. Making Pompeii was quite straight forward, Alhambra is on a hilltop and thus not square. There was also a Lion fountain Luna couldn't get to cooperate for one of it's courtyards. I may still manage the real thing later when I have found out about all these parts

FLOORPLAN

Ground floor contains:
- Left wing has a bedroom section in a Harem kind of style probably. 3 double beds and 4 single under a tower open to the ceiling.
- Right wing contains the gamesroom with shuffleboard, tv, a simple double, 2 spare rooms and the spa with gym.

1 floor contains:
- Left wing above the Harem nothing much, a spare room and open to the ceiling patio with columns.
- Front Left side has the diningroom and guest bath with kitchen and breakfast room, tropical garden and vegetable garden with staff quarters
- Front right side contains more staff bedrooms and the formal garden courtyard surrounded by the dayroom and bathrooms, at the front with entrance from the outside is the bar with LN prof bar.
- Right wing above the spa contains the kids section with 3 cribs and 3 single beds, and a playroom on the landing.

2 floor contains:
- Main bedroom if such exist in your plan, and a balcony with two easels. Roof terrace accessible from the left wing beside the diningroom.

Possible extentions: Some rooms on the roof has not been furnished, one room above the courtyard hottub is not accessible, removing a roof and put in a door is easily done. The basement has more room, just remove the furniture on the first floor take out the basement you don't need, level the floor and you may have to use moveobjects on to put in doors. Then just decorate.



Above is the Spa with two of Luna's hottubs, a threadmill and a multi muscle training device. Any Sims in the pictures are my testing family and NOT included.

This project was made possible because of Luna's fabulous work on the arches, doors, columns and so on. To make those very nice beds they have in arab courtyards I used madaya74's caravan set on TSR. For this project I have used package files as much as possible. That means you will have to download what you need yourself, but it won't be as hard to get rid of them, and you can choose sets if you like.

For decoration I have used World Adventures exp and the sims3 store's Cambodia bedroom. From The Cambodia set I have used the fireplace, the dresser and the rugs. Late Night is needed for the hottubs to work.



DOWNLOADS

First a BIG warning for a BIG file. You need a VERY strong computer to run this. A million thanks to daisylee for being such a star and test install it for me.
You need both files for the house. If you don't know how to install a multipart rar file this video seemed to have helped a lot of people on my world installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8CQur8JSI0

INCLUDED: you do not need to download this set.
madaya74 Caravan 4 beds: http://www.thesimsresource.com/arti...oom/id/1040984/

NEEDED: Cambodia bedroom, may possibly be excluded unless the launcher starts acting up.
EA Store: http://store.thesims3.com/setsProdu...ategoryId=13539

NEEDED


I have uploaded my packagefolder, it should contain what's needed from Luna in case you feel lazy, looks like mediafire like to delete stuff so can't promise you it will stay: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/43...cient_Floorplan

Price: 434.195,- /275.397,-

Lot Size: 50x50
Lot Price: see above

Additional Credits:
http://www.alhambradegranada.org/en/