My objective with this map was to make as modern a house as possible without using any mods at all. All of the textures are stock and I am using no mods.
House features:
- Interior lit multi-depth pool
- Pool recliners with lit umbrellas
- Hidden Recessed lighting
- Fine art gallery rooms
- Modern Sculpture
- Crafting Basement
- Helicopter pad
- Modern greenhouse with underwater lighting (grows stuff fast!)
- Exterior landscaping with lights in the trees
- Automatic doors lead out, keypad button must be used to get in
- Furnished living areas
- Glass lookout tower
- Large outdoor covered grilling station under tent
- Nice weather. Only sun and rain. No snow unless you walk out a ways.
I built the majority of this house in survival mode in another pre-biome world. I used MCEdit to take the house and grounds and transport it to a new world with biomes. This means if you want to download the files the underground and surrounding areas are completely untouched and ready for exploration. This makes this map a great starter map if you want to start out with a really pimped out house no other areas are built out other than the house.
After importing the world to the new biome I put it on a server so i could spawn diamond blocks for the pool and a bunch of clay for the walls and window frames. Other than that the entire thing was done in survival.
It's good I moved the house because the old world it was in was really ugly from me strip mining the sand for all the glass plus there was uncontrollable snow everywhere since patch 1.5. Plus it will make it more fun for people to download and explore in the untouched world around it.
this is awesome i bet your wanting 800 a month to live in it lol Edit made a few changes to your house hope you like them
first netherrack for the fireplace
this is awesome i bet your wanting 800 a month to live in it lol Edit made a few changes to your house hope you like them
first netherrack for the fireplace
and made it so that the double doors both open
Sweet. I love this. Thanks for the tips on nether rock and doors. I'm gonna use those.
Yeah i don't mind if anyone uses the house. Please enjoy. Would love to see how you modify it.
This is pretty cool, much more luxsurious than my home lol.
One little niggle I have is about the pools, I think the deep pool should be at the same ground level but dug down deeper. Reason 1, it has a water flow to the shallow pool, which would suck if you got pulled down wile your relaxing. Reason 2, having steps up with water can make a slippy situation *face plant*.
It might be hard to tell from the perspective in the photo. The hot-tub is raised up a bit above the pool so there is a little waterfall of water going down into the big pool.
The large swimming area has 3 levels of depth, kind of like a public pool would have.
That said, I did faceplant once getting out of the hottub while running from a creeper.
Wow, that is a really nice home. Lets see here:
My House: Blocky, No Paintings, Fireplace that burns everything, And a mine that spawns mobs in my house...
Your House: Very modern, Lots of paintings, and very peaceful.
You make my house look like a piece of crap :wink.gif:
what im wondering is if you used an inventory editor or something because that looks hard to build... or you just spent alot of time on it?
I've been working on this house since before there were biomes which is quite a while.
Recently however I transfered it to a new world and put it on a server at which time I had access to spawning items. I used this to spawn diamond blocks for the bottom of the pool and a ton of clay for the walls surrounding the perimeter. Other than those hard to get materials all of the rest of the house was built in survival. It did take a long time.
If you are working in survival mode I recommend making a large line of furnaces so you can have about 10 of them going at once. This will greatly increase your ability to make things like glass or hardened stone.
Lately thought I've been doing a new project and have been summoning items using the /give command on my server. It's giving more more time to just focus on building which I prefer. I probably should have done that sooner =)
I had a little fun and added a Minecraft version of Mies Van Der Rohe's famous Farnsworth house:
I tried to get as close as I could to the original with proportions and even the location of the bed, living area, dining area and kitchen.
The Farnsworth House was a architectural study Mies did of modern living in an efficient and compact way. I think it translates pretty well to minecraft. Spots to cook, craft sleep and store items all within a very small space. All while looking pretty good too. I guess it just goes to show you, Mies Van Der Rohe was a great architect for a reason =)
This is beautiful, I'm a huge fan of the look. Architecture really inspires me, it's nice to see modern-styled homes that look this good. :smile.gif:
Great job!
This is beautiful, I'm a huge fan of the look. Architecture really inspires me, it's nice to see modern-styled homes that look this good. :smile.gif:
Great job!
Thanks Sequel! I'm a architecture nut too. I think i'm going to start making a bunch more interpretations of famous houses on this same map. Maybe build a street that connects them all. I think Frank Lloyd Wright is next!
This is beautiful, I'm a huge fan of the look. Architecture really inspires me, it's nice to see modern-styled homes that look this good. :smile.gif:
Great job!
Thanks Sequel! I'm a architecture nut too. I think i'm going to start making a bunch more interpretations of famous houses on this same map. Maybe build a street that connects them all. I think Frank Lloyd Wright is next!
I look forward to seeing that if you choose to do so!
My objective with this map was to make as modern a house as possible without using any mods at all. All of the textures are stock and I am using no mods.
House features:
- Interior lit multi-depth pool
- Pool recliners with lit umbrellas
- Hidden Recessed lighting
- Fine art gallery rooms
- Modern Sculpture
- Crafting Basement
- Helicopter pad
- Modern greenhouse with underwater lighting (grows stuff fast!)
- Exterior landscaping with lights in the trees
- Automatic doors lead out, keypad button must be used to get in
- Furnished living areas
- Glass lookout tower
- Large outdoor covered grilling station under tent
- Nice weather. Only sun and rain. No snow unless you walk out a ways.
I built the majority of this house in survival mode in another pre-biome world. I used MCEdit to take the house and grounds and transport it to a new world with biomes. This means if you want to download the files the underground and surrounding areas are completely untouched and ready for exploration. This makes this map a great starter map if you want to start out with a really pimped out house no other areas are built out other than the house.
After importing the world to the new biome I put it on a server so i could spawn diamond blocks for the pool and a bunch of clay for the walls and window frames. Other than that the entire thing was done in survival.
It's good I moved the house because the old world it was in was really ugly from me strip mining the sand for all the glass plus there was uncontrollable snow everywhere since patch 1.5. Plus it will make it more fun for people to download and explore in the untouched world around it.
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Update: If you want the version with the Farnsworth House and Villa Savoye in it. Click here.
Poolside
Lightstone recessed behind glass for exterior lighting helped give it a modern look.
Back pathway with a glimpse of one of the art galleries.
View from lookout tower showing helipad and roof. Iron blocks were used to hide ceiling lights and look like air conditioning ductwork.
Nice place to read a book. Repeated paintings make good pop art!
Had to use lava for the fireplace as the infinite wood burning trick wouldn't work on my server.
Took me a while to find this simple solution for modern looking stairs.
Furnished interior with sculpture. You can hide lightstone behind paintings for hidden lights!
Lightstone recessed behind glass was used for pool lighting.
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Let me know what you all think. Love to get your input and ideas. Not sure what to build in it next.
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Wow sweet. Some great stuff in there. Thanks =)
Edit made a few changes to your house hope you like them
first netherrack for the fireplace
and made it so that the double doors both open
Sweet. I love this. Thanks for the tips on nether rock and doors. I'm gonna use those.
Yeah i don't mind if anyone uses the house. Please enjoy. Would love to see how you modify it.
Have at it. Glad you like it =)
It might be hard to tell from the perspective in the photo. The hot-tub is raised up a bit above the pool so there is a little waterfall of water going down into the big pool.
The large swimming area has 3 levels of depth, kind of like a public pool would have.
That said, I did faceplant once getting out of the hottub while running from a creeper.
I know there are better textures available, but I find it a fun challenge to see what I can do with the default Minecraft tools.
I guess that makes me somewhat of a purist. But it's fun for me.
My House: Blocky, No Paintings, Fireplace that burns everything, And a mine that spawns mobs in my house...
Your House: Very modern, Lots of paintings, and very peaceful.
You make my house look like a piece of crap :wink.gif:
I've been working on this house since before there were biomes which is quite a while.
Recently however I transfered it to a new world and put it on a server at which time I had access to spawning items. I used this to spawn diamond blocks for the bottom of the pool and a ton of clay for the walls surrounding the perimeter. Other than those hard to get materials all of the rest of the house was built in survival. It did take a long time.
If you are working in survival mode I recommend making a large line of furnaces so you can have about 10 of them going at once. This will greatly increase your ability to make things like glass or hardened stone.
Lately thought I've been doing a new project and have been summoning items using the /give command on my server. It's giving more more time to just focus on building which I prefer. I probably should have done that sooner =)
I tried to get as close as I could to the original with proportions and even the location of the bed, living area, dining area and kitchen.
The Farnsworth House was a architectural study Mies did of modern living in an efficient and compact way. I think it translates pretty well to minecraft. Spots to cook, craft sleep and store items all within a very small space. All while looking pretty good too. I guess it just goes to show you, Mies Van Der Rohe was a great architect for a reason =)
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Great job!
Thanks Sequel! I'm a architecture nut too. I think i'm going to start making a bunch more interpretations of famous houses on this same map. Maybe build a street that connects them all. I think Frank Lloyd Wright is next!
I look forward to seeing that if you choose to do so!