Urban Conversion Contest

Run-down Church:

Porkypine, I really like this church structure, it's very beautiful and I appreciate the the added details like playground and living quarters. The outside looks far more heavily dilapidated than the interior. The interior structure is gorgeous but doesn't look like it's been abandoned for too long, maybe a a few years. Perhaps a few overturned chairs or skewed benches could have added to the dilapidation. I do love that big window a lot.

Run-down Warehouse:

So this building has quite a few very *interesting* features that I really like. That 3-tier stairway in the center is very cool, especially how it is contained. I get a very 70's vibe from it all with the translucent cubed glass walls and windows. The other thing I really like that you have here is the loading doc for a train transport of goods. The exterior is very well put together, yet doesn't seem very abandoned because of all the cars around it. Looks like people with junky cars are still working there, and maybe the exterminator is making a yearly visit. The train is even around still. It's very thoughtful for you to add fire escapes because factory fires could be devastating and not all uncommon back in the day. The wooden floorboards seem too clean and out of place for an abandoned building - either dingier wood or stained cement floors could have pushed the dilapidated appearance score higher. I lament that you didn't add windows to the manager's office to overlook the factory, it was in a prime spot to do that! Overall it's a great building and has features no one else had touched upon.

The fans and lights really needed some kind of support. I like the railway line.

Renovated Fun Center:

YOUR EXTRA ACTIVITIES ARE SO SO EXCELLENT. Roller coaster, slides, ferry wheel, and bumper cars! I would go there in a heartbeat! Though watch out, it looks like one slide would cut into some unsuspecting diners' table. I think the party room addition is fabulous! Most family fun centers I have been to offer such a thing and you were the only one who thought to add one. So I am torn a bit on the decoration score. While I think your reno overall is fabulous to the max, the deco isn't very cohesive. There's at least 7 different clashing floor tiles/types which makes sense on the first floor as they seem to be divided out by section (eating area, main floor, entrance, etc) but the the top floor has pool table room, party room, hoops room etc and it seems like you just blanketed the whole top floor (sans manager's office) in one carpet pattern - it would have made sense to either use floor tiles to differentiate these areas as well (preferably ones already used on the main floor) or cut down on the various different clashing patterns. So you did a very good job with renewing this old building, just keep decorative cohesion in mind for future builds.

Run-down Victorian:

I wish you had some interior pics, it's hard to gauge the dilapidation score when I can't see the wall paper, or arches/doors from the floor plan layout. Looks like you have all required rooms, and some extra - thank you for labeling them. The exterior makes the home look lived in, like the owners still are living here and taking good care of it. It's cute as a button and I generally just love that exterior. Your first floor from bird's eye looks pretty ace but then as we get to the second and third it gets a little blank and looks likes you ran out of time to give it the care and attention you did for the first floor. Creepy basement is creepy.

Renovated Library:

Breathtaking foyer *swoon*. Love the update overall, it looks fantastic layout-wise, especially that interior shot of the foyer and the circulation error. The first floor for this reno is very impressive. Unfortunately, I'm not digging the flood-fill flooring. It works, so I'm not withholding points for the alive again score, but you had this issue with the Warehouse Reno top floors. The ground floor is fine but 2nd and 3rd get a little grating on the eyes as far as the flooring goes because it's all the same, maybe keep the children's room that purple and then apply the tiles/wood from 2nd or ground floor for offices and don't be afraid to lay down some rugs. I like how you have an elevator for possible disabled patrons and even a ramp to the entry; very inclusive and no one else had done that for this reno. I think the children's room could have done with some more cushy seating for reading such as beanbags - it seems a little too empty for it's big space as is but I do love the little sun nook of it. Parking doesn't seem cohesive so it's good most decide to walk and avoid getting parked in.

I love the outside of your lot and actually like the original blue colour better. Sorry about points off for parking.

Run-down School:

It's a decent set up for a school, though any variance on rooms could have made it a bit more interesting for whatever the Reno is going to be; they all seem pretty boxy contained inside one bigger rectangle. You have all requirements but you really took a hit on the dilapidation - everything looks moderately new, no chipped paint, no grunge, or decay, no strewn about items even hinting it was abandoned, rather it seems the school equipment that could be moved was to a new location. Even the outside is pretty well manicured; You could have added weeds or rocks which could have at least gotten you up to a 1. If there is any dilapidated detail, you are not showing it in your pictures. I would rather have too many pics to look at than too few - at least that way you know everything can be reviewed.

Renovated Apartments:

I think you did well for rebuilding what you had lost (my condolances) and I hope you feel better. Though it looks a like another set of doors is missing in the rebuild while comparing photos from the shell so i wonder what the reno would have been like if those were here now. Clever idea to take away floor space for balconies for those apartments! As you mentioned, there is a lot of extra space going on - places I can see with some more furniature is the corner of the pool room, perhaps some more lounge chairs since the apartment can house up to 16 sims, and I only see three at the bird's eye view. The first floor hallways are good to have some extra seating and vending machines to fill up that space. All the apartments have the requaired rooms and are filled up and decorated with the necessary furniature. Again I say I would have loved to see some interior shots from you. I think you've struggled but overall you've grown at decorating converted spaces so great job!

Porky, it’s great to see you got a lot up, these are no small undertaking. I think the sims living there will be very happy.

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