Las Palomas - Coastal Mexican World
Currently Junceda, Tangie, JodiRebby, Amonovas, Nilxis and me are building a Mexico-themed world with an urban area based on Coyoacan (a district of Mexico D.F.) adjoining a nearby market town, and a ...
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http://www.ciudadmexico.com.mx/images/zones/coyoacan/callefranciscososa.jpg
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These are some pictures of houses in Coyoacan. As you can see, the architecture at this era has evolved past Spanish Colonial and has become much more Mexican. Things to focus on would be the colorful but aged plaster, black pig-iron accents, and a decent amount of windows on the front of the house, all of which create the unique facades.
Other than that, there are some neat accents to add. In Mexico city, many of the buildings use a combination of mortar and porous volcanic rock like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/MexicanArmyBandDF.JPG
The interiors can be completely unique, which is nice. Anything ranging from colonial Spanish to Beaux-Arts will look nice, but try to make it so that it looks as if all the furniture was bought at a local market.
http://jasminewanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Coyoacan-Day-of-Dead-003.jpg
http://www.ciudadmexico.com.mx/images/zones/coyoacan/callefranciscososa.jpg
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These are some pictures of houses in Coyoacan. As you can see, the architecture at this era has evolved past Spanish Colonial and has become much more Mexican. Things to focus on would be the colorful but aged plaster, black pig-iron accents, and a decent amount of windows on the front of the house, all of which create the unique facades.
Other than that, there are some neat accents to add. In Mexico city, many of the buildings use a combination of mortar and porous volcanic rock like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/MexicanArmyBandDF.JPG
The interiors can be completely unique, which is nice. Anything ranging from colonial Spanish to Beaux-Arts will look nice, but try to make it so that it looks as if all the furniture was bought at a local market.
