The Pixel Atelier

filler...



I wanted a prestigious restaurant that would cater to the needs of Bridgeport's elite in my Crawley game. So I bought the 'Business as usual Bistro ' CC from the Store and began building something out of one of the existing shells - but I was left dissatisfied. So I perused TSR and found the 'Regency Plaza ', created by Orlov:

( thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-lots-residential/title/the-regency-plaza-/id/1160048/ ).

It was more or less what I was aiming for in terms of looks. I wrote to him and asked for his permission to mod his own work and he granted it gracefully. His own version was designed to be a luxury hotel transformed into a high class apartment building. In my version the Regency is still a hotel but was recently renovated to accommodate a 5 stars restaurant - The Medici - on its top floors (It is *quite* a pity the game doesn't allow us to have multi-function lots because there is space to spare for 2 magnificent penthouses next to the restaurant!).


In any case, here it is.


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Built at the height of the Roaring 20s (1926) by the famed European architect R.A. Orlov, the Regency has changed hands numerous times since its construction. It was initially commissioned by the Altos, in a bid to bolster their waning fortunes yet sadly, that gambit failed and the magnificent tower ended up as one of the latest addition in the real-estate portfolio of GlobeHouse Holdings, the multi-national conglomerate controlled by the Crawley Trust, once the friends and allies of the Altos...


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The Regency

http://i.imgur.com/xnxErRm.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/SARDQJH.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/FkzX8mJ.jpg?1

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The vestibule

http://i.imgur.com/S8i1nPF.jpg?1

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The First Floor

http://i.imgur.com/SWQBCcY.jpg?1

1- The Foyer and reception of the Medici
2- The private elevator of the first top-floor penthouse
3- The main kitchen (rabbit hole)
4- The Kyoto Room (specialized in Japanese cuisine)
5- The Manhattan Room (specialized in American Fusion cuisine)
6- The Lyons Room (specialized in French haute cuisine)

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1) The Foyer & Reception

The Medici was named after, and dedicated to, Cosimo di Medici, Duke of Florence and First Grand Duke of Tuscany (of which we see a portrait here).

http://i.imgur.com/13dE81m.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/g9MqGrr.jpg?1

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2) The private penthouse anteroom
3) The Main Kitchen

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4) The Kyoto Room

http://i.imgur.com/JeLhG0D.jpg?1

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5) The Manhattan Room

http://i.imgur.com/Z4KCrEr.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/Z2cWc5T.jpg?1

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6) The Lyons Room

http://i.imgur.com/5XY1fPp.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/7g4FF3T.jpg?1

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The Second Floor

http://i.imgur.com/i1Ggbzd.jpg?1


1- Top floor private penthouse anteroom
2- The Bistro Kitchen (rabbit hole)
3- The Gatsby Lounge
4- The Chicago Terrace

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1- The top floor private penthouse anteroom
2- The Bistro Kitchen

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3- The Gatsby Lounge

http://i.imgur.com/apTtpAm.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/IQLI0Yv.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/EDmMnui.jpg?1

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4- The Chicago Terrace

http://i.imgur.com/oAUzLVA.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/79lZudV.jpg?1