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Build’n’Share Challenge #32
A Patchwork Family
You pull up to Central Park, scanning the expanse of green grass for your next client. Crossing the footbridge over the pond, you see a tanned handsome man jogging toward you, his face split in an easy smile. “Hi! I'm Miguel Salvador. I recognized you from the article in the Sunset Gazette about the new orphanage.” He shakes your hand warmly.
“It's so nice to meet you, Mr. Salvador,” you say.
“Please, call me Miguel. Let me introduce you to my family.” He leads you across the field to a red and white gingham picnic blanket spread beneath an enormous shade tree. A beautiful mocha-skinned woman with short, tight curls sits crossed-legged, her very pregnant belly covered in a pool of flowing bohemian fabrics. Twin Asian toddlers sit with her, busily playing with a xylophone and peg blocks, their cherubic faces furrowed intently beneath their pig tails. “This is my wife, Serena, and two of our children, Lihua and Liling.” Serena extends her hand up to you, metal bracelets jangling as they slide up her slender arm.
“It's wonderful to meet you,” you say, shaking Serena's hand. “Your family is beautiful!”
“Oh, the twins are not our only children,” Serena says with a chuckle. “Our eldest son, Nketi, is over there playing frisbee with our younger son, Tuyen.” Her voice drops to a low whisper, “Our other daughter, Aleela, is hiding behind this tree. She's shy.” Two dark eyes peep out from behind the tree, catch your gaze, and then disappear. Serena pats her belly gently. “And last but not least, we have Maya here, who should be making her debut in a few more weeks.”
“Incredible,” you breathe.
Miguel motions for you to have a seat and then sits beside Serena, looping an arm over her shoulders. “Serena and I have a special place in our hearts for kids in the system. We were both in the foster system and aged out before we could be adopted. So we've made it our mission to bring as many kids into our home as we can handle. Which is why we need your help. We are currently living in a tiny apartment with five children. With a sixth on the way, we're really bursting at the seams.”
“I bet! What do you need in your new home?”
“We need three or four bedrooms plus a nursery, and at least two and a half bathrooms,” Miguel says. “I teach middle school at the Community School for the Gifted and have lots of papers to grade, so I need some sort of office space. If it could double as study space for the kids, too, that would be great.”
“Meal times are hectic, so we'd love a large, open kitchen with plenty of prep space and enough places for everyone to have a seat at the table,” Serena adds. “We generate an enormous amount of laundry, so a laundry or mudroom is a must. The kids also need some decent green space to play in. There is nowhere for them to play at the apartment complex, which is why we're at the park today.”
“Okay, that all sounds feasible,” you say. “Is there anything else you need?”
Miguel touches the bangles on Serena's arm. “Serena makes jewelry and sells it at the consignment store. She also likes to paint and teaches youth art camp at the Sunset Institute of Modern Art, so some sort of art space would be good for her.”
“What style of home did you have in mind?” you ask.
“We like contemporary and prairie style homes, but casual and family friendly rather than cold and museum-like,” Serena says. “Our family is a patchwork of different ethnicities. Nketi is from Kenya, Aleela is from Zambia, Tuyen is Vietnamese, the twins came from China, and Miguel is Puerto Rican. I'd love for the interior of the home to have things that remind each child of their own heritage. We like a warm color palette – reds, oranges, and yellows – but it shouldn't be garish. Does that make sense?”
“Absolutely! We can have your home finished by the end of the month. Will that work?”
Serena puts a loving hand on her belly and says with a smile, “Just in time.”
The Brief:
*30x40 lot
*3-4 bedrooms, plus a nursery (the home should have 3 cribs for the twins and the new baby)
*at least 2 ½ bathrooms
*laundry/mudroom
*large open kitchen
*warm color palette
*contemporary or prairie style home
*comfortable, casual interior
*items that honor the family's varied heritage
*office/study space
*art space
*a green space for the kids to play in
*$110K budget
Sim Challenge:
Make the family and show them living in their new space. Miguel is a teacher who is family oriented, self-assured, and outgoing. Serena is family oriented, artistic, and a perfectionist. Nketi is a clumsy child who loves to read. Aleela is a shy child who loves the outdoors. Tuyen is a perfectionist child who is over-emotional. The twins look identical but are very different. Lihua is a budding music lover, while her sister, Liling, is athletic. Maya's traits remain to be seen.
Edit: You can make Liling and Maya as children or babies as there are no toddlers in Sims 4.
Room Challenge
Create the children's outdoor space, you have a budget of $25k. You will have to do this on a foundation to ensure that it can be uploaded to the gallery.
Official Entry List
Starting Out
N/A
Established
N/A
Expert
FORUM ID: masajo
ORIGIN ID: Cevans1962
LEVEL: Expert
LOT: The Beeches
LOT COST: 2000
BUILD COST: 107,572
TOTAL COST: 109,572
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: http://imgur.com/a/ph9o3
ENTRY DETAILS: A contemporary prairie style home, comfortable, cosy and family friendly. Three bedrooms comprising master, single girls and double boys plus nursery for three, all including items that remind the children of their heritage.
SIM: N/A
SIM ENTRY SLIDESHOW: (REQUIRED if entering - the slideshow is what your judges will primarily go by or N/A if not entering) link to media
ENTRY DETAILS:
ROOM: N/A
ROOM ENTRY SLIDESHOW: (REQUIRED if entering - the slideshow is what your judges will primarily go by or N/A if not entering) Link to media
ENTRY DETAILS:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
Results
Starting Out -:
1st Place:
Sim Challenge:
Room Challenge:
Established -:
1st Place:
Sim Challenge:
Room Challenge:
Expert -:
1st Place:
Sim Challenge:
Room Challenge:
A Patchwork Family
You pull up to Central Park, scanning the expanse of green grass for your next client. Crossing the footbridge over the pond, you see a tanned handsome man jogging toward you, his face split in an easy smile. “Hi! I'm Miguel Salvador. I recognized you from the article in the Sunset Gazette about the new orphanage.” He shakes your hand warmly.
“It's so nice to meet you, Mr. Salvador,” you say.
“Please, call me Miguel. Let me introduce you to my family.” He leads you across the field to a red and white gingham picnic blanket spread beneath an enormous shade tree. A beautiful mocha-skinned woman with short, tight curls sits crossed-legged, her very pregnant belly covered in a pool of flowing bohemian fabrics. Twin Asian toddlers sit with her, busily playing with a xylophone and peg blocks, their cherubic faces furrowed intently beneath their pig tails. “This is my wife, Serena, and two of our children, Lihua and Liling.” Serena extends her hand up to you, metal bracelets jangling as they slide up her slender arm.
“It's wonderful to meet you,” you say, shaking Serena's hand. “Your family is beautiful!”
“Oh, the twins are not our only children,” Serena says with a chuckle. “Our eldest son, Nketi, is over there playing frisbee with our younger son, Tuyen.” Her voice drops to a low whisper, “Our other daughter, Aleela, is hiding behind this tree. She's shy.” Two dark eyes peep out from behind the tree, catch your gaze, and then disappear. Serena pats her belly gently. “And last but not least, we have Maya here, who should be making her debut in a few more weeks.”
“Incredible,” you breathe.
Miguel motions for you to have a seat and then sits beside Serena, looping an arm over her shoulders. “Serena and I have a special place in our hearts for kids in the system. We were both in the foster system and aged out before we could be adopted. So we've made it our mission to bring as many kids into our home as we can handle. Which is why we need your help. We are currently living in a tiny apartment with five children. With a sixth on the way, we're really bursting at the seams.”
“I bet! What do you need in your new home?”
“We need three or four bedrooms plus a nursery, and at least two and a half bathrooms,” Miguel says. “I teach middle school at the Community School for the Gifted and have lots of papers to grade, so I need some sort of office space. If it could double as study space for the kids, too, that would be great.”
“Meal times are hectic, so we'd love a large, open kitchen with plenty of prep space and enough places for everyone to have a seat at the table,” Serena adds. “We generate an enormous amount of laundry, so a laundry or mudroom is a must. The kids also need some decent green space to play in. There is nowhere for them to play at the apartment complex, which is why we're at the park today.”
“Okay, that all sounds feasible,” you say. “Is there anything else you need?”
Miguel touches the bangles on Serena's arm. “Serena makes jewelry and sells it at the consignment store. She also likes to paint and teaches youth art camp at the Sunset Institute of Modern Art, so some sort of art space would be good for her.”
“What style of home did you have in mind?” you ask.
“We like contemporary and prairie style homes, but casual and family friendly rather than cold and museum-like,” Serena says. “Our family is a patchwork of different ethnicities. Nketi is from Kenya, Aleela is from Zambia, Tuyen is Vietnamese, the twins came from China, and Miguel is Puerto Rican. I'd love for the interior of the home to have things that remind each child of their own heritage. We like a warm color palette – reds, oranges, and yellows – but it shouldn't be garish. Does that make sense?”
“Absolutely! We can have your home finished by the end of the month. Will that work?”
Serena puts a loving hand on her belly and says with a smile, “Just in time.”
The Brief:
*30x40 lot
*3-4 bedrooms, plus a nursery (the home should have 3 cribs for the twins and the new baby)
*at least 2 ½ bathrooms
*laundry/mudroom
*large open kitchen
*warm color palette
*contemporary or prairie style home
*comfortable, casual interior
*items that honor the family's varied heritage
*office/study space
*art space
*a green space for the kids to play in
*$110K budget
Sim Challenge:
Make the family and show them living in their new space. Miguel is a teacher who is family oriented, self-assured, and outgoing. Serena is family oriented, artistic, and a perfectionist. Nketi is a clumsy child who loves to read. Aleela is a shy child who loves the outdoors. Tuyen is a perfectionist child who is over-emotional. The twins look identical but are very different. Lihua is a budding music lover, while her sister, Liling, is athletic. Maya's traits remain to be seen.
Edit: You can make Liling and Maya as children or babies as there are no toddlers in Sims 4.
Room Challenge
Create the children's outdoor space, you have a budget of $25k. You will have to do this on a foundation to ensure that it can be uploaded to the gallery.
Official Entry List
Starting Out
N/A
Established
N/A
Expert
FORUM ID: masajo
ORIGIN ID: Cevans1962
LEVEL: Expert
LOT: The Beeches
LOT COST: 2000
BUILD COST: 107,572
TOTAL COST: 109,572
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: http://imgur.com/a/ph9o3
ENTRY DETAILS: A contemporary prairie style home, comfortable, cosy and family friendly. Three bedrooms comprising master, single girls and double boys plus nursery for three, all including items that remind the children of their heritage.
SIM: N/A
SIM ENTRY SLIDESHOW: (REQUIRED if entering - the slideshow is what your judges will primarily go by or N/A if not entering) link to media
ENTRY DETAILS:
ROOM: N/A
ROOM ENTRY SLIDESHOW: (REQUIRED if entering - the slideshow is what your judges will primarily go by or N/A if not entering) Link to media
ENTRY DETAILS:
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
Results
Starting Out -:
1st Place:
Sim Challenge:
Room Challenge:
Established -:
1st Place:
Sim Challenge:
Room Challenge:
Expert -:
1st Place:
Sim Challenge:
Room Challenge:
