Which design aspect are you better or more comfortable with?

I don’t mean to sound cocky but I love each design aspect equally and I’m extremely comfortable with doing all of them.

• First I build the shell. If the ground needs to be sculpted e.g. with hills, ponds or sinkholes or whatever, I’ll start with creating a rough landscape and modifying it while building the exterior. The build needs to match the surrounding landscape.
  
• Interior is next. Routing and functionality is the most important aspect here. I will always try to work as detailed as possible, without sacrificing functionality. I strive to create exciting indoor ( and outdoor) areas with specific functions and stories in mind.
  
• Landscaping is the final touch. I can spend hours painting and working with stones, trees, flowers and items from the debug catalogue. For me the landscape needs to look as natural and exciting as possible. It really bothers me when I see amazing builds with no thoughts given to landscaping and I notice that very few simmers actually care about that part, whereas I feel this is what finishes the build. Often the landscape is what gives the overall structure balance and character.
  

Edit: I’m saying I’m extremely comfortable working with all aspects, that doesn’t mean my builds are any good. ?

I don't build that often, but when I do, the exterior of a building tends to be fairly uniform. Individual rooms can be more distinct so I have more experience with interiors. I also try not to use too many objects, so I cut back a bit on my exteriors/landscaping. I make the buildings as big as I want and inside I put as many objects as I want, but outside I try to be fairly reasonable.


Nothing is new, but some interiors/exteriors for reference.
Interiors


Exteriors

In terms of building, choosing the interior design to suit my Sims is my favorite, which is why I was hoping the active career in Dream Home Decorator would be more in-depth.

"haneul;c-18153970" wrote:
I don't build that often, but when I do, the exterior of a building tends to be fairly uniform. Individual rooms can be more distinct so I have more experience with interiors. I also try not to use too many objects, so I cut back a bit on my exteriors/landscaping. I make the buildings as big as I want and inside I put as many objects as I want, but outside I try to be fairly reasonable.


Nothing is new, but some interiors/exteriors for reference.
Interiors

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https://i.imgur.com/k7XLIOO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2To1q8A.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TMDdZsO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gCOm46F.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KkDn4wQ.jpg

Exteriors

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https://i.imgur.com/B8VP7Rl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/w5lm7nB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1i1iefH.jpg

Very nice builds!

I hate building but I don't mind the decorating part so much. I usually just re-furnish EA lots or get shells from the gallery.

I downloaded a whole bunch of lots to redecorate.

They're all about equal for me... so I don't actually know. Interiors can be rather fun and relaxing, but only if I truly know the sims living there, otherwise it's kind of... eh??
See, I often tend to do builds that I just intend to put on the gallery, so I don't always know what sims will be living there in the first place, and in that case I just tend to go for a random interior style in colors I find nice. Picking a theme that suits the rest of the build.

Exteriors can be alright. It's just about messing with shapes. Honestly I'd place that on my bottom tier, it doesn't do much for me, and I find I have the most fun when trying to recreate the exterior of a real house.

Landscaping is what pulls the whole thing together, though. I actually enjoy it. I like leaving a whole bunch of plants and rocks all over the place, arranged in a way that's aesthetically pleasing yet natural-looking, and not to mention PONDS. I love ponds. Got a huge bias for ponds. So landscaping just makes the whole build feel more... ALIVE. You know? It can do a lot for the vibes of the place.

I'm completely an interior builder, my houses totally lack a suitable garden. Maybe a fence and a few trees, but I can't build "pretty", everything is functionally. :#

I'm comfortable with all three areas now.... but that's only been in the last few years.

With Sims 2 and 3, it used to be all about the interior design for me, so that's what I got really good at. But with the Sims 4, I find myself spending a lot of time with the exteriors and landscaping and thoroughly enjoying it. I think it might be because building in Sims 2/3 was absolutely horrendous and a pain in the derriere, so I just stuck to the interiors mostly and never really bothered investing my time and effort on the exteriors. Whereas with the Sims 4, the build mode tools are so much easier to work with, therefore it makes working on exteriors and landscaping that much more enjoyable than previously.

And when TwistedMexi came out with his Better BuildBuy mod, I started spending more time in debug/live edit and discovered a whole new world of awesome debug landscaping items that I couldn't be bothered looking through before (because it was such an unorganized mess). That was a total game changer for me. I found myself having a blast creating interesting landscapes around my builds with all the debug items.... there's a treasure trove of stuff in there. :smiley:

I love landscaping and find it super relaxing. I don’t know if I’m any good at it, but I enjoy it just the same! If I were a sim, I would definitely have the ‘Loves the Outdoors’ trait.