Staunton - A Google SketchUp City - Page 115

BoiseAirport · #**2281** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 11:59 AM**

Duuuuuuuude!

Amazing updates! I love the map you made, it actually looks very professional...like I could definately see that as a map on a bus station or something. That bridge in the previous update is stellar too, I really wish I could make bridges like that. And it's cool to see that you've been rendering with Kerky, I think it just makes everything look so much more realistic (especially in a skyline shot). It can be really tricky to get everything right...heck I mess things up on that program all the time, you wouldn't believe how many times I've had to restart and adjust, restart and adjust, but once things finally click, it can definitely be worth it.

Can't wait to see moar!! As Mocholate would say, I give it two pants off!!

Flamesrule · #**2282** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 1:01 PM**

Man that map looks awsome! Also what is in Starkton Island?Is it a big park or a staten Island theme?

I love the third block.It just looks great and it really stood out for me!

Great job!

Patrick · #**2283** Posted **Jul 11, 2009, 11:25 AM**

Thanks Boise! And LOL @ your avatar haha!

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Originally Posted by flamesrule

Man that map looks awsome! Also what is in Starkton Island?Is it a big park or a staten Island theme?

Starkton Island will basically be a sparser more suburban Staten Island, I don't think I'll ever get that far to actually model it haha.

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WELL, here's a SSP styled top 10, I normally order them by roof height (as it should be) but I'll follow the "rules" and do it by spires. The top 10 will change in the future as a built Uptown, as for now the J.C. Summit Center is the only uptown building. Even if Jefferson and Ganton where developed none of their highrises would reach the top 10 anyways, besides they'd have their own diagrams, now being independent cities

I'd love to hear some commentary on these buildings, your favorite, needs work, etc....

Austin55 · #**2284** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 12:14 AM**

OMG.\

Your compass rose is very confuzzling.

treras93 · #**2285** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 1:56 AM**

Boy! I've never gotten over how amazing Lloyd. Its just the greatest tower in the city for me. And i know this has been said about a million times, but your textures are just glorious. I dont know how you can make them so perfect.

Patrick · #**2286** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 7:54 AM**

I finally did it, finally modeled it, FINALLY.

The Staunton County Supreme Courthouse

Completed in 1924, was Staunton's first major skyscraper, although its fame as the tallest building in Staunton only lasted for two years, surpassed by the Stock Exchange Tower in 1926.

At 776' to its spire, it is the tallest Courthouse building in the world. The actual Staunton supreme courtroom is on the upper floors, as if the courthouse was plopped atop the skyscraper, the lower floors are just city offices and such.

Heres the Civic Center looking from Farley Square. The big box building in the middle is One Justice Plaza, a.k.a. the Police Headquarters. I'm thinking of replacing it with the Staunton Federal Courthouse, which will be another pre-war building, giving Farley Square a much more dramatic "Law & Order" effect.

Aleks · #**2287** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 8:47 AM**

Woah! Awesome work on the courthouse! It's amazingly real and well designed. And the court on top of the offices make it look tight. I love the green roof and the base entrance, everything is well put together.

Lloyd and the Stock Exchange Tower are my current favorites btw.

BoiseAirport · #**2288** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 9:26 AM**

That courthouse is a work of art. I don't know how else to put it. Definately on my favorite buildings in Staunton now, and that's saying a lot considering how many there are. Really really well done, sir!

Flamesrule · #**2289** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 11:23 AM**

Wow that courthouse looks awsome!It has a nice design and it fits well with the city! That is now one of my favorite building

Great job!

Skyscraper100 · #**2290** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 11:24 AM**

looks great! 2 thumbs up!

huggkruka · #**2291** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 12:37 PM**

That courthouse is amazing. I can imagine the motivation behind it as well...some high-ranking elected official wants to leave his mark and builds the highest courthouse in the world, never mind how unconventional. Also, the diagram is great.

Dac150 · #**2292** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 6:41 PM**

Everything looks great, but if you want opinions, I think JC Summit looks too much like Conde Nast (4 Times Square).

Vellu · #**2293** Posted **Jul 14, 2009, 8:14 AM**

The County Supreme Courthouse is a great new landmark, although I don't like the classical temple on top - it's a little too much. The building itself looks realistic, it could be a real building built in 1924 - with the temple and all. The temple on top reminds me of the post-modern 60 Wall Street Building, which is one of the ugliest buildings in NY.

I like how the tallest building is also very massive. It sends out a clear message of Galcorp's power. My favorite of the tallest buildings is the Stock Exchange Tower. I keep imagining how cool it looked when it was the tallest building in the skyline.

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Originally Posted by Patrick

Vellu I especially love your feedback! I get exactly what you mean, but that's what I'm aiming for, Staunton isn't supposed to be a great city, its supposed to resemble Detroit rather than New York City. So the skyline isn't supposed to be very exciting, notice over the years Staunton's skyline has gotten boringer and boringer, but I feel its becoming much more realistic. Do you know what I mean?

Well, the skyline looks very realistic. I really love skylines where there's a couple of really dominant buildings - like Chicago with the Sears Tower, John Hancok Center and AON Building. Detroit is cool also. Not because of its skyline but because it has so many historical buildings compared to the amount of modern buildings. It has a feel of a glorious past but a not so glorious future..

Dac150 · #**2294** Posted **Jul 14, 2009, 2:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vellu

60 Wall Street Building, which is one of the ugliest buildings in NY.

You mean one of the finest looking buildings in New York.

Patrick · #**2295** Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 10:28 AM**

Thanks everyone!

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Originally Posted by Vellu

The County Supreme Courthouse is a great new landmark, although I don't like the classical temple on top - it's a little too much. The building itself looks realistic, it could be a real building built in 1924 - with the temple and all.

That's what I thought the general response would be, I'm surprise everyone loved the courthouse. I always thought it was too dramatic, but I guess this is the city of Justice, so we will need a totally dramatic a bit over the top courthouse. You know? I'm relived to hear that its plausible for a building like that to be built in 1924, I thought tha'd be an unrealistic year for that building.

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Originally Posted by Dac150

You mean one of the finest looking buildings in New York.

I agree

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Fort Staunton is complete, now I need to model the waterfront and piers around it, that won't be so fun, eh.

At the intersection of Pierceson, Benjamin, and Market Streets, better known as Market Square.

Boring history of Fort Staunton.

Fort Staunton, originated as the birthplace of the City of Staunton. Today, all that is left of the original settlement is Fort Staunton itself, today surrounded by parking lots and parks. The city was founded in 1669 and the surrounding areas where eventually cleared for a planned city, much like Philadelphia. The original city's footprint somewhat still exists in the district, explaining the small blocks and crampt streets.

Throughout the 1960's the district was completely abandoned, the construction of the Staunton Museum of Modern Art started a renaissance that turned the crime filled district into a district predominantly for artists. Into the 1970's, most of the abandoned older buildings where converted into lofts and apartments, and became a much more trendy neighborhood full of young hipsters, coming to the city from the heartland and beyond. The construction of the Marlon Hotel led to the complete preservation of the entire district in 1991

Since the late 1990's property values skyrocketed driving the artist crowd away, replacing them with yes, the yuppies. Now today in the present day, (2006 Staunton time) the area is one of the most expensive in the city, while mostly home to the young & spoiled and several Starbucks, it still somewhat retains it's artistic feel from the 1970's to the early 90's.

So heres an aerial overview of the city, Staunton is now 57.8 MB and slower than ever, surpassing older Staunton & Jefferson which I left at 52.7 MB, which has 28 more blocks and downtown Jefferson, but less detail.

The districts.

Flamesrule · #**2296** Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 12:43 PM**

Woah!Looks awsome! How longmdid it take you to model Fort Stauton?

Anyway the aireals look great! I really like the first one!How long will it take you to finish the City of Staunton?

huggkruka · #**2297** Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 7:13 PM**

*aerial*

I love shots like that! Amazing!

The grid is there, but the offset works really well to create interest!

Skyscraper100 · #**2298** Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 7:19 PM**

the aerial view is sick... its fukin awesome. gr8 work man.

Dac150 · #**2299** Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 10:02 PM**

Nothing short of amazing, which is why this is hands down the greatest sketch up city I've ever seen.

treras93 · #**2300** Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 10:58 PM**

Courthouse is amazing, texturing on that relief triangular this is just perfect!

Map= Excellent. I never realized Staunton was so monstrous.