Chicago Savings Bank Building (lvl 3 office corner 4×2)

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Author: Darf

Last revision: 3 Aug, 2019 at 17:13 UTC (1)

File size: 2.95 MB

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Description:

Please leave a vote or comment if you download this asset! This is a 4×2 office lvl 3 corner.

About the model
First of all, you need a lvl 1 and 2 building of the same plotsize for this to grow. Here are 2 buildings for these levels:
Star Trust Insurance: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=703270953
Brooklyn Building: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=650548984

This was started as a little tutorial to show some techniques in creating clean and detailed geometry. I decided to finish it. 🙂 You can always follow my assetcreations on the Simtropolis forums: http://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/68841-darfs-buildings-the-dorilton-new-victory-theater/ or on sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/sannie01

This model has about 3479 tris and a 2048×512 texture , with a diffuse, shadow, normal, illumination and specularmap.This model has a custom LoD, which is about 68 tris with a 256×128 texture, with a diffuse, specular, and illumination map.

RICO
If you want this building added to your RICO buildings, add it in the settings menu, under growables. I recommend using the realistic population mod, this will calculate the amount of occupants in the building.

About the building
The Chicago Building or Chicago Savings Bank Building was built in 1904-1905. It is located at 7 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by architectural firm Holabird & Roche, it is an early and highly visible example of the Chicago school of architecture.

The building’s features characterize this style through the use of large "Chicago windows", metal frame construction, distinctive bays, and terra cotta cladding. The combination of the north side projecting bay windows, and the east side rectangular "Chicago windows" with movable sashes is representative of the two typical Chicago school window types. The building is prominently located on the southwest corner of State Street and Madison Street, with visibility increased by an offset in the alignment of State Street.

The building is a critical component of a grouping of significant structures, including Carson Pirie Scott and the former Mandel Brothers Store, at what was once labeled the "World’s Busiest Corner." The building was designated a Chicago landmark on March 26, 1996. In 1997, it was converted to a dormitory for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The corner of the 3rd floor of the Chicago Building contains the cornerstone of Chicago. It is the 0-0 degree point of the city, and is the location from which all addresses in Chicago begin.

Changes
03-08-2019
– Redid texturemap, all lines should look a lot cleaner then before, especially windows.
– Bit desaturated and darker.
– Redid LoD textures, now baked.
– Replaced outdated props.

– Adjusted pivot.
– Redid illuminationmap.

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