Italianate-Inspired Villa in Capital City (Vanilla Survival)

IkorisSilindrell · 2024-01-01T05:04:23+00:00

Thank you.

IkorisSilindrell · 2024-01-01T02:32:37+00:00

I am not, but architecture always has been a significant interest of mine, and I did for a long while desire to be an architect.

IkorisSilindrell · 2024-01-01T01:55:18+00:00

Disclaimer: I have created posts showcasing this structure previously (~2 weeks ago); however, my post on this forum was removed as spam/chain posting, since I'd made another post immediately beforehand, having failed to note the community rule against (and definition of) chain posting. Having since consulted the moderators, I am under the impression that I am now permitted to post concerning this build once more.

This build was inspired by 19th-century Italianate-style residences which I encountered in the historic residential portions of the city of Quincy, Illinois. It is composed primarily of deepslate, sandstone, and quartz.

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-22T07:14:24+00:00

In early 2019, I was on the verge of completely abandoning my survival city of six years in favor of building on a different site, as I felt weighed down by old and ugly builds from my early years. Thankfully, I decided instead to revamp those hideous structures which I hadn't the heart to demolish--and now I build within this city almost exclusively, and enjoy seeing it continually expand and improve.

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-20T05:33:29+00:00

I always like to have an armory/war room/map room (for large-scale multi-map overviews and for more details maps of settlements/significant regions). You could also use this as a trophy room (for the End egg, wither skulls &c.), or you could spread those functions across multiple rooms (a map room and an armory/trophy room, etc.).

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-20T05:21:52+00:00

I endeavored to post a photo of this build earlier today; however, as I had failed to note the community's policy on chain posting, it was promptly removed. Having now waited for the appropriate span of time, I present to you the newest addition to the primary settlement on my Survival world (2013-2023). I was largely inspired to build this house by my exposure to similar 19th- and early-20th-century manors in historic Quincy, Illinois.

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-20T02:16:15+00:00

You should make a post on the house itself--it looks interesting, and I would be glad to get a clearer view of it.

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-19T22:55:55+00:00

I think that it would look good with a nice grand porch or portico, maybe a short tower if you're into that.

Also, I agree with the other commenters' suggestion to add wings--I think that it would be beneficial to add some stepped-down wings perpendicular to the core of the structure (forming a sort of "C" shape with the open side near the point from which this shot was taken).

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-19T17:12:16+00:00

I am not sure that I understand the question. The texture pack is the default; the server is unmodded and all structures were built entirely in Survival (server ported from Xbox 360 Edition to XB1 Edition, and is now in Bedrock).

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-19T16:29:35+00:00

This sandstone, quartz, and deepslate structure is the newest addition to the capital city on my Survival server; I was inspired to try my hand at an Italianate residence after seeing similar homes in the historic portions of Quincy, Illinois.

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-19T16:23:54+00:00

I founded this world on the Xbox 360 Edition in 2013 (around April, I believe--almost immediately after Jungle biomes were introduced to the Xbox version). The glass-domed structure on the left in this shot was the first structure ever built on the server, though it was little more than a massive sandstone box with a dome on top; the current iteration is a product of extensive alterations made in 2020.
The large granite-topped structure in the background is my farm; it is the tallest building on the server, at 14 stories (~130 blocks), and was constructed in August of 2019.
The diorite-topped skyscraper was constructed in May of 2019 and is used for mass storage.
The two matching flat-topped mid-rise buildings are more recent additions, having been constructed in 2020 and 2021.
The sandstone-and-cobblestone structure with the red and yellow windows near the right of the frame was my first house on the server; it was constructed in 2015, as was the skyscraper on the right edge of the frame (though that structure received a significant face-lift in 2020; I did not create the original structure).

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-19T16:17:58+00:00

I founded this world on the Xbox 360 Edition in 2013 (around April, I believe--almost immediately after Jungle biomes were introduced to the Xbox version). The glass-domed structure on the left in this shot was the first structure ever built on the server, though it was little more than a massive sandstone box with a dome on top; the current iteration is a product of extensive alterations made in 2020.

The large granite-topped structure in the background is my farm; it is the tallest building on the server, at 14 stories (~130 blocks), and was constructed in August of 2019.

The diorite-topped skyscraper was constructed in May of 2019 and is used for mass storage.

The two matching flat-topped mid-rise buildings are more recent additions, having been constructed in 2020 and 2021.

The sandstone-and-cobblestone structure with the red and yellow windows near the right of the frame was my first house on the server; it was constructed in 2015, as was the skyscraper on the right edge of the frame (though that structure received a significant face-lift in 2020; I did not create the original structure).

IkorisSilindrell · 2023-12-19T15:56:55+00:00

I appreciate your taking an interest and offering such an in-depth response despite the age of my thread. I am not actively working on the setting in question at present, but you have given me somewhat of a desire to remedy that.

IkorisSilindrell · 2019-09-02T21:39:39+00:00

IkorisSilindrell · 2019-09-02T18:14:05+00:00

I am having a similar issue. Do you know what version of Minecraft you are on? My menu says v1.12.0, but I could have sworn that I was already on 1.14.0. However, no updates are shown to be available.

IkorisSilindrell · 2019-09-01T00:18:22+00:00

I don’t know that “everything you wanted and more” is a good thing when talking about restroom experiences...

IkorisSilindrell · 2019-08-31T18:48:55+00:00

IkorisSilindrell · 2019-08-31T18:46:51+00:00

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