Starting this thread to share my progress on Nordic houses meshes. I never done any architecture before. So feel free to leave any suggestion, critics etc.
Wed, 07/16/2014 - 12:48
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[WIP] Nordic Architecture
Edited by: grumpycat on 12/08/2014 - 18:05
yeah.
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Maybe raise the roof over the door and windows on the last building. The thatch is too thin there and appears to be lacking supports. Might even try raising the rest of the roof on that one and add the supports seen on other buildings as well.
Some source images you may find useful:
https://www.google.com/search?q=thatch+storybook+homes&clien...
Vita were these derived from the previous work of robbins/Stormy or did u start from scratch?
I'm pretty new here, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I think the first two houses are unbelievably cute (in a strong, hearty, Nordic type of way, of course!). I agree about the thatching on the last house. It also might look a little off to have the color and texture of the walls so close to that of the roof. It almost looks like the whole house is made out of thatch (I'm assuming the walls are supposed to be some type of plaster?). Really, really nice work!
Some References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtcaWfsLR0k
More reference:
Typical viking house design called the Trelleborg House
"Throughout the Northern lands in the Viking age, people lived in longhouses (langhús), which were typically 5 to 7 meters wide (16 to 23 feet) and anywhere from 15 to 75 meters long (50 to 250 feet), depending on the wealth and social position of the owner. In much of the Norse region, the longhouses were built around wooden frames on simple stone footings. Walls were constructed of planks, of logs, or of wattle and daub."
I think I'd be cool if we got some more Viking inspiration, so I'll just leave these here for inspiration. I do like the general idea of having more Nordic inspired houses though!
remember guys, theres very little wood in vvardenfell outside of bitter coast. most housing is comprised of stone.
Hey dude cool start,
Like the replys have shown ya there are a few changes to be done but nothing huge. The Norse also had stone houses they were round and kinda small. They were temporary homes while their longhouses were being made and then used for the slaves and such. http://asguardviking.deviantart.com/art/Viking-city-within-294300081
There is a model of one i did a LONG time ago. So since this is fantasy and if the art team says its cool ya can mesh the Irish style with the Norse crafting details in there with whatever wood ya can use.
Ravanna wrote:
What about Solstheim? There could be sufficient wood here, at least for the buildings on the island?
One thing to take into consideration is that these buildings are often used alongside the common (imperial) tileset, so too strong of nordic motifs might make the set feel out of place in areas like Seyda Neen. That's not to say it shouldn't feel nordic at all, however, as colovians (the group of imperials that are more likely to be settling in colonies) do have a significant amount of nordic influence on their culture. And seeing as these houses aren't used on Solstheim, it seems that they are meant to be nordic influenced colovian houses.
Thank you guys, very encouraging all that. Will be ironing this until completely satisfied with result.
@Ravanna, it is all made from scratch. Only very recently I discovered previous common houses work of Stormy.
bumped. reminder to steal assets from vita and combine with mine and andys to finish full set.
Make sure that you take size into account. The size of most of these buildings is the size of a shack in skyrim.