I tried a new TH-cam feature which lets you setup early access to videos for channel members! This was available for 24 hours for members before going public as usual, it's nice that it's built in to the website now, let me know what your thoughts on that are. If I were to continue that, it would not change the current regular schedule of videos, just channel members getting them earlier.
When I was a little kid playing Sims 2 back in 2006, I would stack columns as high as possible, build a rectangle with no windows on top, and then delete the columns so I had a giant floating house in Strangetown. Glad to see the style is finally catching on 😂
I did this in the very first Sims 1 games. You couldn't go higher than a second level so it wasn't rhat high but I always had a floating house with a staircase. My Sims always missed the carpool😂😂😂😂
Yes omg! Totally forget about the pool! It takes me back to the good old days, coming home from school, starting up the old huge computers and sounding like an airplane taking off🤣😅
"We are going blue suburban on this! Oh wait that's taken, that's copyrighted" made me LOL lilsimsie catching strays😂amazing build, inspired me to play the sims again!
the reason why the black columns are so hidden is because the human eye tends to ignore black, hence why some people paint fences black so you can better see though them.
You could definitely get the piano upstairs by using a crane and getting it through those big glass doors. That’s probably how many of the building materials could have been brought up
My old coworker had a tight spiral staircase up to her bedroom like that. Her bed was taken up via the floorboards. I hated going on that part of the floor, I always panicked LOL 😂 (I housesat for her, and took care of her animals, I was in her house a lot)
I once had neighbors who bought a jacuzzi and had hired a crane to bring it over the three story apartment build we where living in. All the ground floor apartments had a garden, but the other side was blocked by a community building. I was really small and my kindergarten was in that building, so I could watch it from the other side.
It’s no secret that James is a really, really, _really_ good builder. I just like seeing him do things outside of his usual comfort zone. A lot of his builds are modern style with neutral colors, and they’re great, but I like seeing him use different styles and colors like in this build _sooooooo_ much more
26:05 the NanoCan Touchless Trash Can has a lid, and if you alt place it inside a counter, just the top shows and looks a bit like a chopping board / pretend inbuilt bin. It's still useable and bonus pays $10 per household sim for trash!
James: 'if you had this many plants, it would be so annoying' Me: looks over at my 20 plants and all my propagated babies... As a plant lover...there can never be too many plants!
This looks like that one episode of The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. They featured a house that blends in to the forest trees. The interior’s yellow, it has an awful lot of stairs.
I mean, my real house sadly can't have a lot of plants, I always kill them by forgetting about them. 😅 🙈 I wish I was a better plant owner. But what he considers a lot of plants is so far from being a lot. 😂 Especially for a sims build. It's quite tame.
Wow, this is one of my favourite builds ever; the use of light and space is genius and so beautiful; the kids' bedroom with the colours and desk is so smart; the use of colour in the living room and dining room contrasting and complementing the outside landscape with the dark living room for TV viewing and bright skylight for entertaining, it's all so good! I hadn't been keeping up with this channel and most Sims videos in a while and this really reminds me why I love the game, build videos and especially James' eye for design.
This is very cool! I really really like it, but I think the bouncing camera would drive me crazy in gameplay. Very creative James, and I really like the way you decorated the interior too! 🧡🧡
I was wondering if using the city living elevators would be a better solution for this build, saves time of adding foundations and stuff to get up there and could look a nice inside the house too. But great work you have there james!
James saying "I'm in my blue era guys, I'm going all blue suburban on this.. oh wait that's already taken" cracked me up, nice nod to lilsimsie at 30:25
I love the way this looks! I’d actually play with it if not for the camera issue 😂 Also, can you imagine moving into this house? It’d be a nightmare 😂😂
I love everything about this build. The blue really added to the aesthetic, for me. Love the space and brightness of the interior, while having plenty of exterior areas, private & communal. I don’t usually go much for modern style, but I loved the juxtaposition of the stark angled exterior with the warmth and cozy interior. Only thing I might add is a monkey bars down near the swings for the kiddos. Superb build. So glad you were inspired by Bearded Architect’s, as it also looked interesting.
Didn't know that existed, but it sounds awesome! I would sometimes make "flying carpet" homes that were just carpet tiles in the sky with some objects on it. Didn't look good but I remember being proud of them xD
This house is beautiful and probably one of my favorite builds of yours lately I haven’t been feeling like playing the Sims, but this house makes me want to play.
This build is like you took one of your old builds from sims 3 into the future and furnished them in the sims 4. So cool and give me so much nostalgia! Would love to see you recreate one of those builds from back in the day in the sims 4! Awesome video James 😎
This video reminds me of James a few years back that never stopped building and pouring out creative builds constantly. Absolutely LOVE this video and the build!
Love this house! it would be cool to play like some sorta rich villan in this house. Also cudos to james for the comitment of rebuilding the house after the game crash. Somthing of this size definitely would be exhausting to rebuild.
I think he did save quite a few times off camera so he didn't lose so much progress. The game was probably saved until the point of the children room furnishing.
I believe the term you were looking for when talking about the building being in concrete was "brutalist" ;) Now the video, I loved it and I love the build ! The way you furnished it and decorated is beautiful and almost minimalistic wich suits the build so much.
architecturally speaking, putting the house exactly above the tree beats the concept of preserving the tree as it is better to design your house around the tree instead. but aesthetic wise i love it so much
James can build as many as he wants and he really thinks it helps the people out, so he is never gonna stop, placing all the sims 4 plants, it's gonna be a great time in his build.
Man,good on you to redo the build after the game crashed,I would’ve just raged quit like the little baby I am😂😭😂btw I like that we can see this first and also I love yours and Deli’s builds,it always inspires me to play and improve my builds☺️I’ve played sims since the first game and watching you two really got me building better homes that my bff4l could use for her gameplay😂anyways keep up the good workloved the video☺️
this build came out so well! like, I'm legitimately impressed with how great it looks and I kinda wish I could go visit it IRL. what would make this build even better is if we could have elevators because there ain't no way I'm walking up all those stairs every day
I love how James is all about the realism. You can't have a piano because how would they get it up the stairs. But then he puts mirrors behind the stove. No way anyone is cooking on a stove with a mirror behind it. Grease and oily smudges for days. It makes my skin crawl.
In real life a crane would have been used to lift the piano up into the house. Either using one of the balcony doors Or early on in the actual house building before full walls go up. Either way, crane.
James you build the best buildings. This one is my top favorite! Though I wish you did the double couch situation next to each other in the living room where one couch faces the windows and the other TV.
When you put the column in the living space I was begging for it to be a fireplace. I saw a video on an architects home somewhere in America in the 70s. It was wood and concrete and built above the trees and partially into a cliff rock face. It was amazing and it had a central fireplace. Lots of windows, and wood. Can’t remember the name of it tho!
oooh love how this turned out, so sleek yet cozy?! I think if I ever download it to play in, I will add the trash chute to the stairwell pillar on the top level though so the sims don't have to walk all the way down to empty the kitchen bin!
I think as far as grand pianos go this is actually a really easy house to get it in since you have truly massive windows on the balcony and they'd have used a crane for any second floor movement anyway.
Cool build. I think that nifty knitting has a blue and pink pegboard that would fit in great in the kids room. I wonder how it would look with deeper balconies for the lounge chairs or rocking chairs? I also wonder how it would look with some low lying plants on the roof? Maybe I’ll play in it one day and make it boho lol
This is such a cool build! Also, I would actually love to have the one bedroom that's naturally darker than the rest of the house and looks at the trees instead of the ocean. I love the views all around the house but when it comes to sleeping, I want a dark room. It'd also be a great place for me to go when I'm having sensory issues (the natural light will be softened by the green trees).
I always do my stairs like that in community lot... But i put some plants in it and the light above the plant, so the stairs is brighter and greenery too...
*Love this build! But, In a home that size, the bathrooms should've been bigger and more luxurious and the random bedroom plonked where it is should be where the living space is. Would make an amazing open concept living/dining room/kitchen! The kids room placement means they have 0 bathroom nearby and a massive tv disturbing them on the other side.*
This was an amazing build James, I will download and only thing I will change is a huge sectional in the living room and a hot tub out on the main area
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I tried a new TH-cam feature which lets you setup early access to videos for channel members! This was available for 24 hours for members before going public as usual, it's nice that it's built in to the website now, let me know what your thoughts on that are.
If I were to continue that, it would not change the current regular schedule of videos, just channel members getting them earlier.
Why didn't you use an elevator?
I was sad when I saw the video was for supporters only. It was such a relief that we, broke losers, can watch it as well, just a little bit later 😀
@@cheshiresInsight Because you need elevator mods
I think it's a completely great idea :) Win win for everyone. Hopefully it doesn't affect engagement
It's neat! And basically give the people that do extra support a little bit more benefits!
When I was a little kid playing Sims 2 back in 2006, I would stack columns as high as possible, build a rectangle with no windows on top, and then delete the columns so I had a giant floating house in Strangetown. Glad to see the style is finally catching on 😂
You were ahead of your time, good sir
I did this in the very first Sims 1 games. You couldn't go higher than a second level so it wasn't rhat high but I always had a floating house with a staircase. My Sims always missed the carpool😂😂😂😂
I used to do the same thing! A lot of the time I’d also add a pool surrounding the stairs to get up to the house so I’d have a moat lmao
Yes omg! Totally forget about the pool! It takes me back to the good old days, coming home from school, starting up the old huge computers and sounding like an airplane taking off🤣😅
@@Anaed27 if it makes you feel any better, your comment makes me feel old lmao
"We are going blue suburban on this! Oh wait that's taken, that's copyrighted" made me LOL lilsimsie catching strays😂amazing build, inspired me to play the sims again!
Literally laughed out loud 😂😂
That’s definitely one of my fave James moments😂
Every now and again I get reminded that "lol" is actually an acronym because of the comments like these
the reason why the black columns are so hidden is because the human eye tends to ignore black, hence why some people paint fences black so you can better see though them.
That’s so interesting, thanks for sharing!
I’m guessing it’s something to do with how our eyes perceive light & shadows?
@@loraelstad8941 it actually has to do with contrast, you tend to see darker colors instead of plain white, so it’s easier to ignore
Facts because my eyes did not see my black work pants when I first checked the floor
@@Squeaky2238 😂😂😂 That’s the funniest and most relatable comment I’ve heard in awhile!!
You could definitely get the piano upstairs by using a crane and getting it through those big glass doors. That’s probably how many of the building materials could have been brought up
Maybe the Sims universe has an "IKEA" piano that they construct in the livingroom?
My old coworker had a tight spiral staircase up to her bedroom like that. Her bed was taken up via the floorboards. I hated going on that part of the floor, I always panicked LOL 😂 (I housesat for her, and took care of her animals, I was in her house a lot)
I once had neighbors who bought a jacuzzi and had hired a crane to bring it over the three story apartment build we where living in. All the ground floor apartments had a garden, but the other side was blocked by a community building. I was really small and my kindergarten was in that building, so I could watch it from the other side.
It’s no secret that James is a really, really, _really_ good builder. I just like seeing him do things outside of his usual comfort zone. A lot of his builds are modern style with neutral colors, and they’re great, but I like seeing him use different styles and colors like in this build _sooooooo_ much more
26:05 the NanoCan Touchless Trash Can has a lid, and if you alt place it inside a counter, just the top shows and looks a bit like a chopping board / pretend inbuilt bin. It's still useable and bonus pays $10 per household sim for trash!
I’ve seen him avoid the bin that pays you money for trash b4, so it may be why he chose not to use that one, despite the lid.
Basement tool tip is a game changer!! Thanks James :)
I came here to say this too! I had no idea you could do that
Ah yes, my favorite genre of James, building bizarre modern tree houses on this particular lot in Windenburg. Love it. Just like the good ol' days 😆
This should definitely be a Max Powers house !
Is he still in his Villain era?? Because this is a good evil lair 😂🩷
James: 'if you had this many plants, it would be so annoying'
Me: looks over at my 20 plants and all my propagated babies...
As a plant lover...there can never be too many plants!
This looks like that one episode of The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. They featured a house that blends in to the forest trees. The interior’s yellow, it has an awful lot of stairs.
“If you had so many plants here in real life it would be so annoying” *sweats and looks over to the 10 plant pots by my bedroom window*
This is such an amazing build! I've kinda had an artist block in sims, but you've definetly inspired me to get back in to it😍😍
I just got out of a 4 month block, happy for you to be inspired again, it is a sad time
Wait you had to fully start over when the game crashed?? Good on you man, i would have given up 😩 Amazing build!
I thought he meant he only had to redo the kids' room and the kitchen.
"a real house could never have this many plants" James has clearly never been on the plant side of youtube lmao
I mean, my real house sadly can't have a lot of plants, I always kill them by forgetting about them. 😅 🙈 I wish I was a better plant owner.
But what he considers a lot of plants is so far from being a lot. 😂 Especially for a sims build. It's quite tame.
Wow, this is one of my favourite builds ever; the use of light and space is genius and so beautiful; the kids' bedroom with the colours and desk is so smart; the use of colour in the living room and dining room contrasting and complementing the outside landscape with the dark living room for TV viewing and bright skylight for entertaining, it's all so good! I hadn't been keeping up with this channel and most Sims videos in a while and this really reminds me why I love the game, build videos and especially James' eye for design.
This is very cool! I really really like it, but I think the bouncing camera would drive me crazy in gameplay. Very creative James, and I really like the way you decorated the interior too! 🧡🧡
I didn't know that about the basement tool. Great tip. Thanks!
This has got to be one of my favorite builds of yours ever. I love it
This is one of your greatest recent builds. I like how the kids' bedroom turned out
I was wondering if using the city living elevators would be a better solution for this build, saves time of adding foundations and stuff to get up there and could look a nice inside the house too. But great work you have there james!
I’m interested to know how long it takes sims to go down the stairs to go to work or school 😂 I love it James. It’s such a fun build
James saying "I'm in my blue era guys, I'm going all blue suburban on this.. oh wait that's already taken" cracked me up, nice nod to lilsimsie at 30:25
This is such an interesting and unique build. Love the concept and even more the way it turned out!
I love the way this looks! I’d actually play with it if not for the camera issue 😂
Also, can you imagine moving into this house? It’d be a nightmare 😂😂
Yeah especially the big furniture like the couch and the beds lol 😂😂😂
even just living in it and having to walk up and down those stairs. taking out the trash as well you have to go all the way down.
@@navareeves8976Definitely needs a garbage chute!
But imagine carrying laundry (as there is no washing machine in the house) and groceries 😅
I love everything about this build. The blue really added to the aesthetic, for me. Love the space and brightness of the interior, while having plenty of exterior areas, private & communal. I don’t usually go much for modern style, but I loved the juxtaposition of the stark angled exterior with the warmth and cozy interior. Only thing I might add is a monkey bars down near the swings for the kiddos. Superb build. So glad you were inspired by Bearded Architect’s, as it also looked interesting.
i remember in sims 2 i downloaded a cc 'rug' that looked like clouds and i built little floating houses with clouds underneath them, good times
Didn't know that existed, but it sounds awesome! I would sometimes make "flying carpet" homes that were just carpet tiles in the sky with some objects on it. Didn't look good but I remember being proud of them xD
I loved this, what an amazing idea! The house turned out so cool as well, I never realised how good the views from that lot are.
This house is such a cool concept and it actually turned out gorgeous!
This house is beautiful and probably one of my favorite builds of yours lately I haven’t been feeling like playing the Sims, but this house makes me want to play.
If your sim teleports they can get up there. If your sim was a spellcaster or has that meditation trait you get from wellness.
The realm of magic portal works as well as long as you have 2 of them, 1 on the ground level and one upstairs 😊🩷
thanks for the tip about using the basement tool to build downwards even above ground level, I didn't know that!
there's not many building tips that are new to me as i build in the sims so often, but the basement tool is a new one, so thank you!
This house is beautiful! Really elevated the lot even more. The missing wallpaper going unnoticed in the second bedroom killed me a little 😂
This build is like you took one of your old builds from sims 3 into the future and furnished them in the sims 4. So cool and give me so much nostalgia! Would love to see you recreate one of those builds from back in the day in the sims 4!
Awesome video James 😎
This video reminds me of James a few years back that never stopped building and pouring out creative builds constantly. Absolutely LOVE this video and the build!
I love the range of videos he makes, but these are definitely the best
Loving the idea of early access! Just finished the video and this was such a great build. Love your creativity!!!
This build is absolutely incredible and I can not wait to download it, thank you James!
Love this house! it would be cool to play like some sorta rich villan in this house. Also cudos to james for the comitment of rebuilding the house after the game crash. Somthing of this size definitely would be exhausting to rebuild.
I think he did save quite a few times off camera so he didn't lose so much progress. The game was probably saved until the point of the children room furnishing.
Members upload on my birthday lesssgooo 🥳
It’s my birthday too 🎉
Happy birthday to you and roxanne!
@@roxannelabrecque6480happy birthday to you!! 🎉
@@ninamagnani3639 thanks you 😊 and happy birthday to you too ! 🥳
Katrina Bigwallet would approve of this house.
I believe the term you were looking for when talking about the building being in concrete was "brutalist" ;)
Now the video, I loved it and I love the build ! The way you furnished it and decorated is beautiful and almost minimalistic wich suits the build so much.
Is anyone else getting nostalgia from this video? James’ larger builds are always so impressive!
I love how you said oh no concrete couches would be way too heavy and then immediately placed a solid rock coffee table haha
This is ssooo amazing! The peace and quiet of treetop level housing must be incredible. Also love the channeling of blue suburban
Thanks for sharing the thing about the basement tool. I'm going to use that all the time now.
architecturally speaking, putting the house exactly above the tree beats the concept of preserving the tree as it is better to design your house around the tree instead. but aesthetic wise i love it so much
Yeah totally, realistically this would probably destroy the trees and plants around it lol
@@JamesTurnerYThaha definitely
This build is starting to look like an Imperial base on Endor… James’ Roman Empire is Batuu.
James can build as many as he wants and he really thinks it helps the people out, so he is never gonna stop, placing all the sims 4 plants, it's gonna be a great time in his build.
I cracked up at James saying that many plants wasn’t realistic. My girlfriend has definitely had that many or more plants.
26:00 Honestly... Home Chef Hustle would've been the PERFECT pack to release a bin that goes in the counter 🤗
I envy the way you build so much! It's so flawless, fancy and you build them so easily (although I know It's not easy)
Man,good on you to redo the build after the game crashed,I would’ve just raged quit like the little baby I am😂😭😂btw I like that we can see this first and also I love yours and Deli’s builds,it always inspires me to play and improve my builds☺️I’ve played sims since the first game and watching you two really got me building better homes that my bff4l could use for her gameplay😂anyways keep up the good workloved the video☺️
This is such a cool build, I really like the decorating too, now I just wish I could live there IRL
this build came out so well! like, I'm legitimately impressed with how great it looks and I kinda wish I could go visit it IRL. what would make this build even better is if we could have elevators because there ain't no way I'm walking up all those stairs every day
Wow, what a beautiful and nicely decorated build. Can't wait tô download it ❤❤❤
I am really loving the bedrooms interior aesthetics !!!
Seems like a great household for an artist and chef who love entertaining with their family
Great build, but when you had to rebuild you forgot to add the cloud ceiling to the children’s bedroom! ☁️
This
This reminds me of something you'd see on Architectural Digest!
I love this build and really like the interior decor 😊
That's a great idea! I prefer this time too (it's 2pm here).
That lot in Windenburg is instinctively the one for tree houses. Everyone has built one in that lit 😂
This is a gorgeous build OMG !!! Makes me jealous of the sims who get to live in it
I love watching james build. So much talent for modern houses!
I love how James is all about the realism. You can't have a piano because how would they get it up the stairs. But then he puts mirrors behind the stove. No way anyone is cooking on a stove with a mirror behind it. Grease and oily smudges for days. It makes my skin crawl.
Haha I’ve seen it quite a lot in real life! But have no fear the final stove position is in the island
In real life a crane would have been used to lift the piano up into the house. Either using one of the balcony doors Or early on in the actual house building before full walls go up. Either way, crane.
My boyfriend's previous apartment had a mirror as a backsplash. Agree it was weird though
James you build the best buildings. This one is my top favorite! Though I wish you did the double couch situation next to each other in the living room where one couch faces the windows and the other TV.
When you put the column in the living space I was begging for it to be a fireplace. I saw a video on an architects home somewhere in America in the 70s. It was wood and concrete and built above the trees and partially into a cliff rock face. It was amazing and it had a central fireplace. Lots of windows, and wood. Can’t remember the name of it tho!
oooh love how this turned out, so sleek yet cozy?!
I think if I ever download it to play in, I will add the trash chute to the stairwell pillar on the top level though so the sims don't have to walk all the way down to empty the kitchen bin!
That springs thing (the outdoor hot tub thing) would look amazing under the house.
When you first did the stairs I was like instantly in love with them!
33:40 "almost feel like youre stepping over the edge"
Me and my fear of heights: 😶😬⚠️🚨🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️
I think as far as grand pianos go this is actually a really easy house to get it in since you have truly massive windows on the balcony and they'd have used a crane for any second floor movement anyway.
That’s not enough plants 😅😂. I have over 30 plants in my house. More coming.
I love the build James. You are freaking talented. ❤
Amazing build. But I couldn’t stop thinking about how much of a pain these mirrors in the kitchen would be to clean lol
Cool build. I think that nifty knitting has a blue and pink pegboard that would fit in great in the kids room. I wonder how it would look with deeper balconies for the lounge chairs or rocking chairs? I also wonder how it would look with some low lying plants on the roof? Maybe I’ll play in it one day and make it boho lol
I think this was one of the coolest builds I've seen on the sims so far
Am I the only who sees a stealth jet at time stamp 4:01-4:08? I thought, it looks like it is about to take off into the distance. So cool!
This is such a cool build! Also, I would actually love to have the one bedroom that's naturally darker than the rest of the house and looks at the trees instead of the ocean. I love the views all around the house but when it comes to sleeping, I want a dark room. It'd also be a great place for me to go when I'm having sensory issues (the natural light will be softened by the green trees).
I think that was the one with the meditation seat on the balcony which could also add to peace of mind. 👍🏻
@@loraelstad8941 Yep!
OK I absolutely love this house, well done James!
This house would be genuinely terrifying to live in IRL..... but in sims its stunning!
I always do my stairs like that in community lot... But i put some plants in it and the light above the plant, so the stairs is brighter and greenery too...
*Love this build! But, In a home that size, the bathrooms should've been bigger and more luxurious and the random bedroom plonked where it is should be where the living space is. Would make an amazing open concept living/dining room/kitchen! The kids room placement means they have 0 bathroom nearby and a massive tv disturbing them on the other side.*
This is such a beautiful house! Love the blue!
This was an amazing build James, I will download and only thing I will change is a huge sectional in the living room and a hot tub out on the main area
love it. only thing i would've added is a radio or "kitchen" hutch somewhere in the dining area
i'm loving the brutalist vibes! amazing job as always, james!
I screaming "yoga mat!!!!" at the screen for you to add where you conscidered the piano ;)
And no worries, you can never have enough plants ;)
Definitely my favourite build I’ve seen in a long time!😍
6:28 I'm surprised the one thing you didn't try was using wood to make the columns disappear or the green wallpaper that came with the greenhouse pack
A sunken conversation put would have been so cool in this build
Looks like a real house I saw on TH-cam recently. It was in a forest on a ravine hillside. It tapered at the end where the living room was though .
The kitchen and dining area just stole my heart. I think that's my dream kitchen with that view hell yeah ❤❤
Wow I love this! Turned out so beautiful
This is BEAUTIFUL! If I didn't hate sims 4 so much I would play with it.
Im not gonna lie, i will probably get the house and just leave it in the first floor, but brilliant as always james
Same, or put the building only one floor up (on the 2nd level). The camera bumping around would bother me too much but I love the layout
Fantastic build! I want to live here! (Elevator access would be nice 😂)
Oooh yes I would love an elevator to come in the new pack (although I'm guessing they would have shown that?)
James in his blue era yeeeah! Love the build :)
Def gonna make this a vacation spot in my game. It’s beautiful.
Love all of the teddy fresh you and deli wear!!! Love to see representation of my favourite TH-camrs