A small inn

JaysOut

Hello everybody. I made a “small” one story inn with surrounding cabins. The inn is called Fairview inn. It buys most of its produce from the lower cabin with a shop. The other two cabins are home to hunters. As always any feedback is welcome

Fersus

really nice layout! Not much to add, maybe a little work to be done where wood and stone walls/floor meets.

Oh, and maybe 1-2 outhouse is enough, and instead make a place to tie horses to and a well?

Theschabi

I like the map and the layoput.

I noticed, that the doors and windowas have the same shados as the furniture, yet the walls do not have shadows. Maybe you could give the walls sheet the same shadow eefect, the doos have.

AleD

It really looks like a nice place!

DaltonSpence

Two points I try to remember when designing floorplans for older buildings.

1. To illuminate an outside room with daylight windows should be carefully placed for maximum effect. Any room that doesn't have a outside window will have to rely on artificial lighting during the day.
2. Large plate glass windows are a relatively recent invention. A older building is more likely to have multiple narrow windows properly spaced rather than a single central one to light a larger room. 

OwlishlyTaboo

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DaltonSpenceJan 23, 2022

Two points I try to remember when designing floorplans for older buildings.

1. To illuminate an outside room with daylight windows should be carefully placed for maximum effect. Any room that doesn't have a outside window will have to rely on artificial lighting during the day.
2. Large plate glass windows are a relatively recent invention. A older building is more likely to have multiple narrow windows properly spaced rather than a single central one to light a larger room. 

Thanks for the reminder. Regarding point 2: would they still be glass-made (just narrower) or what do you mean?

DaltonSpence

I found this "Brief History of Glass Windows" that could be useful. Basically older windows had small glass panes bound together with wooden or lead strips surrounded by a larger frame. I don't think I've ever seen a window symbol using this (aside from stained glass which is something totally different).

jslayton

It's hard to show things like muntin bars from directly above, especially if the upper part of the window blocks the view. They would show in the shadows of sunlight through the windows if the individual panes were very fairly clear and error-free, but wouldn't really show in other cases. For practical reasons, it's pretty unlikely to see the pattern of the glazing show in the shadows unless there is also glass coloration involved as happens with stained glass.