The facade of Nos. 1-3 Jan Canal belpnging to Oriscus "Oz" Zauberflote, based on "The Little Street" by Vermeer.
The proportions of this house are not quite in line with those of neighboring buildings. I prefer higher ceilings. I set the building back from the sidewalk a bit to allow for a front stoop. The original painting shows a woman sitting just inside the door on a low seat of some kind. I thought an outdoor stool would be nice and I didn't want it sitting on the public sidewalk.
By placing a garden wall along the street, I feel freer about what I put in my garden. As long as the street facade is appropriate to the community standards, what happens behind the wall is not of great concern.
Note: I removed a couple of nice street trees in front of my house in order to make these pictures. They'll be returned.
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I'm rather pleased with the shutters on my house. I created a close approximation of the hinges shown in the painting in SL using prims, which I then photographed and set on a shutter background made entirely in Photoshop. The shutters and doors open and close on touch.
I made the stool in front using rounded sculpted cubes and a blistered paint texture.
The interior is spacious with large openings to the outside. I haven decided yet whether to put in French doors or something.
The second floor lacks the ell, but has a nice balcony overlooking the garden.
As a seafaring town, it seemed appropriate to build a widow's walk over the ell. There is a fabulous huge tree in the adjacent park, which obscures the view of the sea. I'm thinking of asking to have it moved, but it's awfully nice.
The rear of the house is unremarkable. It faces an open area, which makes a nice landing strip for small aircraft.
I had to go shopping for a rose bower to place in my arched garden wall.
A long view of the house with the museum in the foreground.
