Oceanside, CA: Google Sketchup City

[Patrick]

Ok First there was Staunton, then there was Staunton 2.0, then Staunton 2.5

Now -
Oceanside, Califorina

Oceanside will be on the West Coast, in Califorina. I havent chose its exact location yet.

- Is Staunton 2.5 Dead?
I dont think so, I might add a few things to Staunton every now and then

- Is Oceanside in the same world as Staunton?
Yes, they will be. Companies like JC Summit and Galviston Enterprises will be in Oceanside.

- How big is Oceanside?
Not as large as Staunton, Oceanside will probably be the 5th largest city in the US (counting Staunton). The CBD will not be as big as Staunton's, Oceanside will have a huge central downtown, with a few minor skylines outside downtown, much like Los Angeles.

- How long will Oceanside last?
Well I ditched Staunton after we got into rowhomes areas, I would like to do the Suburbs, but thats if I dont lose intrest in Oceanside.

- Will Oceanside have a Times Square themed area?
Yes, I think it will be called Oceanside Square, yes creative, I know

- How tall is the tallest building?
1114 Feet High, taller than the 1067 foot Galviston Enterprises Building in Staunton. The building would be the 7th tallest in the US (roof height and counting buildings under construction)

Preview


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[CGII]

Staunton got rowhomes? That would be amazing!

[Patrick]

Staunton is not dead yet so I might actually add rowhomes someday

[foxmtbr]

Sweet!

[FlyersFan118]

looks good so far!

[Bergenser]

Looks good so far!
Hope it wil be as good as Satunton, because Staunton really was a good city.
And still is.

[mightygoose]

looks cool already

[Patrick]

Thanks all

Oceanside is turning out Really well.

I've added more conceptual buildings, The Skyline is coming out great.


If you havent noticed, Oceanside is based on one of my drawings:


Here's an early shot of Downtown Oceanside. As you can see, the feeling of Downtown is completly different from Downtown Staunton. The City is more virbrant and open. Oceanside is a happier city than Staunton, but dose have its bad side, like Los Angeles.

[CGII]

Wow! It reminds me very much of some sort of mongo-glomoration of all the cities on teh West Coast...SF, LA, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver

[cur_sed]

Do I detect a bit of Dubai in there too? some nice very slim towers there, plus that Palmbank Centre reminds me of a certain Emirates tower.

[FlyersFan118]

I dig it.

[foxmtbr]

Originally Posted by CGII

Wow! It reminds me very much of some sort of mongo-glomoration of all the cities on teh West Coast...SF, LA, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver

You missed one...

Patrick, I really love it, nice work!!

[Boris2k7]

Pat, great start. Hoping to see more! The ground level DOES feel different!

[Patrick]

Thanks!

Originally Posted by cur_sed

Do I detect a bit of Dubai in there too? some nice very slim towers there, plus that Palmbank Centre reminds me of a certain Emirates tower.

Actually I didnt think About Dubai, mainly Miami and LA. And I didnt know the PalmBank Center looked simular to the Emirates Towers. I just wanted it to have a slanting roof, I just sort of went along with it.

Here are some details on some buildings in Oceanside:

This is Easily my Favorite Building:
US Airlines World Headquarters


Facts
- 882 Feet High (268.8 Meters High)
- Construction Start: 1989
- Construction End: 1991
- 64 Floors High
- World Headquarters of the Largest Airline Company in the US: US Airlines

But, the building has been built somewhere else,

135 East 57th Street, New York City


Its hands down, one of my favorite buildings of all time. But the only thing wrong with it, is its tiny only 31 Stories high, and 430 feet high.

I just had to model it into Oceanside. I even used the same textures from the original building. Yes I know, creative Its not an exact copy for example, there are two wings instead of one.

The Oceanside version is about Twice the size.

The Plaza


Streetlevel


Here's another new Tower:
Galviston Enterprises Regional Headquarters


Facts
- 626 Feet High (190.8 Meters High)
- Construction Start: 1981
- Construction End: 1983
- 46 Floors High
- Regional Headquarters of Staunton Based Galviston Enterprises

[foxmtbr]

Wow, that US Airlines building is amazing! (And so is the Galviston tower!)

[Bergenser]

wow this is a very good start! Can't wait for more.

[Patrick]

Thanks! ^

Now for some Urban Shots

The Regionbank Tower
The tall, pointy tower, Newley Added, one of my favorites. The picture is taken from the World Entertainment-AlpineFinancial Plaza. This should be a promo shot for Downtown.


New Above the Old
This shows Oceanside's tallest at their finest. (From Left to Right) ComWorld World HQ, Jefferson Stanley Building, Regionbank Tower, One Mace Plaza, AlpineFinancial World Headquarters and the World Entertainment Tower. I'm not sure either to put another skyscraper in this spot (behind the cars is a city block) or to keep it empty for this viewpoint.


Downtown
Another inner Downtown Shot. You can see the new Building Logos I put in.


Skyline Shot
From The East, this shot looks quiet Staunton like


Skyline Shot
From the West, the Pacific Ocean.


My Favorite is the US Airlines World Headquarters
Whats your favorite building?, I'm curious

[BoiseAirport]

Ok, that's it!!!!

I've tried time and time again, and I just DON'T see how you get your streets so perfect without overlap! Is there something I'm missing? They always overlapp, and end up looking awful. It's this very reason why I dumped Hampland. It was a GREAT city for skyline shots, but the streets were awful.

By the way, Oceanside looks excellent! I like it even better than Staunton so far!!! Keep up the jaw-dropping work!!

Anthony

[foxmtbr]

Wow!! Amazing, as always.

[Bergenser]

wow, I got a warm, feeling in those pictures, the city really looks like a California city.