1986 - The House of the Future: Week 8

[DashHaber]

I really like that idea! My only concern is that it becomes a massive backstory now for just a hotel and shopping area. And I don't want us to feel forced to continue the backstory if we have more outside of the park to do.

Yeah, that would be a concern. I'd prefer the Springs to be able to stand on its own legs, just like the hotel or park.

 

[PerGron]

I really like that idea! My only concern is that it becomes a massive backstory now for just a hotel and shopping area. And I don't want us to feel forced to continue the backstory if we have more outside of the park to do.

I agree. I also worry with it being on the other side of the area from the park (being at the second entrance) it may be weird to have that break in the story

 

[PerGron]

This is really trending down the ol Ikspiari Route from Endgame

 

[AceAstro]

Going through them all, I think my vote is a New Orleans theme but I'd love to hear others' thoughts!

 

[PerGron]

Going through them all, I think my vote is a New Orleans theme but I'd love to hear others' thoughts!

New Orleans also has my vote

 

[Outbound]

I vote for the Italian Village, but I'm down for whatever we choose.

 

[NigelChanning]

New Orleans has my vote!

 

[PerGron]

Alright, so votes aren't all in yet, but just to get the ball rolling should we end up with New Orleans as our theme, I think we should break it down into three/four subsections.

- The French Quarter would be the clear area for our "marketplace" with bright colors, live bustling atmosphere for music and entertainment, and would fit the shopping and dining aesthetic

- Audubon Park is an old-timey neighborhood filled with Antebellum architecture mixed with a modern aesthetic. It has a lot of green spaces (including a Zoo!) and would fit well as our response to the Landing as a calm location by the water where we could have some more upscale dining/shopping

- City Park could serve as our outskirts area, focusing on more Creole and bayou aesthetics and would be a neat place to have shopping, dining, and entertainment more in tune with nature and (especially) the blues

 

[DashHaber]

Count me in for New Orleans!

 

[AceAstro]

Alright, so votes aren't all in yet, but just to get the ball rolling should we end up with New Orleans as our theme, I think we should break it down into three/four subsections.

- The French Quarter would be the clear area for our "marketplace" with bright colors, live bustling atmosphere for music and entertainment, and would fit the shopping and dining aesthetic

- Audubon Park is an old-timey neighborhood filled with Antebellum architecture mixed with a modern aesthetic. It has a lot of green spaces (including a Zoo!) and would fit well as our response to the Landing as a calm location by the water where we could have some more upscale dining/shopping

- City Park could serve as our outskirts area, focusing on more Creole and bayou aesthetics and would be a neat place to have shopping, dining, and entertainment more in tune with nature and (especially) the blues

I love these three subsections! I think they might need to be shrunk slightly but they all sound great!

 

[PerGron]

I love these three subsections! I think they might need to be shrunk slightly but they all sound great!

Yeah we can tweak them. Also, just for clarification, not pitching a zoo in our shopping center, that's just a thing the actual place has.

I learned how animal attractions in shopping centers go from last time

 

[Outbound]

What if we included a New Orleans "Adventurer's Club" like experience? We could have original characters that relate to the shopping center all gathering for a social hour at the center of town, where you can organically about the town and its residents.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

I'm all in for the new Orleans theme!

For layout, how about making the entire thing a large triangle? We then could split the areas into three sections as per @PerGron .

I'm thinking each triangle point would be an entrance/exit with the top being the general resort entrance, and the bottom ones being hotel and park respectively.

 

[AceAstro]

I'm all in for the new Orleans theme!

For layout, how about making the entire thing a large triangle? We then could split the areas into three sections as per @PerGron .

I'm thinking each triangle point would be an entrance/exit with the top being the general resort entrance, and the bottom ones being hotel and park respectively.

I love this idea but there is a body of water between the hotel and park

 

[Mickeynerd17]

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I love this idea but there is a body of water between the hotel and park

I didn't mean that! I meant have the shopping district on the right side of the lake (if looking straight at the park). Then pathways would go from the corners around the lake to the hotel or park.

 

[Outbound]

How about this?

The area is tied together like a triangle, but still on the lake waterfront.

 

[PerGron]

Haven’t heard from Doug yet, but mathematically, New Orleans wins, so let’s break it down.

There are 7 of us and 3 sections to do. I say we split each section, 2 people each, with one person to fill in where they are needed.

So what would y’all like to sign up for?

 

[Outbound]

I’ll do the French Quarter!

 

[Mickeynerd17]

How about this?

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The area is tied together like a triangle, but still on the lake waterfront.

I was thinking of the park being on the other side of the lake with the shopping district areas being laid out like a triangle. Top point being the entrance to the entire resort and the "flat" side being the lakefront.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Just a general note:

It would be neat if one area was named "Riverside" if we are calling one area French Quarter. It would be a neat nod to the resort if you get what I mean .

Also, it would be neat to show the bayou and more shanty-like part of town. It would create an interesting dynamic that I really like from the Port Orleans Resorts!