The following pic is from the "pre-alpha release" for the new Microsoft Flight simulator program (Sept 30, 2019). They actually use Google Earth (Bing) data for the scenery. I have tagged my SoCal home and the building I work in. We sure have come a long way from the Commodore 64 version in the early '80s. Quite impressive.
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I am looking to work with a student architect on our property redesign. Some things are obvious, some are not. Since the house is basically a box sticking out of the ground it is like a white canvas. The old house dictated a lot of how we could proceed. This one is all open. The elements we are looking at incorporating are:
Two or three car garage, preferably connected
Large porch for valley view, roofed
Deck for sunrise and coffee
Outside brickoven, incinerator
Carport
Some kind of circular driveway
Optimized valley view
New bath down stairs
Fireplace
New septic system location
Ponds
Outdoor water cistern
Improved drainage
Barn attachment, equipment shed
Curb appeal
Larger window in computer room, bay window
Improved plumbing and heating
Barn electrification
New roof
New southern elevation
Veneer rear existing chimney, or remove
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