from source:

“Most of the Interior guides are being completely redone to reflect the various changes and additions to each building throughout the seasons. Each reference image is physically sorted by location, as evidenced by the blue boundary lines. In addition, the use of the map should make it possible to find a one to one correlation to each feature (windows, furniture, cabinets, etc.) shown in each reference image.

Y’know, if I had to live in a home based on one of the Mane 6’s houses, I would choose Fluttershy’s every time. This house has some seriously spectacular architecture!!! I mean look at this place! Simple, robust, with a few hidden features that don’t become apparent until you take a closer look. It’s a bit small for my tastes, but that just makes it homlier.

There’s really only one tricky feature to explain here: the location of the bathroom. Only reason we can divine its location is because of some windows that initially seem really random… until you suddenly realize why they’re there. First up, take a look at the living room. Notice that there is a window at the back of the room and another on the right wall. Combine that with a hallway on the back right corner, and we suddenly have a “conflict” in layout… unless it’s a diagonal hallway leading to a room catercorner to the one we’re currently in! Combine this with the knowledge that the same hallway is also visible from the bathroom (which contains only one door), and suddenly bob’s your uncle! Now here’s where it gets really neat (and I have a strange feeling this wasn’t really planned… If it was, the layout artists have just become way past 20% cooler). If you take a look at the bathroom, you’ll see that there is only ONE window. This window just happens to also be looking into the space created by the walls of the various rooms, a sort of mini courtyard not visible unless you’ve actually walked all the way around the building! This fits so perfectly with Fluttershy’s shy disposition! She can view the outdoors / her garden / whatever is in that space while taking a bath, but she doesn’t ever have to worry about any “peeping stallions” looking in on her. Although considering they all walk about in the buff anyways I guess it’s not that big of a concern… But you get my point. Brilliantly done all the way around.”

December 25, 2011