After much thought, and consideration, here are the final two results! I will announce the winner in the next post.
Here is Lacar's House. There is a misconception out there (mainly generated by me, because I think it's hilarious) that his house is an "upside-down house." However, it reality, it's a "hanging house." This house is an absolute must-see, and is one of the most exciting buildings on the server. The creativity and thought that lacar put into the house is top-notch.
Detail
The outside of the house is very detailed. Lacar put a lot of thought into the exterior of the home. The inside is not quite as impressive on the detail side, though. Lacar does have a bedroom, a kitchen, and a dining room. However, there are many open spaces inside that I wish lacar had used to fill in with detail. Nevertheless, I give this rating a 8.
Completeness
The house appears to be complete. I only wonder if Lacar plans on doing more? Perhaps an airship? Perhaps a "hanging farm?" Who knows. This gets a 10.
Scale
The house is actually quite small. But to get there requires large suspension bridges. In fact, the total area used to create this small house is larger the down-town area of SP. I give this an 8.
Uniqueness
On the uniqueness scale, this home by far blows away all of the competition. For crying out loud, its a "hanging house." You can't really get more unique than that. This house is a page straight out of the steam-punk Bible. The materials used in the house are a creative blend of white wool, wood, stonebricks, and cobble. The materials are seamlessly woven together. The house hangs underneath the largest landbridge in the map. You can jump out of lacar's house, fall over 100 blocks, and land safely in the river below.
This rating receives a 11. Yes, imo, it is so unique that it breaks the uniqueness scale.
Overall rating: 9.5
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The other house in the final competition belongs to Tsysin. This house is loosely based off of Frank Lloyd Wright's "Cliff House," I believe. This home has a very modern 21st century approach to it, which is very different from anything on the server (with the exception of Alfison's house in Southbridge, which also has a 21st century modern take). If you decide to visit this house, please use extreme caution! It is set on the side of a cliff! In my opinion, this house is so different and exciting, that anyone wishing to see something truly amazing must visit this house. You will be absolutely blown away at the level of detail put into the home.
Detail
Tsysin absolutely blows away all of the competition when it comes to detail, especially interior detail. Tsysin put a tremendously amount of thought into the house when it came to creating unique details. He has fully decked out living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, wine cellars, parking garages, pool tables, bars, and even tanning beds. You name it, this house has it. This rating receives a 10.
Completeness
The home appears to be 98% complete. There is only 1 slight thing that I noticed, his storage unit does not yet have all the walls on it. However, he keeps his storage unit tucked away and can only be accessed via a secret chamber. This rating receives a 10
Scale
The scale of the home seems big, but only because there is so much detail packed into every room. One of the criticisms that I have is that there seem to be too many stairs inside the home, and that it is easy to get lost in. There are two buildings in this home- the house and then the garage. I rate this at a 9.
Uniqueness
In terms of uniqueness, this home is quite unique, but not as unique as lacar's. I do think that basing the house off of Frank Lloyd Wright (a very famous architecture), reduces Tsysin's score ever so slightly. The materials in this home are primarily smooth sandstone and cobble. I wish that Tsysin had used slightly more variety in the materials, such as quartz, iron, snow, and smoothstone (or even some colored clay), all of which would have added to the modern 21st century flavor. However, Tsysin did build this house on a cliff. And the fact that this is only the 2nd modern house on the server gives Tsysin some extra points. For these reasons, I give Tsysin an 8.5 in uniqueness scale.
Overall Rating: 9.5