Dutchman here, these canal houses actually were built back in what we call the golden age (around the 1700's) for storage, that's why they're built so close to the water so that ships could come in through the canal and all the spices and stuff could be stored immediately. From the top of my head the attics where used for storage, the middle parts where offices, and the basements where 'houses' for the poor people.

@oceangames4433

7 күн бұрын

As per this, you really do learn something new everyday :)

@padawanofconfusion5954

7 күн бұрын

my city (harbor district) has those too and I often wonder if people have accidentally dropped things sitting at an open window/wind have blown something out. All that I've seen were directly on the water, no walkway on the canal side of the building

@minanam3735

7 күн бұрын

that's very interesting 😊

@mariaisabelrunnel3214

7 күн бұрын

Holland is so cool, by Holland i mean the Netherlands

@alexie2240

7 күн бұрын

@@mariaisabelrunnel3214 The Netherlands is indeed very cool (though it is currently very hot), and just so you know Holland is a specific part of the Netherlands, so some Dutchies might get a bit prickly if you call the whole country Holland.

A Dutch inspired world would look so beautiful in The Sims. Canals, bright colorful houses, flower fields, bike paths for the sims to ride their bikes on...

@SaraDeAra

4 күн бұрын

That would be absolutely amazing, I think it would look so good. Maybe it could come with an update to change heights (for all us tall dutch people😉)

@BookloverFantasy92

Күн бұрын

I would love to see this! My Nan is Dutch, and it would be amazing to have her home place in my game! :) I would love to go to Netherlands one day. :D

@UserL.K

8 сағат бұрын

As a dutchman living in Amsterdam, that will be my first pack ill definitly buy

i love chat reassuring you that bike usage in the netherlands is absolutely feral

@tanja3611

7 күн бұрын

theres so many bikes at the bottom of canals they regularly have to clear them out to ensure ships can still pass and stuff

@Slayyyter_bitxh

6 күн бұрын

They literally have underground bike parking 😂

@tanja3611

6 күн бұрын

@@Slayyyter_bitxh yess and double level bike parking for as far as the eye can see at stations, it's so normal for me as a dutch person but i love tourists taking pictures of stuff like that lmao

@Slayyyter_bitxh

6 күн бұрын

@tanja3611 I love visiting my family over there. Don't have to rent a car and practically everything is walkable

@tairneanaich

5 күн бұрын

Every time I visit I‘m nearly run over by maniacs on bikes lol- used to looking out for cars, not bicycles

Hi Simsie! As a Dutch person I've absolutely been LOVING these dutch architecture inspired builds, would love to see you make something like a windmill house!

@SammyLammy1D

7 күн бұрын

This windmills are so cool! I have only been to the Netherlands once, but they were BEAUTIFUL. I hope I get the opportunity to visit again. 😊

@jeca765

7 күн бұрын

how would u make the spinning thing?

@piperks_

7 күн бұрын

@@jeca765There’s probably something in debug that mimics the shape of a windmill, not 100% sure though 🤷🏻‍♀️

@linkvos

6 күн бұрын

@@jeca765 there's electronic windmills iirc! not sure what they're called, but i saw my friend place some a few days back. and even if those can't be used (because that's probably not the kind of windmill you'd go for to build) it doesn't actually have to move because sometimes the mills don't either. it'd be hard to replicate, but you could come pretty far with some funky roof placement aswell!

@linkvos

6 күн бұрын

@@SammyLammy1D if you do return, make sure to have a stroopwafel from when there's a market in town!

As a Amsterdammer I fell into the canal once when I was 4 and I almost drowned because my foot got stuck in a bicycle at the bottom of the canal… But I am alive and well!! Ps. Yeah we hate Rotterdam it’s kinda like seeing other schools at a school trip it’s just the way it’s just ✨meant to be✨

@emma.l

6 күн бұрын

this is the Dutchest comment ever haha

@mviirgo

5 күн бұрын

as a rotterdammer, i love amsterdam🫡

As a Dutch woman you are forgiven about the roofs, they’re funky as hell and it’s difficult to make in the sims! Great build! I love seeing stuff like this!

Top of my wish list is a mixed lot trait. My sims would own far more businesses if they could live on the same lot (officially as opposed to ‘making do’).

@refillpan4663

7 күн бұрын

it would be so cool to create commercial, residential, and entertainment districts on one lot that actually functions as they’re supposed to

@belleharris2059

6 күн бұрын

I’d seriously forgive my wedding stories if they came out with a mixed lot type! 😂

@_aeris

6 күн бұрын

@@belleharris2059seems like an odd pack to have mixed lot types

@belleharris2059

5 күн бұрын

@@_aeris no I just mean I’d forgive the nightmare that pack was if they redeemed themselves with a mixed lot type. But also it would be cool to live on & run a wedding venue. I’m thinking a family who converts their old barn into a wedding venue in Chestnut Ridge 😉

as a person that lives in the netherlands i think you did a amazing job! i was so sad when my mom told me i couldnt come see you but i do really like to see you make dutch-inspired builds

Kayla, you could build in the sims houses around the world you know, like, in one video you build a London's house, then in another a New Zealand's house and so on. That would be very cool!

@AmyScott-oz5cq

7 күн бұрын

Sounds great!

@avryantoinette

7 күн бұрын

Challenge: build a "blue suburban" in different cultural styles around the world ("suburban" being the type of house you would find in that area, rather than an american-style suburban)

@emma.l

6 күн бұрын

I would love to see a New Zealand house, I live in NZ and it's a very different style

@mihhstudiess

6 күн бұрын

@@avryantoinette yeeeess! I loved it!!

@beameade5986

6 күн бұрын

@lilsimsie

Now This is architecture that we Need to see in the Sims 4! So refreshing!!! Also, Kayla, the cat trees clipping into rugs drives me crazy as well. I, too, wouldn't mind more usable stuff for pets...

That roofing in the Sims is incredible. It may not be a perfect representation of Dutch housing, but, for the Sims, I think you did an incredible job. I've only been to the Netherlands once, and I loved it so much I am now trying to learn Dutch, as it was possibly the most accessible place I've ever been as a wheelchair user (though Amsterdam itself did break my wheelchair due to the cobbles).

I AGREE! I want another pet kit too! Maybe even a game pack with smaller pets like birds, lizards, house rabbits, even tarantulas. Sims 1 and 3 were so rich in that area and quite honestly I want that more than fairies or cars

@AmyScott-oz5cq

7 күн бұрын

Agreed, with my first pet stuff came with a bird, or rabbit, something small.

@maratusart6583

7 күн бұрын

Omg I want tarantulas so bad now that you said that

@kookies_kimchi

7 күн бұрын

Real! I need the birds that fly through my house like in sims 2 lol

@olgavandommelen530

6 күн бұрын

@@iamnotjack.whydidichange but dont we have rabbits already in cottage living

@beatriceladouce965

6 күн бұрын

@@olgavandommelen530 Yes, they do but I think they meant like a pet you can add to your family or something? Idk lol

Grachtenpanden! Cool to see people make architecture from the Netherlands :) some of the houses in Amsterdam are still all the way back from the height of the VOC Edit; oh yeah no Kayla, you don't need to apologise!! It looks great for being the Sims LMAO

Hi! I’m Dutch and live in the centre of Amsterdam, and you captured the essence of those buildings amazingly well! I live in one of those old buildings you mentioned, in a rented apartment. And wew, I’m so impressed by your building skills! 🤩

Hahaha, all the Dutchies commenting. Love it! And just in time to watch this before sleeping. I hope you enjoyed your visit to the Netherlands!

The Rotterdam vs Amsterdam thing is mostly seen in soccer, however I'm not from Amsterdam so the rivalry is probably much more intense if you're a true born and raised 'Amsterdammer' haha. If there is an Ajax (Amsterdam) and Feyenoord (Rotterdam) match, I kid you not, there are hundreds of policemen all around the stadium. They even have to use ME (mobile unit - special police forces specifically to combat riots). It's insane. My mom was born in a village near Rotterdam (Spijkenisse), and she was denied entry on the side of the stadium where the most intense Ajax fans sit because they thought she would be violent towards the Ajax fans, even though she was one herself. Based on her place of birth. Crazy haha. The build is amazing! Totally captured the essence of Amsterdam very well! Enjoy your time here :)

@ryuusei1907

7 күн бұрын

The way I see it, it's like Manchester and Liverpool in England 😂 I'm not English but my dad's a longtime fan of Liverpool FC and one of my brothers supports Man United so it's like 😬😬😬 every time football gets mentioned in the family group chat 😅

@s.p5254

6 күн бұрын

The hate can still be intense from people not born there! I know someone from my small village (near Belgium) and her partner refuses to go to Amsterdam because he’s a Feyenoord fan.

As a Dutchie that lives in Amsterdam, I feel so seen and proud right now 😂❤

I love when Simsie gives us little tidbits about her day to day life at home. Like learning at lunch time she sits with her cats on the couch

I'm Dutch, and what you said about the public bathrooms made me really laugh. I have never been to a shop that has a public bathroom, only the reaaaaly big stores like Bijenkorf or a giant Hema with a restaurant has them. Usually when you're in a store and ask for the bathroom, they'll look at you really funny, you cant use the bathrooms in general supermarkets or just an h&m or any other normal store hahah.

@atleastshesfunny

5 күн бұрын

Just because you mentioned h&m... why are there so many in Amsterdam 😅❤

@rachelx963

Күн бұрын

@atleastshesfunny hahahaha its a popular store

As a Dutchie, love seeing the Dutch content! The grachtenpanden look great, no need to apologize. Hope you enjoy(ed) your stay in our country😊

If you like this style of houses, then you might like the traditional "Herenhuis" (Neorenaissance) too. Those are bigger and dating around 1880 till 1920.

21:49 I think a pet pack focused on new pets would be really cool! Like, there could be reptiles or other unique pets. And as a way to get more pet stuff for pets like cats and dogs, there could be pets like chincillas or something that would use cat trees, or house pigs or bunnies that would use pet beds, or whatever. This way, the pack functions fully on its own (ex. You wouldn't get a cat tree that you can't use cuz only cats use them because other pets would be able to use them now) but still works really well if you have the existing pet packs. And it could also be in a different style (different compared to coastal Cats and Dogs and to colourful My First Pet Stuff) so pets fit more aesthetics. Like a chic style could be cool, or luxury. Like, I could see a luxury sim wanting a fancy snake enclosure, or a preppy, spoiled child getting a sugar glider or something. I just think a pet pack with new pets and pet stuff that functions on its own but also for existing pets would be awesome!!

Wow!! I’m Dutch and I’m so excited to see the architecture of Amsterdam built in the Sims. I’ve tried recreating these houses in the Sims myself and your version looks absolutely amazing! Enjoy your trip to the Netherlands 🇳🇱❤

I'm from Belgium, not the Netherlands, but where I live looks really similar to the canal houses in Amsterdam. Love this so much you did such a good job! 🤍🤍🤍

28:35 Says 'Don’t worry, nobody is going to die' while the Murphy bed opens. 😅😂

OMG Kayla please talk more about books. I love reading and one of my favourite things is getting book reccomendations or listening to someone ramble about the books they like. In one of the previous videos you talked about A Good Girl's Guide trilogy that I wanted to read and you mentioning it motivated me to start the book sooner.

This is STUNNING. I've always wanted to do a build like this but i feel like I'd get one or two houses in and give up lol major props to you

As a Dutch person I reaaaaaally love you building this! The build looks amazing and cosy. I hope you had a great time in the Netherlands!! Loved the recognitions of the Netherlands 🇳🇱🫶🫶

i am not a builder but im obsessed with build videos 😅 only lilsimsie makes it fun

As a Dutchie born in Amsterdam, I loved watching you build these canal houses. It's true that the people from Amsterdam, including me who has never lived in Amsterdam, have a rivalry with Rotterdam, especially because of the football (or soccer, to say it in American English). The city I grew up in and still live in, we, as people from the biggest city in the province we're from, we have a rivalry with the capital city of the province. People who aren't from the same province as I am, most of the time say bad things about the city I'm from. And I always respond that they haven't been to the capital city, which is way worse place to live.

As a Dutch person, this video was a delight to watch :) You did really well on the build and all your little anecdotes were accurate as hell hahaha, thanks for the love!!

I read that as cannibal house when it first popped up in my notifications 😅 Been playing too much Sons of the Forest, clearly.

Great buildings! I need to say that the flower shop makes perfect sense in Amsterdam as Holland is known worldwide for tulip cultivation :)

Us Dutch Simsie fans have been loving the Dutch style builds recently! We are happy to have you here🫶🏼

Wow! You're so talented! I had to leave the livestream to go to sleep, but it looks amazing! I used to live in Amsterdam and I love the happy memories that this build gives me because you really nailed the vibes of the streets.

wow, I love this build!! It's so cool to see something so familiar from home :) I really like it! Thank you for creating this awesome Simsterdam Build! 🧡 (I hope you enjoy the Netherlands!)

I'm Dutch and I tried this one time but yours is even better and you have never been to Amsterdam 😂

Kayla, I love watching you build. I always learn so much! Would you consider doing a tutorial on all the hot keys/shortcuts you use? Maybe something geared toward intermediate builders who wanna get a little faster/more efficient?

This was amaazing!!! I grew up in Amsterdam and this is pretty spot on! Shops over here usually dont have toilets in them except for staff! I especially loved the florist!!!❤

As someone who was a born and raised in Amsterdam I am so impressed by your skills! It looks so good! I grew up in a canal house myself, third floor (or you would probably call it fourth floor) and it was tiny (and not so expensive) but still enough room for me and my mom. Really well done! I myself don't live in the big city anymore but am surrounded by tulip fields where I live now. So I guess I went from one Dutch stereotype to another, hahaha. Sadly the tulips aren't in bloom right now but there's still so much to do and see in this country besides that. So I hope you enjoyed yourself in the Netherlands and got to see all the beauty in Amsterdam as well as Rotterdam.

i went to europe last summer to see family and i was so inspired to build with all the amazing architecture, i really wish i had brought my laptop.

I love these townhouses! It's great to see builds that are not American. It makes me wish I had For Rent so I could make some functional ones myself!

as someone who doesn’t have cats and dogs but has my first pet stuff (got it when it was free) i kinda like it 😅 sure there’s stuff i cant even access but the stuff available to me is stuff i use a Lot. especially the activity table and bookshelf

@tokioobsessee20

7 күн бұрын

I feel the same way about it, I feel like the pack is really useable even without cats and dogs

dutch person here. first of all amazing build! second of all the car parking that close to the canal? yeah experienced that a few times and it’s terrifying every time we park 💀 i’m afraid i’ll never get used to that

I physically gasped seeing the thumbnail! Looks beautiful!

I know its not family friendly but it would be really funny if you got basemental and made a "coffee shop" as one of the shops. i guess that just means i gotta do it. I love this tho and mad i never thought of doing it before. I have been to amsterdam twice and you definitely nailed the vibe with the exterior!

@wilsonjohnson6439

7 күн бұрын

i’m so confused what isn’t family friendly abt flower shops???

@nellemellen

7 күн бұрын

@@wilsonjohnson6439 cannabis flower!

@scurbbb

7 күн бұрын

They said coffee shops, and its because cannabis is sold in some of them. There are literal cannabis cafes everywhere in amsterdam ​@@wilsonjohnson6439

@scurbbb

7 күн бұрын

​@@wilsonjohnson6439 'flower' shops sell weed. Cannabis is a big thing in amsterdam, there are literal cannabis cafes everywhere

@indoorcoyote

7 күн бұрын

@@wilsonjohnson6439 in the netherlands, "coffeeshops" are technically illegal but officially tolerated places to buy and do cannabis. which i don't think is like, inherently _not_ family friendly, but kayla lives in a state of the US where recreational cannabis is illegal and i don't blame her for cautiously avoiding the topic. and people were making jokes about _flower_ shops because "flower" is also a slang term for it

Speaking of the animal planters, it would be so cute to have voidcritter planters! Like irl we have Pokemon planters, where there's plants growing on Bulbasaur's back or Chikorita's head 😍

This style of build remind me a LOT of the ones we have here in Recife Antigo (Brazil). Its kind of cool to think about because they were originally built by Dutchman people who came to the northeastern portion of the country (the region where Recife Antigo is located) during the colonial period here. We still have most of those buildings preserved there, but it's still functional as a part of the city. We have theaters, restaurants, stores on the inside of the buildings, but the exterior part is completely preserved. It was just SO FUN to see the similarities between the building styles and the historical reason for it!!

This looks so amazing! Watching the build just reminds me of how talented simsie is, I wouldn't be able to pull off half of the hacks in here. I would love to have this in my game if I weren't already having lag issues. I can just imagine my sims living here and all the amazing photos and paint by references!

19:26 You know, if you're not good with mixing colours or creating diverse palletes, there's websites that give you premade colourpalletes. Maybe it could be a fun challenge to pick one of those palletes with like 6 colours and build a house with that colourscheme, trying to integrate almost all colours into every room.

Not Kayla petitioning for a my second pet stuff💀💀

I love these unique builds you’ve been doing lately. Also, I love being early to your videos! Hope you’re having a great trip Kayla!

I love this type of houses! they always have so much character

So cute!!! I love the pink and green flat 💚

Did you know that every week thousands of bikes are found in the canal...

as someone who lived in the netherlands for a few years, this is ON POINT (especially the moldy apartment. as my landlord said: "it's the norm in the netherlands to have mold, you just have to live with it"). and the roofing is impressive!

simsie you look so pretty!!! i love the build its so different than any of the other ones ive seen, great job!

"One apartment is the size of a bedroom" this is an accurate portrayal of the Amsterdam housing market, so good job! :) jkjk these are so cute!!!

Those step-shaped roof facades are everywhere in Brugge/Bruges! Some of my favourite architectural elements

I really love how you did the layouts. The canal is amazing too! Gonna upload this one for sure

You absolutely nailed it. You captured the essence so well, as a Dutchie i'm very impressed!

I heard somewhere that the reason they’re so skinny is because it was more expensive to built out, but cheaper to build up.

ALL OUR DUTCH PEOPLE❤️🇳🇱 (I am dutch too, i love your vids, i am rly sad that i can't come to twitchcon to see u😢)

I lvpe this build so much. Its the type of build i love to do. Townhouses, but the style is new to me. Hope you had a fun trip

I completely understand the Tampa hate! As a native to Orlando, go knights, charge on, and HORNS DOWN

I visited Holland in 2005. This is so crazy accurate considering it is the Sims. U should def be proud. Brought back a lot of great memories❤❤

I semi agree with the sims team dropping another pet pack. Instead of releasing a new one, they refresh my first pet stuff. Adding more rodents, maybe reptiles, and adding proper enclosers for them. That would make the pack worth it to me.

About the idea of a pet kit, I'd personally love it, especially if they 1) made it so new(and old) pet beds could be used by toddlers/infants and they made some plush pillow edged square ones , 2) they could make cookie jars and such that have pet treats and other types of treat in it, 3)coat racks with collars and leashes that have a few swatches without. 4) Cat houses able to be used like Doll houses would be fun. Mainly make it something so even if you Don't have to have the Cats and Dogs pack for it to still useful! Allow you to decorate and tell stories.

It looks amazing! I've been to Amsterdam last year and loved it! Your build looks so realistic

I love this build! I will definitely get it from the gallery. I have seen these types of houses in other parts of Europe. So I love that you have done these so I can have them in my game cus I could never figure out the roofing. But you nailed it! Thanks alot!

i just went to Amsterdam last december and it was so beautiful, especially when the sun was setting, seeing the sunset reflected on the canals was an amazing view and all the old intricate buildings lined up was such a sight, especially since nowadays we're so used to the boring modern glass boxes everywhere. It must be even prettier now in the summertime when the trees are all green. hope you have a lot of fun there!

I only got to watch a very short part of this on stream but I think this has to be one of my favourite lots that you've built 🥰🥰

these kind of builds inspired by beautiful european real life houses really makes me wish there was more stucco-y (?) 3d outside wall and roof decor in the sims. ive seen some great cc like that buttt that would be a kit id buy immediately

I get the computer freezing thing too not all the time but often, but it always seems to be connected to graphics card drivers needing updating so I'd check all your drivers are up to date. This build is absolutely stunning Kayla, fifty million claps for you I'm so impressed.

OMG, these are soooo cute! Great job!

I love seeing this as a Dutchie from the Netherlands , been a fan for so long, u did such a great job!

As soon as you leave your comfort zone, you make amazing builds!As a person who lived in the Netherlands for a while,your build is absolutely accurate and similar.Keep challenging yourself and you will have good results... Because to be honest same budget suburbans are getting boring...You have talent - use it!!!

Another dutch person here. This is amazing, it really looks like the grachtenpanden. I tried to these myself ones and I just gave up when I tried to do the roofing. And love the little details.

I will already love this! This style is gorgeous

omg this is one of my favorite builds too!! ❤❤❤

stop that flowershop is everythinggggg, i wish this game was more functional so you couldve furnished all of them 😭 the rest turned out great though!

As someone who has never been to Amsterdam, I hereby declare that this build is accurate! 😂

You've just outdone yourself here! I adore this build!

Haai! Eks nie Duits nie, maar Afrikaans :) Hoop jul Duits mense verstaan my of meeste van my woorde ☺️

It feels weird that your fav youtuber builds a house based on the city your born in, btw you did extrekely well

I liked when they gave us the ball of yarn in Knitting Stuff that worked as a pet toy. I feel like it wouldn't be that hard to give some items in new packs some extra functionality for pets. Especially if the model is already perfect for it.

I've been to Amsterdam several times and I think you absolutely nailed this!!!

what kayla talked about at around 10 mins in with 2 neighbouring cities not liking each other really reminds me of the rivalry between southampton and portsmouth in england XD

The lesbian florist apartment was my absolute favorite, the colours were everything 💖 and I want to be them lol✨

love the florist, dutch ppl are always buying flowers!

Omg this build is gorgeous ! 👏🏽 very creative in getting this to work in The Sims.

This is so PRETTY :) And I have lerned from you how to do this beautifull roof ♡

That really looks like Amsterdam! Looks amazing!!!

I saw most of the first stream and furnished it myself from the gallery haha, furnished them all and set as a residential rental lot with one house having an interior door to link them together.

LOVE this build!!! Excited for you to get back from Europe with more inspiration : )

As a dutch woman to see your build of houses in Amsterdam is so lovely to see! Amsterdam is the place to be it's my favorite city, ty for sharing❤

I'm not a Dutchie, but I do live in the Netherlands, and I really love this video and your building! I've never been in those houses (I live in a student dorm that's a relatively nee building), but the outside aesthetic is great!!!!!

Wow Simsie you absolutely slayed this build!

Such a beautiful build. It’s so pretty ❤❤

Love all of us from the Netherlands uniting in the chat to reassure simsie she did really well haha