xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Halo fellow NERM and forum members! In less than a month we will hold the annual Nerm week and I've volunteered to run the ULTIMATE fish room/fantasy design contest. This contest is just for fun there are no prizes BUT your fellow forum members will vote on designs and there will be a design winner. Since I'm running this thing (bwaahahaaaa) I've decided too that four of our emojis will count as votes and they will be different points! Blue Heart Emoji = 2 points Laughing Emoji = 3 points Love Emoji = 4 points Trophy Emoji = 5 points I wanted to put this out there early because the contest starts July 10th- this is when I will start an OFFICIAL thread to post your entry on (so no posting ENTRIES here, just questions, comments or interest in this particular event please so I can see if we will go ahead with it- cause why if there is no interest? 🙂). This entry can be on paper, a list, a drawing, a computer drafted drawing, made out of building blocks, a video- anything goes! It can be a fish room, a wall of a room a room or building related to just fish, or as you will see below my example a WHOLE house based on the aquarium hobby. Each person who wants to participate only gets ONE entry and ONE official entry post. You can add pictures, graphics etc. Be as creative as you wanna be! For an example and to illustrate (literally in my case) a potential entry (I won't be officially participating)- and hopefully to inspire you! Here is how an entry would look: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ THIS is my "dream house" Ulitmate Design Challenge Entry! (not entry): This house is an open courtyard house, meaning it has no front/back or side yards but the house wraps around an outdoor area! The ENTIRE inside wall is a one story public aquarium style tank (gallons? I didn't count the thing is HUGE)- could be salt OR fresh water- and like most public aquariums the flow of the aquarium will simulate a constantly moving body of water. Each room has a wall view from the inside! The inner OUTDOOR courtyard features a Zen Garden "Island" surrounded by seating/viewing area accessed by Japanese style bridges from one of 2 Archway Openings with aquarium view above your head and below your feet! under the bridge and around the Zen Garden is a freshwater/Koi river. Here are some key features of this home: 4 car garage with carriage door opening (fully motorized) Mechanic/Shop Area Fish Equipment/Maintenance room Large Entryway and seating areas throughout GIGANTIC Kitchen and Dining area (Kitchen island, restaurant grade stove/fridge etc, plenty of seating) Huge Entertainment area (big screen, soundsystem, pool table (because- water theme ha!), air hockey (cause I like it) NO GYM!!!! (fantasy right?!) Guest Bedroom- even gets its own view with the luxury bathroom down the private hall so you don't have to be seen in pjs My favorite part- beside the GIANT aquarium in full view? DUAL MASTER SUITES with giant closets, HUGE spa bathroom WITH as spa, giant shower, dual sinks and a big lounge area with glass doors that open onto the spa bathroom. 9 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Will you adopt me so I can come live there please? This is fantastic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Thank you for the inspiration on how to count vote points. I'll have info up for the "rewriting aquarium directions" this weekend. I like your design, I'm assuming one way viewing glass for the bedrooms? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 😄 @Guppysnail if only I could build it, but alas I am not a Gates or Jobs or Musk @Torrey looking forward to it! - as to viewing- tbh I thought about that electric glass that would shade up when you really wanted privacy or darkness but one way viewing would be cool- HOWEVER as thick as it would be not sure what you would be seeing from the courtyard or if it would even matter since I personally would rarely have a guest! So anti-social I am 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Looked at it today again, checked the date. Was like "well crap, missed it" and then realized it's next month. I need sleep. 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 @Guppysnail found the example of the arch opening for my house....without the see thru flooring....courtesy of a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Who's excited? Who is working on something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 I hope someone is @nabokovfan87!! I would really like to see the things this group can come up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 11:10 AM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: I hope someone is @nabokovfan87!! I would really like to see the things this group can come up with! I need to find some graph paper! I wish I had my computer up and running. I'd love to do a 3d render in AutoCAD and animate some stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 I will be working on a design 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 I'll be posting up the competition tomorrow fishy friends! I'll put the link to the new thread here and on the main Nerm Week thread! Get ready!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Man, I'm so out of my element when it comes to fish rooms but it does get me thinking. I'm also one of those nano fish people who would stock a 1,000 gallon tank with 1,000 rummy nose tetra so idk if I could fill a whole room with 100,000 fish haha I might have to dream up a way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 11:23 PM, Cinnebuns said: I might have to dream up a way! If it helps, my "dream tank/room" is literally for ONE FISH and not anything further. Go for it..... let's see what you really wish you could have to keep some fish! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Ok everyone who would like to enter- the official thread has been posted! Can't wait to see entries! Everyone else vote! NERM WEEK 2022 - ULTIMATE DESIGN CONTEST - Posting for official entries!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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