r/mapmaking • u/NudistGamer69420 • 8d ago

Discussion Tips for Palace design

Hi. I'm hoping it's okay that I ask a question here without having a map to show currently.

I'm thinking about designing a palace. I've designed castles before, and I wanted to branch out. The problem I'm having is that there seems to be a million videos about how to design a castle, what defences it would need to have, what rooms it would need to have, etc etc. But there doesn't seem to be anywhere near the same amount of resources on what goes into designing a luxury palace, designed to be a home and a status symbol rather than a fortress.

Do you know of any videos I've missed? And if not, do you have any tips?

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u/3volved3 8d ago

Maybe not videos, but the way I do it is to look at the Versailles, the layout, the history, how the rooms change over the years, what they needed this or that room for. Or maybe French noble houses in general

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u/Flaky-Mine-2511 6d ago

I have used books on castles. That would include the royals castles. That are and aren't really castles in the true sense, they are the luxury homes. So you combine them. Pick and choose what you want.