Hi Anthony. I like the idea of filling empty regions in the Red Mountains.
Regarding the inspiration, I feel like Crete/Riviera should be more fitting with the far South reach from Starfall to the Arbor. Curently Dorne is migrating from an Ottoman/Arabesque to Moorish Spain up to the Pyrenees region. There's not that big of a difference so adjusting won't be hard I think.
This is somewhat of a thing discussed before (Parren having a lot Greek influence) whereas the region is mainly Italy+France-ish. Just keep regional inspiration continuity in mind.
The Middle class houses look quite good whereas the low class houses have a bit of a shoe box feel to them.
The double halled sept seems to be a bit undersized maybe it should be enlarged by a 1.2-1.5 factor ? I like the concept but you should simplify the baroque facade so it looks less cluttery and more medieval.
You should make the project overall look like an extension of Wyl.
Having said so, this looks promising I just hope this advice helps.
Ye, regarding the low class houses, its because I made them, long live my shitty building skills.
But allow me to disagree with the inspiration. Because I believe the place is perfect. Firstly, climate wise, Crete is a combo between cold and warm. So it isnt really a Riviera climate, if I am thinking it right. During winter, Crete can be litteraly covered by snow, and it looks more like the North than Dorne.
The other, more southern regions, dont have the extremely mountainous terrain Crete has.
The description of the Red mountains fits perfectly, with the description of central Crete.
Extremely mountainous. check
Forested. Check (we got some pretty big pine forrests, the Selakano forrest, which goes all the way from the south to the north coast, and it is big)
Hidden Valleys. Check
High mountain Meadows. Check
(They are a bit rocky, but ok, still meadows)
Chilly weather at night. Check
(Almost all the terrain, because of the mountains, has some elevation, thus it gets more cold, thus it gets a lot of snow in winter, and thus, you need a jacket, for the cold, at a summers night. And that elevation is what makes it different from the Riviera, because ofcourse here, coastal Crete is not an option, so the much more suited central part, is ideal for the place, a place that can 3 meters deep snow during a cold winter and I got proof for that
Thats near the village of Kritsa, Central-Eastern Crete,
Thats a road in Psiloritis, tallest mountain of Crete, in winter time. Thats why the climate of the central part, isnt similar to the Riviera, Azure Coast)
The similar style people. Check
(Cretans fight each other like dogs, so did the Dornishmen of the Red Mountains, before Nymeria)
If the Cretan mountains arent the Red mountains, I dont know what they are.
As for the sept, we can change that, even though the main building its well into the timeframe, but the facade is actually 14th century one. So we could afford to do some changes on that.
I am already thinking of possible replacements.
Edit: Ottoman-Arabesque? Let me tell you one thing, at least in the European side, and western Asia Minor, from what I know, the Ottomans, didnt really build anything major, they re-used what was left by the Westerners and the Byzantines, or they copied Byzantine techniques, and their style is much more contemporary to the 15th century than the 13th - 11th century stuff. Thats my opinion ofcourse, from what I have seen. Idk about the Arab style that much tbh. So i just tackled the Ottoman part. The Ottoman Arabesque style, would nonetheless go perfectly to the Deserty part of Dorne. In case, thats what you meant, sorry for the misunderstanding.
