Be sure to keep in mind any areas that you will want as public areas, hidden rooms for NPC's and the areas that you want as private apartment areas. While you can edit the building structure after the lot has Sims on it, it's easiest to fully design and build your lot now while you don't have to use any cheats.ĭesign your layout and build your house/apartment building. Google can provide either house plans for you to use or just the images for inspiration. You can start with a floorplan from any house plan site or you can use your imagination. The first step in creating nice apartments is the basic construction of a house on any residential lot.