CGAN Nov. 2014 Challenge: Zombie Proof House, WIPs

Oh well, I'll post a WIP, just to show how bad it's going and to see if it will kickstart some more.
I am really not confident about this at this stage, not only about how it'll finish but also about if it will even progress at all. I made an effort to study some Craig Mullins-style apocalyptic cityscape concept stuff to try and learn some things and so that's the atmosphere I'm attempting, a ruined street with the zombie-proof house still standing and prevailing. But really... I just can't paint in that really textured, hard-edged and precise way that the subject and style demands. It's infuriating. I've even had to resort back to Photoshop and grey-scale work, which is somewhat of a step back after some recent progress. (And it still looks like Minecraft!)

Anyway the design: In my view the best and easiest way to zombie-proof is not to go in for high-tech barriers and sci-fi shenanigans but instead just remove the ground floor, especially the ground floor entrance. As long as the zombies obey the laws of physics and don't acquire the intelligence to construct and /or use ladders everyone's a winner! So the building is raised and the only access is via a drop down ramp which you gleefully drive up after your supply runs. The first real floor of the building can be a garage/workshop area, perhaps where you can also keep your weapons, then the higher floors are the main living areas, bedrooms, kitchen, parrot room etc. There are a couple of balcony areas for recreational sniper action. A couple of elevators on the corners to take you to a basement storage area below ground and at the top you have some solar panels to offer a bit of electric juice and a flat roof for perhaps a small garden/greenhouse area to grow some plants and vegetables.
And for all those structural engineers out there... Yes, I know!!!

But never mind, the design isn't the main problem, the problem is my ability to draw it!

In the video game Half-Life 2 (my all time favourite) during the terrifying Ravenholm level there were some zombies called Leapers (I think?) that were super-fast and could jump/climb up the side of buildings. And they made a horrifying noise! Just awful! That remains one of the scariest things I've ever seen/played.
But of course this superhuman leaping would defy the laws of physics and as such I'm ignoring them for my house design.

Of course you could always have it raised on a pole like Elmer Fudd did in the house of tomorrow when he pushed the red button "In case of tidal waves", changed to "In case of Zombies "



Hopefully, you have the blue button to get it down.