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A Hundred Million Ways
My entry for the New Elementary Lego House Competition, where contestants have to come up with their own design of the new LEGO brand experience center/museum, that is currently being built in Billund, in under 250 bricks. (246 bricks in this model)
My version is called A Hundred Million Ways after the number of ways one can stack six 2x4 Lego bricks on top of each other (102,981,504). The building consists of six two-story segments in the shape of bricks that are stacked in one of those many ways. Not the the most interesting way, sure, but a way that would actually provide enough architectural stability. A rigid interior column (right next to the transparent elevators) runs from the bottom up through all six segments. So the building is basically a slim, square tower with bits hanging over to various sides.
I dismissed the urge to make the segments look exactly like bricks, with primary colors and studs. At a hight of twelve stories, this building would probably be one of, if not the tallest buildings in Billund. Having it look like a giant toy just didn't seem appropriate from an urban planning perspective. Plus, plastic buildings have a way of looking ugly in real life.
Instead, I went with what is supposed to be a modern scandinavian style of wooden facades and glass panels. As LEGO's roots lay in carpentry, this isn't even off topic. To give visitors some added value to their experience, the building has a green roof atop the third segment. The fifth segment is almost entirely glass and gives visitors a spectacular view over the town, including the factories and Legoland.
A Hundred Million Ways
My entry for the New Elementary Lego House Competition, where contestants have to come up with their own design of the new LEGO brand experience center/museum, that is currently being built in Billund, in under 250 bricks. (246 bricks in this model)
My version is called A Hundred Million Ways after the number of ways one can stack six 2x4 Lego bricks on top of each other (102,981,504). The building consists of six two-story segments in the shape of bricks that are stacked in one of those many ways. Not the the most interesting way, sure, but a way that would actually provide enough architectural stability. A rigid interior column (right next to the transparent elevators) runs from the bottom up through all six segments. So the building is basically a slim, square tower with bits hanging over to various sides.
I dismissed the urge to make the segments look exactly like bricks, with primary colors and studs. At a hight of twelve stories, this building would probably be one of, if not the tallest buildings in Billund. Having it look like a giant toy just didn't seem appropriate from an urban planning perspective. Plus, plastic buildings have a way of looking ugly in real life.
Instead, I went with what is supposed to be a modern scandinavian style of wooden facades and glass panels. As LEGO's roots lay in carpentry, this isn't even off topic. To give visitors some added value to their experience, the building has a green roof atop the third segment. The fifth segment is almost entirely glass and gives visitors a spectacular view over the town, including the factories and Legoland.