Cammann-Hochhaus – Chemnitz Modernism
My ~1:200 LEGO model of the Cammann Building in Chemnitz, Germany, and the start of a series of early modernist buildings in this year's European Capital of Culture. It was built in 1923-26 as an administrative building for the Cammann & Co. weaving mill based on an expressionist design by architect Willy Schönefeld. With 8 storeys it was also the first high-rise in the city according to contemporary standards. This shows the view from the southwest.
The building's façade is actually more or less monochrome, but as it often happens is more of a mixture of white, tan and grey in reality. So I chose to express texture variations with colour and built the majority of the groove-plastered building in tan while using white for the parts with smooth plaster.
As a result of the used building techniques the model is actually a bit too high, using more of a scale of 1:175 for the height as compared to 1:200 for the width, which is especially noticeable in the upper section. However, I couldn't find another way to build the upper part consistently with the lower part in a way that shrinks the windows, so this is a compromise the LEGO model has to live with.
Building instructions and further details can be found on Rebrickable.
Cammann-Hochhaus – Chemnitz Modernism
My ~1:200 LEGO model of the Cammann Building in Chemnitz, Germany, and the start of a series of early modernist buildings in this year's European Capital of Culture. It was built in 1923-26 as an administrative building for the Cammann & Co. weaving mill based on an expressionist design by architect Willy Schönefeld. With 8 storeys it was also the first high-rise in the city according to contemporary standards. This shows the view from the southwest.
The building's façade is actually more or less monochrome, but as it often happens is more of a mixture of white, tan and grey in reality. So I chose to express texture variations with colour and built the majority of the groove-plastered building in tan while using white for the parts with smooth plaster.
As a result of the used building techniques the model is actually a bit too high, using more of a scale of 1:175 for the height as compared to 1:200 for the width, which is especially noticeable in the upper section. However, I couldn't find another way to build the upper part consistently with the lower part in a way that shrinks the windows, so this is a compromise the LEGO model has to live with.
Building instructions and further details can be found on Rebrickable.