Cammann-Hochhaus – Chemnitz Modernism
My ~1:200 LEGO model of the Cammann Building in Chemnitz, Germany, in comparison to the real building. 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.
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, in comparison to the real building. 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.
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.