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My entry for a competition to build a famous building on 8x8. I was one of the happy winers and got published in Bricks magazine. =)
This is one of my last MOC about famous architectural landmark: Secession Building in Vienna.
It is particoularly difficult and funny create the correct form for the enormous ball of golden foliage! :)
The South Gate of Taj Mahal is known as Sidhi Darwaza. The darwaza (meaning “gate”) is situated along the central axis, is elevated slightly above the Jilaukhana, and includes four white, ornamental pillars. All three of these aspects serve to distinguish this gate from the East and West gates, which are named Fatehabadi Darwaza and Fatehpuri Darwaza, respectively. Though rather understated compared to the grand edifices elsewhere on-site, Sidhi Darwaza is critically essential in establishing the primary processional hierarchy of the complex writ large. As such, it was important to capture as effective a likeness as possible given its diminutive size at this scale. Despite its location at the front of the complex, the South Gate was actually the very last element I designed in the overall piece, having began the design process with the riverside platform and making my way south from there.
My newest addition to the Wasabi District. About 3000 pieces and the size of a typical CREATOR Expert corner building.
Irish Pub on the first floor!
The one slightly disquieting benefit of using new and used white LEGO bricks to represent Taj Mahal, is that there are bound to be more than a few slightly yellowed parts as a result of mixing old and new elements. Philosophically, I have always applauded this elemental weathering as it is my belief that the subject matter of my work can only be enhanced by slight derivations and inconsistencies in color due to the harsh real-world conditions in which landmarks are built. On the other hand, this advantage belies the commonly held belief that Taj Mahal is an everlasting and pristine tomb: seemingly above any concerns over the ravages of time as it provides eternal testament to Shah Jahan’s love for Mumtaz Mahal.
The reality, however, is that a combination of pollutants has necessitated the establishment of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The TTZ regulates an area of approximately 4,000 sq mi (10,400 sq km) around Taj Mahal, with the goal of restricting emissions in an effort to curb the effects of smog and acid rain weathering the porous sandstone, yellowing the marble and disintegrating the more delicate elements such as gemstone inlays and spindly finials. While these measures have aided in the full-time repair staff keeping pace with the necessary restoration works, the astonishingly rapid decline of the groundwater level in the river Yamuna basin has increased concerns over compromising the already at-risk foundations. As the water table declines around 5 ft (1.5 m) per year, the airborne pollutants are joined by waterborne contaminants due to considerable pollution to the river. Despite that fact that only 2% of the Yamuna passes through Delhi, sewage and refuse dumped into the river along the city’s banks account for 80% of the water pollution. These factors endanger not only one of the world’s most prized works of architectural and cultural heritage, but the 57 million who depend on the Yamuna, daughter of the Sun Deva, for drinking water and religious rituals. Recently, government bodies such as the National Green Tribunal, however, have recommended the declaration of a 32 mi (52 km) conservation zone along the stretch of the Yamuna which passes through Delhi and beyond in Uttar Pradesh. Just as encouragingly, the Ganga and Yamuna have recently received environmental personhood. This alone will not be enough to discourage much more than petty trash disposal, but it is certainly a meaningful step toward much more concretized actions to preserve and restabilize these vital waterways.
In Olive Sand House I combine the the desertlike surroundings and olive green/tan colour scheme of Whitebrick Sand House with the striped architecture of for example Green Rock House, Calmwater Cliff House and Vanilla House that has in some way become my trademark.
A modern house for a family with kids. Fully furnished. Architecture is inspired by functionalism and clean lines. About 6800 bricks. Computer rendering but buildable if you have the bricks.
Vaksalaskolan is a school in Uppsala, Sweden. The building was drawn by Gunnar Leche and built by Anders Diös in 1927. This Lego microscale model consists of about 1800 bricks and shows a painted version of the school. Still a computer rendering but now buildable if you have the bricks.
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Own a piece of Ancient Roman history with this one-of-a-kind kit!
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📜 The Capitoline Wolf depicts the she-wolf that found and sheltered the infants Romulus & Remus on the slopes of the Palatine Hill - some time during the early 8th century BCE, according to the myth.
Here goes the first part of incoming typical (or not so typical) Soviet tower block building series - from the mighty Stalinist style to COPE panel "hives", starting with the usual Khrushchyovkas and ending with the individual projects like this one I'll show you today.
A vivid representation of the Soviet modernist architecture — four houses supported by pilotis, located on Novosmolenskaya Naberezhnaya in Saint-Petersburg, were erected from 1986 to 1993 by "LenNIIproekt" under Vitaly Sokhin's guidance. Twenty two floors of monolithic reinforced concrete (nineteen of them made for residential purposes) are held by sixteen pilotis and central column.
Worth mentioning that there's one more fascinating building on the other side of Smolenka river, but it's another story.
p.s.
thanks to SnippyAhsoka for translating the text into English
I'm proud to present you this MOC of Colosseum in Rome in Lego Architecture style designed by ❈ Corvus Auriac MOCs ❈! Thank to him and his essential help, I managed to re-build it with real bricks! :)
This was a VERY difficult MOC, with superb techniques that really put me in trouble! :P
Here the original project by ❈ Corvus Auriac MOCs ❈:
www.flickr.com/photos/corvusauriac/50732909106/
I wanted to complete its MOC with the archaeological remains of the underground galleries, visible in the center of the amphitheater! :)
Thank you again Corvus Auriac! :)
I always had a soft spot for those beautiful Victorian jubilee clocks which were a big inspiration here. The ornamentation is meant to honor the four pillars of the empire: engineering, aviation, seafaring and conquest. I purposely decided to use this „oldschool“ color scheme with only primary colors, black, white and grey to highlight its historic significance (in Lego terms of course).
Distilling a suitable description for Vatican City down to a short phrase or even a concluding paragraph might be more daunting a challenge than any of the more gratuitous papal commissions of the Renaissance. The variety of lenses from which you can view this piece – be they cultural, historical, architectural, religious, spiritual, scientific, or artistic – ultimately result not in one succinct hierarchy, but in the inescapable conclusion that none of these can be disentangled from the next. The physical structures and shared knowledge borne from their construction are each their own forms of accretion spanning three millennia. The spiritual resonance brought on by the artistic inspiration inherent within each seemingly lifeless block of sculpted marble and every superficially two-dimensional fresco is undeniably a vital creative force of its own. Whether some would call this faith and spirituality, or whether others would ascribe it to creative urges and access to shared knowledge is not for me to ascertain. What I will point out is that none of these are mutually exclusive and are all, indeed, fundamental elements of what I would call the Microcosm of Humanity that is Vatican City. It would be specious to dismiss or to focus on any one aspect over another as the greater whole is certainly a work a tutto tondo, in the round. After all, as a certain capomaestro once said, “The best of artists hath no thought to show which the rough stone in its superfluous shell doth not include.” These words of Michelangelo ring true in every physical and metaphysical aspect of the Vatican – just as they most certainly do for anyone looking at a handful of LEGO bricks wondering what to make with them.
I updated my LEGO model of the Colonial Department Store (which rented space in the Cunninghams Drugs building). I added the large Art Deco blade sign and added the zigzag effect on the roof line of the building. I also converted the model into a semi-modular (The LEGO company's modular buildings started with the Cafe Corner set). The ground floor is a separate unit with an interior (work in progress) and the roof is removable for access.
The building model measures 12.5 inches wide by 14.5 inches deep by 22.5 inches high (31.75 x 36.8 x 54.5 centimeters).
See my Flickr post preceding the photos of this model for images of the real building.
The building to the right is my revamped David Stott building model built in a slightly larger scale that the previous version (still a work in progress as well at this time).
This model was commissioned by Living Sky Casino in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was unveiled at their 10-year anniversary celebration on December 28, 2018.
Model was built by MEEP Creative Agency (LEGO builder: kellyrev) in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The seven stone-cut murals on the side of the real building were redrawn and printed on vinyl stickers.
I'm so proud to present you one of my personal MOC, designed by me and nobody else! :)
This is the faithful model of the Cathedral of Trani, my hometown in Puglia (Italy).
The scale is very similar to the one of Lego Architecture style, as usual.
I designed it in Studio before, and in the end I also managed to build it, with the important help (and tolerance!) of my wife Malwina! :*
One of my three contributions to the Archbrick/BriXtar Skyscraper Challenge. Computer rendering but buildable if you have the bricks.
Building-A-Day 19: 1404 St Joseph Pkwy
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️ SPQR - Phase I ️
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Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Two townhouses inspired by houses in Washington, D.C.. Each house is build as a separate 16x32 modular house. Fully furnished. Computer rendering but buildable if you have the bricks.
History:
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard, built as three tiers of archways to bring water to the city of Nîmes, is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and one of the best preserved. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1985 because of its historical importance.
The bridge has three tiers of arches, stands 48.8 m (160 ft) high, and descends a mere 2.5 centimetres (1 in) – a gradient of only 1 in 18,241 – while the whole aqueduct descends in height by only 12.6 m (41 ft) over its entire length, which is indicative of the great precision that Roman engineers were able to achieve using simple technology. The Nîmes aqueduct was built to channel water from the springs of the Fontaine d'Eure near Uzès to the castellum divisorum (repartition basin) in Nimes
Brick Model Info:
The model has 2097 pieces and measures 65.92 x 16.16 x 20.48 (x,y,z) centimeters, (25.95 x 6.36 x 8,06 inches). The idea is try to respect the real proportion of the aqueduct.
Motivation:
As a fan of the LEGO Architecture series, I was surprised there were no official sets of this monument one of the most important sturcture of the ancient Roman Empire a collossal engineer structure.
I have visit this monument when I was child and I was entranced by his immensity.
Here there is the link to support my project on lego ideas thanks to everyone :)
ideas.lego.com/projects/168415b1-e5dc-47fc-97dd-80e8e53004fe
A floating home by the sea. Modern and comfortable. The house is surrounded by a wooden deck and shallow water. A bridge connects the deck to the guay. Fully interiored as always. Kitchen, toilet and living room downstairs. Bathroom, bedroom and storage space upstairs. You find photos of the interiors in my photostream.
Inspiration comes from childhood summers and sailing with my parents. It was a challenge to catch the maritime feeling with details such as railings and stays and at the same time keep the design clean and modern.
I used dark blue bricks to create the water surface. The more common technique with transparent tiles or plates wasn't really on option because it didn't fit in the colour scheme.
Uppsala City Hall was first built 1957. However, it was only partially built according to the original drawings. This year the shape of the building was completed by Henning Larsen Architects. LEGO model has about 9300 bricks and is about 50x50 cm. If you want, you can visit Uppsala City Hall to see this model built ”non-digital” by Daniel Eggens.
A modern house for a family with kids. Fully furnished. Architecture is inspired by functionalism and clean lines. About 6800 bricks. Computer rendering but buildable if you have the bricks.
My third and last entry to BriXtar and Archbrick Skyscraper Challenge.
A classic skyscraper in tan and LBG. Grille tiles and ladders are used to create the striped walls. The sprue from ninjago stars play the role as cars.
⛵ This vast construction of timber, sails and ropes once covered the COLOSSEUM!
☀️ The sails were fully retractable, and would have been staggered throughout the day to shelter the Roman citizens from the harsh direct sunlight.
⚓ The extensive riggings were maintained and operated by sailors of the Roman Navy!
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This modular building is inspired by the modern Scandinavian architecture of the Rosendal neighborhood in Uppsala, Sweden. The wooden house consists of two parts, a cafe and apartments. About 3500 bricks. Computer rendering but only existing bricks were used.
NMAAHC is located in Washington DC, and opened its doors in 2016. The model contains 682 pieces and is rendered using Bluerender.
Here's some WIP images of my latest project. I have been working on this the past month or so. Please check @wooootles on Instagram, as I tend to put more WIP images there (whereas my Flickr has more finished images)
My Lego version of Santiago Calatrava's Milwaukee Art Museum. ideas.lego.com/projects/fe154595-dc80-49de-b009-eed7933d3886
Brickish LUG selected me to represent them in a build challenge using 100 LEGO Star Wars Magazine foil bags provided by Fairy Bricks Charity.
With no building plan in mind, this MOC became something resembling the Sky Pirates storyline from LEGO NinjaGo.
The first structure is Westwatch which is not in use anymore, followed by the Shadow towers and Castle Black with a working elevator.
Entrance hallway of Cocoa Jungle Cottage MOC.
Somewhere to sit. Machete and binoculars near at hand.
Cocoa Jungle Cottage is a modern and comfortable weekend home in junglelike surroundings. Reddish brown, dark brown, tan and dark tan are the dominant colours.
Downstairs you find an entrance hallway, a bathroom and an open area with kitchen and TV-lounge. Upstairs you find a bedroom and terrace with a hanging roof. As usual I´ve used a lot of tiles and SNOT-techniques to create the interiors. I think it gives the home a more authentic feeling.
“An old knight is enjoying his retirement and pursuing his hobbies after years of battles and quests.” Howdy flickr! I’ve built with Lego for as long as I can remember, but I’ve only recently gotten back into it, and this is the first castle MOC I’ve built in a long time. I would appreciate any comments or feedback, hope you enjoy!
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️ The tan legs + nougat hips combo are used along the exterior walls of the two stoas on either side of the Temple of Venus & Roma! ️
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