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Based on the BCD after-market instructions, this MOC features a roll up door for the delivery/loading dock, an expanded deck for the residence above, and an additional floor of living area.
A 10243 Parisian Cafe`, heavily modified/MOC'ed. Changes include: additional seating outside, front and back; additional seating inside; access to the rear porch seating through the cafe`; bathroom; expanded kitchen area; a separate access path for the residence (not through the cafe` seating area); fully appointed residence (to include a galley kitchen, living room, and bathroom on the first floor, and the artist studio and bedroom on the second floor). The whole MOC is the compilation of 2-10243's (minus one of the kitchens - that went into the Asian Restaurant), plus a few assorted pieces from my own collection.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
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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
Building-A-Day 30: 1800 St Joseph Pkwy - The Hamilton Downtown
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The newly restored and substantially redesigned version of my original 2015 piece depicting the Palace of Westminster in London.
For further insights into the Design + Build process - along with extensive historical precedence - check out the accompanying model film over on YouTube!
Västmanlands-Dala Nation is one of the 13 student nations at Uppsala University in Sweden. The house of Västmanlands-Dala Nation drawn by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto was built in 1965. Lego microscale model consists of about 950 bricks. Computer rendering but buildable if you have the bricks.
And so it begins...
A month ago, I announced my project, SPQR: Imperial Rome, alongside the launch of my Patreon page. I knew that if I were to make the Patreon content more meaningful, I needed something special to drive interest and engagement in the crucial early days, months and (hopefully) years. That is why I am particularly keen on delivering on these expectations as soon as possible. So, without further ado, I'm happy to offer the first look at the design process for SPQR!
Available now to all CORINTHIAN patrons! Link to Patreon page ➡️🔗⬅️
My own buildings make up the center one third of the city on the layout. The long neo-classical building behind the train station is the Savoyard Center (part of the Penobscot block).
The MichLTC display runs from November 27, 2009 to January 3, 2010 in conjunction with the LEGO Castle Adventure exhibit at The Henry Ford.
A build based on a vision of a sustainable and modern home close to nature.
Green Rock House is divided into Three parts connected by hinges and technic pins. The roof of each level can be removed easily.
The house has full interior with a living room, kitchen, bedroom, Music corner, bathroom and gym.
This is a close-up of the kitchen.
Probably the most visited and most photographed bridge in Venice, (Ponte di Rialto) opened in 1591.Connecting the districts of San Polo and San Marco across the Grand Canal in the heart of the city, the Rialto Bridge has always been a busy crossing over the canal.The bridge is formed by two inclined ramps covered by a portico with shops on either side. This area has long been a market place for Venetians and Tourists.
Far, far away the inhabitants of Cloudy Village live in peace totally unaware of the danger around them...
This is a nanoscale village located on a planet in a galaxy far away (or maybe in a distant future?). Three tall buildings rise above the rest of the houses. The top floors can be reached by using the glass elevators.
I started experimenting with round shapes in order to build something for the Archbrick Skyscraper Challenge on BriXtar, but my imagination grabbed me and brought me to an unknown place...
Eiffel Tower is a piece which I had originally designed and built back in 2011. The original piece was situated on a single 32x32-stud baseplate and, despite the LEGO-defying fluidity of the overall form ...
Find out more about Eiffel Tower and see the design + build insights in the companion 60-page digital book, now available at www.roccobuttliere.com/shop/eiffel-tower-digital-book.
A custom build of Boston, Massachusetts in the style of LEGO Architecture Skylines series
From left to right: Prudential Tower, 200 Clarendon Street (John Hancock Tower), Beacon Hill, Boston Commons and Public Gardens, Massachusetts State House, Boston Customs House, Faneuil Hall, Bunker Hill Monument
Ground floor.
This house has a number of cuboid bodies linked together by a dark blue tiled hallway hosting a spiral staircase. Large glass windows offer a view of the ground floor and roof garden. Solar panels and home grown vegetables contribute to a sustainable way of living.
Based on BCD's Chilis, this modular building MOC features an extra 16X32 studs expansion, which allowed for the movement of the main entrance to the corner (which then transformed it into a corner building) as well as the movement of many of the internal components. It also allowed for the installation of extra booths for customers and for a hostess station. The bar area gets a boost of space as well with the rearrangement, and access to the bathrooms is now through the bar, and not through the dining area, which typically is a plus.
Building-A-Day 8: 1616 Main St - Holiday Inn Houston Downtown
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The house can be divided into three parts in order to enable transport of the build. This also gives a good view of the interior.
Hidden Home Park is an underground modern, sustainable home hidden in a green park. Trees, bushes and flowers. A roof and an atrium garden. Kitchen garden with herbs. Three patios with lots of windows. Two ponds and a bench where you can meditate. Two bee hives symbolize the symbiosis of animals, plants and humans.
It is my entry to the Swebrick contest Master Builder of the Year 2017 ending on March 1st 2018.
Outside the kitchen. A stone bird.
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.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
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
Modular buildings, based (loosely) on the free plans, provided by Kristel, on the Rebrickable site (rebrickable.com/mocs/kjw010/candy-lane and rebrickable.com/mocs/kjw010/white-picket-fences), as well as on Kristel's site, (<a href="https://modularsbykristel.com/"
The name says it all. These are just facades of buildings done to display at the back of any city layout. Kind of block the 'behind the table space'.
Peek through the window of Calmwater Cliff House MOC. Open plan with dining area and kitchen.
Calmwater Cliff House is located on a cliff by the beach. Two floors with a terrace on each floor. Downstairs you find a spacious kitchen and dining area, a bathroom and home office. Upstairs you find a music corner with sea view, a bedroom and the main entrance.
As you see it´s a LEGO house and I´ve mainly used the colours black, dark tan, tan and reddish brown.
I wanted to make a modern home - in some way inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and the colours of the 20th century - updated to 21st century lifestyle.
️ CAPITOLINE HILL ️
In 155 CE, Greek writer Aristides Quintilianus compared the way in which the buildings of Rome covered its hills to a snowfall, writing "Wherever one stands, it is all around you." This analogy was more deeply felt in the roughly ten days spent redesigning the Capitoline Hill than at any other point thus far in my redesign efforts.
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Modular buildings, based (loosely) on the free plans, provided by Kristel, on the Rebrickable site (rebrickable.com/mocs/kjw010/white-picket-fences), as well as on Kristel's site, (<a href="https://modularsbykristel.com/"
Cuboid Garden House MOC living room next to the stairs in the middle of the home. Low evening light coming in through large windows facing the wooden deck and garden.
This house has a number of cuboid bodies linked together by a dark blue tiled hallway hosting a spiral staircase. Large glass windows offer a view of the ground floor and roof garden. Solar panels and home grown vegetables contribute to a sustainable way of living.
Oh, finally I can upload photos of my MOC about a Trullo of Alberobello!
I know, a model of Trulli already exists and it was uploaded on Lego Ideas too by Renato Renna. Unfortunately I'm fast in designing a new MOC, but very slow in buying pieces and building... this project was born in summer 2020, but however only now I can show it to the world!
By the way, I think that our two MOCs are very different, both for dimensions, scale and building techniques! I love Architecture scale and designing every building in small dimensions!
For people who don't know it, this is a kind of rural and ancient building typical of Apulian country, in the south of Italy. There is also a small town, Alberobello, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage, built with a lot of Trulli!
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
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
On a recent trip to the coast, I noticed the many ways in which Land meets Water.
This MOC is an attempt to mimic rockwork as arches using plates. The result was a bowl shaped island which I made into a self sustained island village.
Parts: 8,500+ (~490 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 13.5in x 16in (34cm x 40cm)
PC: Eric Clarke
© MMXXII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
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This build is part of a larger display I’m developing for exhibition next year, where I’ll be revisiting and expanding on the concept of Neo Fabuland—a reinterpretation of the classic Fabuland aesthetic, much like how Neo-Classic Space draws inspiration from the original Classic Space theme. If you’re curious, you can read more about the goals of the project here.
I currently have several builds in progress for this display, and this is the first one to be completed.
While not directly based on any specific Fabuland set, this watermill draws loose inspiration from 3679 Flour Mill and Shop. It features a weathered stone-and-timber structure beside a millpond, complete with a working waterwheel, lily pads, reeds, and rounded rocks. The water cascades over the rocks to form a small waterfall. I’m especially pleased with the textures throughout—the flowing water, the stonework, and the building itself—as well as a custom spreading tree technique I developed for this scene (and will likely reuse in future Neo Fabuland builds).
This build also showcases my approach to Neo Fabuland windows, using brick-built frames with vinyl-cut sticker panes to echo the distinctive charm of original Fabuland designs.