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If you are fortunate enough to have visited the Vatican Museums, you will almost certainly recognize the white arch topped by sculptures above its entrance. Ironically, you may also be familiar with the tall, pitched walls leading up to the entrance if you were unfortunate enough to wait in a long queue wrapping some distance around the border of the country. It is little wonder, then, that nearly 7 million annual visitors make the Musei Vaticani the third most visited museum in the world. Having celebrated its 500th anniversary in 2006, the Vatican Museums are comprised of an astonishing collection featured among roughly 70,000 works across fifty-four sale, or galleries. Name any well-known artist from classical antiquity to the Renaissance and beyond: the Vatican Museums likely display one of their works, if not their magna opera.
My own visit to the Vatican Museums in 2019 was a guided tour of select works, eventually ending in St. Peter’s Basilica. Typically, I prefer not to research the specific contents of a museum before visiting, as I’d much rather be surprised at seeing something exquisite that I hadn’t expected: for instance, when I was overwhelmingly surprised to see the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum in 2017. On the other hand, I have been kicking myself ever since my 2019 visit to the Vatican Museums after slowly realizing just how much I missed and how woefully little can actually be covered in a single three-hour tour. The list is endless, but suffice it to say, my next trip to the Eternal City will likely allot at least a day and a half to the Vatican Museums – as I would now recommend to anyone with a high saturation point when it comes to museum-going.
House of Three is a contemporary Scandinavian family home. I've tried to catch contemporary Scandinavian architecture in colours, floor plan and roof design. The interior and furniture in inspired by IKEA and other Scandinavian designs. Comfortable living suitable for a small family.
My latest commission piece depicting the Stadium of Philippopolis, circa 2nd century CE!
This private commission captures the hillside Greek-style stadium alongside the intersecting city walls and aqueduct.
The remains of all three can be seen today in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; once part of the Roman province of Thracia.
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Lego microbuild of UKK, a concert hall and convention centre in Uppsala, Sweden. UKK was designed by Copenhagen-based architectural firm Henning Larsen and was officially opened on 1 September 2007. 2205 bricks.
Original building was constructed in 1645 as a private palace in Uppsala, Sweden. From 1710 the building was used as the town hall. The building received its current exterior in 1883.
Modular building is constructed of three parts, 32x32 studs, where the middle part can be used as a separate modular building. Middle part contains a staircase. Total about 13000 bricks. Some bricks have been chosen in colors that are not currently available to make the final result look more like the real building. Computer rendering.
This one has been done in media form, as an old BBC TV serial. Most of my direct inspiration comes from the illustrations in the book.
From left to right: the wigwams of the Marsh-Wiggles, the Giants' Bridge into Ettinsmoor, the House of Harfang, and the Green Witch's palace of Underland (with the cracks leading down into the Really Deep Land of Bism.
Sometimes you start a MOC and it takes several years to complete it, and then another year to take proper photos of it. This is one of those MOCs.
This is my deep dive into modular buildings. So far I really like it? It is fun to create buildings that are made of all these bits of inspiration of Portland locations. The art store is a love letter to the now defunct Art Media in downtown Portland.
Christmas is over and summer is in mind. So I built this small seaside villa where you can feel the sea breeze, watch the boats pass by and enjoy the sun beams dancing on your skin...
The boat was the trickiest part of this build. I hope no one eats it.
Vanilla House is a modern home with two floors. The ground floor house body is tan coloured and shaped like an "L". This is cut through by an inverted "L" consisting of many small plates in tan, dark tan, DBG, LBG and black.
Downstairs you find a kitchen, TV-lounge and bathroom. A black, floating staircase leads to the bedroom upstairs. The bedroom has glass walls to let in the light. The roof offers shadow.
The geometrical shapes inspired me to start building this MOC. In some way it is like a puzzle game.
The Rauza-I Munawwara is cubic in plan, with chamfered edges. The corner façades are composed of two stacked iwan (rectangular, vaulted openings) highlighted by pishtaqs (pointed arches set within iwan), and are flanked by identical façades along each of the primary elevations. The primary feature of each elevation are the massive pishtaqs set within exquisitely adorned iwan. Sculpted bas reliefs depicting floral motifs are set within marble dados along the base of the tomb. Framing the entire pishtaq of each iwan is a rectangular inlay of Islamic calligraphy, composed of a dazzling combination of black marble, jasper and jade, and designed by the pioneering calligrapher Amanat Khan. The highly stylized thuluth script broadens in size as it reaches the top of the frame, helping to counteract the angling due to perspective. The surfaces above the spans of the archways, known as spandrels, are inlaid pietra dura of varying geometric vines, fruits and flowers. The craftsmen who executed the inlaying of precious stones on the spandrels and elsewhere at Taj Mahal were Florentine masters of pietra dura, who themselves had invented the technique at the end of the 16th century. Pietra dura (Italian for “hard stone” or “semi-precious stone”) involves arranging cut-to-fit gemstones and inlaying them within marble, forming a perfectly smooth and seamless finished surface of exceptional brilliance. Within the recess of the frontal iwan (pictured here) is an arched entrance, surmounted by an additional arch and balcony on the second floor.
Although Islamic art expressly prohibits the portrayal of anthropomorphic forms, the dazzling interplay of calligraphy, geometric patterns and floral motifs would be exceptional on their own were it not for the truly staggering breadth of geography from which semiprecious stones were sourced. The white marble blocks were quarried 250 miles (400 km) away in Makrana. The Jasper was sourced in Punjab, while the Jade was from China. The turquoise came from Tibet. Lapus lazuli was sourced in Afghanistan, where its signature deep-blue had already been used to great effect across that region. The sapphire arrived from Sri Lanka, and brownish-red carnelian was sent from Arabia. All told, twenty-eight variations of precious and semi-precious stones were used for marble inlay on the interior and exterior of the Rauza-I Munawwara.
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!
️ 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 📷
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My rendition of the Penobscot Annex in LEGO. The prototype, designed by Donaldson and Meier, was completed in 1913. It was the second tallest building in Detroit after the Dime Building until the mid 1920s. The LEGO model is 5.4 feet (1.66 meters) high and weighs about 90 pounds. The Penobscot Annex is my fourth tallest LEGO building (Fisher, David Stott, and Penobscot Building [1928] are taller).
The smaller structure to the left is the Savoyard Center (formerly the People's State Bank). I will display the entire Penobscot Block at the Midland Center for the Arts during their "Art of the Brick" exhibit this summer.
When stepping through the main entrance door of House on Striped Pillars this is what you see. Stairs on the right. Bedroom on the left.
Modern living inspired by old open-air-bath architecture as the house is standing on pillars in water and is offering an open space for bathing in the middle.
You enter the terrace through the rock on the backside of the house. On the terrace you find a small outdoor kitchen and table with chairs made of ladders and steering wheels. Kitchen, reading corner, livingroom and sauna with shower on first floor.
The house is entered from the terrace. A high plated wall goes though this floor leading from the hallway to the master bedroom and bathroom. Here you sleep with a 180 degrees sea view.
The floor below is reached by a floating staircase attached to the wall. A corridor with a resting chair (made of life preservers) and glass cabinet combines two parts of the house. One of them is hosting a kitchen and dining area. The other one is hosting a livingroom. Here you also find a small sauna and shower room with a ladder leading directly down to the water.
This is my third house built into a rock. The other two are called "Green Rock House" and "Calmwater Cliff House".
In this month's article over on Patreon, I highlight one image from each of the 50 BrickUniverse events to date! These moments capture everything from my own growth on this whirlwind journey, and - more importantly - the hundreds of thousands of lives we've touched as a result!
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My take on the iconic Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower. The structure of the tower itself is relatively simple as it is just the same four patterns repeated. That said, The base more than made up for the tower's lack of complexity. Featuring sloped roads and split level entrances it took a lot of trial and error and of course, time, to get to this result. I am really quite happy with how this model turned out. It was worth all the effort.
To the casual viewer, the dizzying density of domes, minarets and guldastas seen from this view would likely be one of the most romantic encapsulations of the variation of materials and symmetrical hierarchy. For more learned students of history, on the other hand, this off-center, shallow angle might evoke images of Shah Jahan languishing under house arrest in Agra Fort during the later years of his life. After falling ill in 1657, a war of succession was ignited between Shah Jahan’s four sons. The conflict was short-lived, with Shah Jahan’s third son, Aurangzeb, emerging victorious and seizing his father’s throne. When he gradually recovered from his illness, Shah Jahan was placed under house arrest in Agra Fort in 1658. Built by his grandfather Akbar the Great between 1565 and 1573, Agra Fort had been Shah Jahan’s royal residence until 1638 when the capital was moved from Agra to Delhi. Little did the former emperor know at the time, that his once illustrious palace would soon become his prison. The only solace during the eight years of his imprisonment before he died in 1666, was that he could look through the fort’s multi-lobed arches upon the tomb of his beloved Mumtaz. The view which Shah Jahan was afforded would have been from opposite the pictured direction. His body was then enshrouded and unceremoniously brought to Taj Mahal in the dead of night, where he was interred alongside Mumtaz Mahal.
At a time when the most colossal undertaking in Europe was St. Peter’s Basilica, Shah Jahan was commissioning great works at an astonishing pace. From the Red Fort of Delhi and large sections of Agra Fort, to grand mosques across Pakistan and northern India, the architectural revolution brought about by Shah Jahan’s projects was matched only by the empire’s cultural influence. Having presided over the zenith of Mughal architecture, and the broader Indo-Islamic movement, his most impactful work remains Taj Mahal. His devotion to seeing the project through to completion is exemplary of the devotion he had for his wife. I would like to think that such inspiring devotion is the reason why so many of the descendants of the original builders still call Agra home, and still work to preserve that legacy for future generations.
Scale model 1:450 of my own design
~850 original LEGO parts
The ‘Farmer’s Tower’, nowadays also known as KBC tower, is one of Europe’s first skyscrapers. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and measuring 87.5m (287ft) high, it was the second tallest building by roof height in Europe.
☝️ The Temple of Venus & Roma was the LARGEST in Ancient Rome!
📏 This enormous structure measured 360 ft x 174 ft and featured columns of Proconnesian marble with Corinthian capitals.
️ It was built under Emperor Hadrian, which explains a design that was heavily influenced by Greek temples, such as stairs surrounding the entire perimeter and two porticoes: unlike typically Roman temples with frontal stairs and a single portico.
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My new train station at the Great Train Expo at the Rock Financial Expo Center in Novi, Michigan, December 12-13, 2009. The building is a partial replica of the old Union Depot on Fort Street in Detroit that was built in 1891-1893 and torn down in 1974. During its life the Union Depot served many railroads including the Pennsylvania, Wabash, Pere Marquette, and Ann Arbor railroads. Several well known passenger trains arrived and departed from the Depot including the PRR's "Red Arrow" and the Wabash Railroad's "Wabash Cannonball". It all ended when Amtrak was organized out what was left of the nation's railroad passenger services in 1971.
This Lego Architecture set of San Francisco contains 565 pieces and features some iconic landmarks from the city skyline as well as the Golden Gate Bridge, Painted Ladies, Alcatraz, and Coit Tower.
⛲ A stop sign happens to be just the right size for this octagonal fountain.
️ Might as well top things off with a translucent spider web representing the water!
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The Black Diamond opened in 1999 as an extension to the Royal Danish Library. The library is located in Copenhagen, and the LEGO model uses 540 pieces.
Modern living at split levels. Three kinds of sections - striped, brown and olive green.
In Olive Sand House I combine 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.
The lower part of the walls of the cottage are built sideways.
The white tree is the one I use as my signature for my MOCs. An original built in 2005.
This is how the lounge and bedroom are connected.
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.
1️⃣ Maenianum Secundum Imum - the cavea (seating) for Plebeians, or those who were not of official rank, but above the lower social classes ️
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Brookside Mansion
I am very proud to unveil my most challenging work to date, The Brookside Mansion! The mansion was originally constructed in 1889 by the industrialist John H. Bass. It now serves as the administration building for the University of Saint Francis, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration acquired the building in 1944 and converted it into a university. Originally the mansion was the only building to house the university but, as the university campus grew, it served in many roles and, as mentioned, now serves as the administration building.
In 2009, the Sisters began a restoration of the building and did an breath taking job of bringing it back to its original glory while modernizing it where needed.
It is truly a spectacular architectural delight and a dream design for any LEGO designer. I was truly honoured to be chosen for such a monumental task.
Part Count: 63807
Dimensions: 51.3" x 54.2" x 31.1"
Weight: 133.75 lbs
Design Time: 2 months
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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.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
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Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
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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
Welcome to the University of Cambricks!
Turn your Hogwarts Castle set into this University to fit within your Lego Modular city street!
The build uses 5200 pieces out of the 6020 included in the original 71043 set.
These instructions come in two PDF files of 561 combined pages of high quality images, at 5x4 aspect ratio ideal for tablets.
All steps are carefully designed to match Lego quality for the clearest and most enjoyable building experience.
Instructions are available for purchase on Rebrickable here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-92684
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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.
️ 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
Front exterior.
Whitebrick Sand House is characterized by straight lines, glass and sandy colours. Placed in desertlike environment, yet close to civilization. Somewhere to relax.
This build is a large castle/landscape display featuring The Knights of the Black Falcon and The Forest Guard.
First and foremost the aim of this build was to showcase what I love about those classic mid-80s Castle sets and specifically my two favourite factions. I have drawn inspiration from the original sets featuring each faction, specifically what I loved about them as a child and aimed to contrast that with what appeals to me as an adult builder.
The build features two fortresses side by side, Falkenholt Castle, the fortress of the Knights of the Black Falcon and an underground network of caves and tunnels that comprise the fortress of the Forest Guard.
Some of the elements that I am most happy with in this build are the level of detail and texture, the cross-section style cutaway on the edges of the build showing the internal structure of the castle as well as the geological layers of rock, clay and soil.
Building-A-Day 20: Sponsors' Row
I keep mentioning Sponsors' Row, but what is it, and why would you want to sponsor us to get on it? This is a view from the front of the in-progress design. We reserved all the blocks in front for our sponsors. You can see the first, Bricks and Toys Destination in Kady, on the right. The rest are open and ready for you!
With your sponsorship, you get our logo featured on our poster as a Sponsors' Row Level, and your logo and model of your business on Sponsors' Row. If, per chance, your building is modeled in the city already, we will still do something special for you on Sponsors' Row.
Tens of thousands of people will see this display. We will be displaying Sponsors' Row starting at our sneak preview at iSpark Fest in March. We will also be displaying at Comicpalooza in May, with our grand reveal of the finished model at Brick Fiesta in July. There will be plenty of other displays throughout the year, and we hope in years to come with expansions. But that all depends on the support from you!
LEGO Statue of Liberty 21042 + 16x32 plate = The Planet of the Apes! The building instruction is available in Rebrickable.
The beach scene was created using the statue torso and the foundation repurposed for the cliff and rocks.