Danish firm BIG has already laid the first red, blue and green bricks for its ‘LEGO House’, set for completion in 2016. Well, they’re calling it a house, but it looks more like a Lego village and it will be open to all *books ticket to Denmark*. What the Danish firm is calling a ‘creative learning experience centre‘ will be located in the small Danish city of Billund, which, as all Lego enthusiasts will know, is also home to Lego HQ and Legoland. Behold a giant Lego sculpture (Picture: bjarke ingels group) The centre, which is expected to attract around 250,000 visitors a year, will host a series of ‘playful displays and installations’, primarily aimed at children, although they’ll also appeal to big kids we’re told. Architect Bjarke Ingels said of the building: ‘We have been inspired by the modularity of the LEGO brick to create a house of all things LEGO. the LEGO house will appear like a cloud of interlocking LEGO bricks that form spaces for exploration and exhibition for its visitors within.’
Look a the Lego trees! And the giant Lego roof (Picture: bjarke ingels group) There will be a Lego house in the middle and it will be surrounded by interconnected terraces and playgrounds for the people of Billund, as well as visiting fans, to enjoy. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Lego group owner and grandson of the original founder, said: ‘I am very passionate about play and how children learn through playing with LEGO bricks. this is essentially the LEGO idea and what the LEGO house is all about. I look forward to seeing the longtime dream of having one place where anyone can experience the LEGO idea come true.’We were also wondering if you could knock us up a Lego shed when you’re done? MORE: This set of Lego kitchen utensils is the best way to prepare food EVERNew stadiums might be stealing the architectural glory at the Rio Olympics, but the national hospitality houses are giving them a run for their money. More than 30 nations have set up camp around Rio de Janeiro in sites that range from a 19th century mansion to a new beachside pavilion and a boat.
For many of these ad-hoc HQs – which serve as visitor centres for officials, sportspeople, VIPs and even the public – top designers and architects have been enlisted to provide a taste of their home nation within Brazilian surrounds. Olympians lamenting the conditions of the athletes’ village might want to decamp to these… Qatar’s ‘Bayt’ – Arabic for ‘house’ – brings the country’s history, music and cuisine to a former art gallery, which has been transformed into a typical souk for the Olympics. Called Casa Daros, the Neoclassical building was constructed in the 1870s and renovated by Ernani Freire Arquitetos back in 2013. Following the Games, it will be converted into a bilingual public school. Toronto-based studio Yabu Pushelberg has designed Canada’s ‘home from home’ at a sports club in Rio’s Leblon neighbourhood. The colours and maple leaf emblem of the country’s flag run throughout the space – conceived as ‘comfortable Canadiana’ – in addition to installations by Canadian artists and artisans.
Britain has set up base inside a 19th-century mansion in the leafy grounds of Parque Lage at the foot of Christ the Redeemer. The park has a long-running history with Great Britain, with English landscape architect John Thyndale originally planting the gardens back in 1840. For the British House, event specialist Innovision has eschewed British design clichés for a space that celebrates contemporary art and furniture design. The host nation of the 2020 Olympics has set up base inside the Cidade das Artes, a 2013 concrete arts complex designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc. Its national house offers a dose of Japanese culture – from traditional tea ceremonies to folk entertainment – as well as a preview of things to come in four years’ time. From LEGO and Scandi design to bicycles and electro music, the Denmark pavilion brings a taste of the country to Ipanema Beach. Architects Henning Larsen designed the 300 sq m tent structure, inspired by Danish maritime heritage and the architecture of legendary Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer.
Portugal’s base is more of a houseboat than a house – specifically the Sagres, a Portuguese naval ship built in 1937. It set off from Lisbon back in June and will be moored at the quays of the Ilha das Cobras in Rio for the duration of the Olympics. It would be rude to skip Brazil’s very own national house during a trip to Rio 2016. Casa Brasil is set on Pier Mauá, part of Rio’s redeveloped Olympic Boulevard in a former industrial port. The national house takes over two warehouses, leading visitors on a virtual journey through Brazil’s geography, history and culture. Read next: Artist JR installs two giant athletes in sites across Rio for the Olympic Games 30 used & new fromDetailsLEGO Simpsons 71016 The Kwik-E-Mart Building Kit FREE Shipping. DetailsLEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory 21302 Building Kit FREE Shipping. 58.2 x 48 x 12.4 cm ; Shipping Weight: 3.7 Kg Item model number: 6059154 Date first available at Amazon.ca: Feb. 7 2014 #1,076 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
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