Bricks and Scones: British House Built Entirely of Legos Who didn’t want to live in a house of Lego bricks as a child? James May, host of a new BBC series called James May’s Toy Stories (also a life-long toy enthusiast and the host of Top Gear) had to wait until adulthood, but he’s finally fulfilling that dream. The television personality intends to live in the world’s first life-size Lego house for a few days – “or until it falls down,” according to him. When the building is finished, furniture will be moved in for the temporary resident. The house is being built at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey. Construction began on August 17th, with many helpers coming out beforehand to construct bricks of Lego pieces. Overall, more than 2000 people have aided in the construction of the plastic house, which is two stories tall and includes working doors, a bedroom, toilet, shower and staircase. The building project was delayed several times due to health and safety regulations: the crew had to prove that the plastic bricks were suitable building materials.
Building a life-size house of Lego bricks is one thing; someone safely living in said house for two or three days is another question entirely. The project was allowed to continue, however, and the roof is scheduled to be installed on September 5-6, 2009. (images via: GetSurrey and TV 2 Underholdning) When all is said and done, more than two million Lego pieces will have been used to construct this two-story house. While the construction started out with volunteers clicking the bricks together, a qualified project manager, Victor Andrews, is now in charge of the build. James May has been very involved in the construction, phoning the site often and dropping in to help out with the build while filming scenes for his show. The construction site has become a tourist attraction for toy enthusiasts and curious parties who wonder just how this plastic house will hold up.Topgear BbcJezza TopgearWatching TopDied WatchingGear JamesTop Gear HumorReal TopGear MegacompGearsForwardSo you've entered and then came into jezza...
House of Legos in England under construction 08.31.2009 :: 6:20PM EST The construction of the house to be built out of Legos is well under way. If you remember in late July, I reported that BBC program Top Gear co-host James May is attempting to build a two story house made out of Legos, complete with a shower and a toilet. Well plenty of volunteers came to help May with this project in early August and each person who attended created larger bricks made out of 272 Legos that were to be used in the construction of the home. And as you can see by the picture above, the construction of the home is coming along quite well and May plans to spend a few days inside the home once construction is completed. Sure you might be saying to yourself, “But Doug, this house is not just made out of Legos. I see wood and other materials.” What can I say – you are correct. I can only assume that due to structure requirements and housing codes, the support of the house needed to be made out of wood.
But then I didn’t imagine the plumbing of the house was to be made out of Legos either, so it is not a complete shock. But it is still impressive, nonetheless. Check out more Lego house construction photos over at geeksugar via Geekologie. subscribe to our newsletter: Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. James Daniel May (16 de janeiro de 1963) é apresentador e jornalista britânico. Apresentou o programa Top Gear, juntamente com Jeremy Clarkson e Richard Hammond. No programa, May era apelidado de "Captain Slow" (Capitão Lento) devido ao seu estilo cuidadoso de conduzir. James também já apresentou diversos programas com diversos temas incluindo tecnologia, ciência, brinquedos e vinhos. Escreve semanalmente uma coluna para a secção automóvel do jornal The Daily Telegraph. James May nasceu em Bristol e estudou na Caerleon Endowed Junior School em Newport. Passou a adolescência em South Yorkshire onde estudou na Oakwood Comprehensive School em Rotherham.
Aí teve a oportunidade de estudar junto do ator Dean Andrews. Um dos seus talentos é a música. James May é também flautista e pianista, tendo estudado música na Universidade de Lancaster. Depois de se graduar, May trabalhou durante algum tempo num hospital em Chelsea. Durante o início dos anos 80, May trabalhou como sub-editor para a revista The Engineer e Autocar, sendo que na última foi demitido por pregar uma peça. Desde então escreveu para inúmeras publicações, incluindo uma coluna regular na revista Car Magazine, artigos para a revista Top Gear e uma coluna no jornal The Daily Telegraph James May escreveu ainda o livro May on Motors (2006), uma compilação dos seus artigos já publicados. Foi também co-autor do livro OZ and James's Big Wine Adventure. Numa entrevista a Richard Allinson na estação BBC Radio 2, May confessou que em 1992 foi demitido da revista Autocar por ter inserido uma mensagem oculta na revista. A mensagem original era: "So you think it's really good, yeah?
You should try making the bloody thing up; it's a real pain in the arse.", os editores da revista só ficaram a saber da "piada" quando vários leitores começaram a ligar pois pensaram que havia um prémio. James May foi apresentador do programa automóvel "Driven" na televisão pública Channel 4 em 1998-1999. Foi narrador da série "Road Rage School" da BBC One e co-apresentador do "London Boat Show" em 2006. Também escreveu e apresentou um especial de Natal chamado "James May's Top Toys" em que explora os brinquedos de sua infância. James May já tinha co-apresentado no programa Top Gear em 1999, antes do programa ser cortado pela BBC devido à baixa audiência. Ele voltou a juntar-se ao programa na segunda temporada do formato atual de Top Gear em 2003 e recebeu o apelido de "Captain Slow" ou "Capitão Lento" devido ao seu estilo cauteloso de conduzir. Mesmo tendo esse apelido, May dirigiu em altas velocidades diversas vezes no programa como quando atingiu a velocidade máxima do Bugatti Veyron de 407 km/h e mais tarde do Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport de 417 km/h.