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Legos were a part of many’s childhoods. After all, the Danish toys have been around since the 1930s! Now, you can visit an art exhibit that looks just like a regular house from the outside. However, it’s actually made of two million Legos! Read on to discover all about this incredible Lego house and the artist who created it…
The Lego House
Talk about living out childhood fantasies! French designer Camille Walala created this one-of-a-kind home to launch Lego’s newest product, Lego Dots.
On the surface, the house seems like any other two-story home. However, inside, its anything but ordinary! The Lego House, also known as the House of Dots, looks like something straight out of Lego cartoon. Each room, even the bathroom, is incredibly colorful. Even more impressive? Each of the over two million Legos was installed by hand. In all, it took a whopping 800 hours to create the home. “From the beginning, our aim was to create the perfect kids’ dream house,” Walala shared.
Using Dots to Their Fullest Potential
The Lego House focuses on the new product, Lego Dots. In case you didn’t know, Dots are like Lego except, instead of square bricks, they feature flat tiles that come in various shapes. Lego intends for these not only to complement their other projects, but homes in general, making Dots more like DIY craft sets than building sets. As such, Walala loved the new product, hoping it would inspire more children to design never-before thought of ideas. Walala is one of the most famous designers in the entire world, having installed installations everywhere from New York City to Mauritius.
“The tiles are the literal building blocks of the design. I worked with Dots of different scales, starting with the smallest, one-centimeter tile and using it to create patterns around the house – on cushions, walls, and even the window on the facade,” Walala shared with Dezeen Magazine. “I had to design to Lego’s scale, thinking in terms of how many tiles we’d need to make a particular pattern. There was a lot of maths involved. To create a table, for example, we had to ensure its length corresponded precisely to a set number of pieces.”
Everything One Could Want!
In designing the Lego House, Walala made sure each room had a “completely different atmosphere” and color palette to it. As such, Lego House visitors walk through a “journey of color” on their tour. “The bathroom is monochrome; the bedroom is a bit more Memphis, with pastels; the kitchen is quite bold and primary, and the lounge features almost the full palette of Dot colors.”
While no one will live in the Lego House, it will reopen to visitors after the coronavirus. And trust us, you’ll want to bring a camera! Each room has photo opportunities, like a bathtub filled with pit balls plus a hidden door that leads into a blacklight disco room. Meanwhile, visitors exit the house through an eight-foot slide, because, “Why would you not want to add a slide?” asked the designer.
In the end, Walala summed it up: “Like most kids, I grew up loving Lego. The Dots give kids new opportunities to express themselves through color and pattern – which is obviously something very important to me.”
