Giacinto Consiglio
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Several months later, my Baroque Cathedral is finally done! P.S. Please don't mind those crooked croissants !
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[MOC] Post Office & Art School
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Just free build, though the mosaic on the last floor was inspired by real paintings depicting erupting vesuvius! That would be great! -
Among LEGO colours, yellows have always been somehow ignored in official modular buildings: this time, not only did I include one shade of yellow, but I used them all (namely, bright light orange, bright light yellow and the classic yellow). In addition, in many countries mail service is frequently associated to blue and yellow, so what business could suit the building better than a post office? The upper floors house an art school with painting and vase-modelling workshops, along with samples of great artworks created by the numerous members of the school. Enjoy!
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[MOC] Post Office & Art School
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
It certainly is weird, just like Art Nouveau buildings -
[MOC] Post Office & Art School
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
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[MOC] Post Office & Art School
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
You nailed it! The basic structure is similar to the Minerals Shop, even though the rest is completely different. Actually I wasn't inspired by parisian architecture: tan just pairs nicely with yellow and it reduces its "brightness". I intended to use Mecabricks for both the exterior and the interior, however it's still missing the lion head brick at the ground floor and the golden blades you can see on the roof, so the rendering would've missed key details of the building. -
My fifth modular building had to be a corner one, and the style I strongly wanted to replicated was Art Nouveau. My first attempt, a sand red building with quite monotonous details, featured some of the typical elements of Art Nouveau, but it didn't convince me at all, so I came up with this design. I also wanted to use a new colour palette and, inspired by Gaudi's brickworks, I made a sort of "pastel mosaic" on the facade. In addition, I wanted to use gold with black, which is a fairly common combination in architecture. The ground floor is a minerals shop (whose owner is a secret alchemist who finally found the ultimate formula to convert all metals into gold- which he actually sells ), while the first floor is an architecture studio with glass skylights in a copper frame. Hope you like it!
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[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
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[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
I'm not angry and I highly appreciate your work: mixing and getting new solutions is so amusing and creative , and at least once we can forget rules and restrictions with LEGO bricks! -
[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Thank you! All the bricks used are actually existing -
[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
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[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Yes, I've been to Barcelona, but I'm not as informed as you about Art Nouveau. Wondering why designing a modular would require such theory behind, though. I build to have fun, I have enough to study at school! Next time I won't bound my MOC to a specific style, so as not to arouse scandal among scholars. I'm looking forward to seeing your modular interpretation of art nouveau at this point! I almost forgot another point: have a look at Art Nouveau examples in Riga: they will appear much classier than you expect! Even a single style may show surprising differences from a country to another -
[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
It's my interpretation of Art Nouveau, not a replica of an existing building. So Gaudi's masterpieces are "some wild South European modernist stuff of the era"! Sorry, I can't accept this. I accept your opinion on my work, though. -
[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Thank you! Indeed, my next modulars will certainly be in this style, I love it! -
[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Thank you! I'm glad you perceived that! -
[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Thank you! It's really strange indeed! -
[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
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[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Great! You're really good at modulars and I'm sure you'll find some art nouveau inspiration -
Thank you!
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[MOC] Art Nouveau Modular Corner Building
Giacinto Consiglio replied to Giacinto Consiglio's topic in LEGO Town
Glad you liked those elements! The mosaic is the toughest part to appreciate, but I have to say that all of Gaudi's works feature mosaic facades/window frames/turrets and even Casa Battlo is a delightful combination of colours. Hope it will grow on you! I used MecaBricks -
Thank you!
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Stay tuned and you'll have your physical test
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1. I have built the dome because I wasn't sure it would work : well, it worked 2. I can't afford a ~€2000 model as I'm 18, so I sell instructions to fund my passion. 3. I've done renderings first and then real models for all of my MOCs: go check them out and expect more in the future. 4. Hundreds of AFOLs do the same thing and sell instructions just like I do. 5. Ok, it's just a rendering. So thousands of MOCs are not even worth noticing due to their digital nature... 6. However, the most important point is that you should just comment on the model, not what I do with it. And, to conclude, what's the purpose of what you said?
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Thanks again! The only shape the front window could have (due to its dimensions and the availability of arched bricks) was an egg, but it's quite common in Baroque architecture, anyway. Glad you liked it! As regards the fountain, I didn't want it to overshadow the rest of the facade.