One of the features that I really wanted my Micropolis project to have was public space. I wanted my city to feel like somewhere that people live and not just a cluster of buildings.
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Micropolis Monday: Isolated House
I always find it fascinating when houses remain long after the surrounding neighborhood has moved on. Houses where the owners refuse to budge, and developers are forced to build around them.
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Micropolis Monday: 12 Castle
Last week I doubled up with two full-block builds. This week I went in the other direction with something small and tall.
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Micropolis Monday: City Swim Center
I really enjoy the idea of bold civic buildings and I love the architecture of athletics. Though a full stadium would be too big for my city, a big pool would be just about perfect.
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Micropolis Monday: Miller’s Hill Market
Many of the buildings in this project have been inspired by architectural drawings and models that I’ve seen. This fantastic design is a simplified version of something that is being built in South Korea and the wild audacity of it really stuck with me.
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Micropolis Monday: Townsend Hall
This model started as a sketch. I had time to kill at my day job and spent some of it planning and mapping. What I love about this building is how different it is from everything else that I’ve done.
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Micropolis Monday: Sunrise Tower
I designed this building a couple years ago. It’s been gathering dust on my hard drive, but I’ve always loved the wild colors and shaping on this model. This 52 weeks of Micropolis project finally gave me the nudge to build it.
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Micropolis Monday: Canal Pool
Years ago, I saw a picture of a pool floating in a river. It seems like the best of both worlds, the controlled water of a pool surrounded by larger expanse of cool water. This came to me as perfect way to finish off my series of canal modules.
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Micropolis Monday: Canal Warehouses
As I get near the end of the canal-building phase of my project, it occurred to me that I wanted my canal to have a history of use beyond recreation. I pictured small boats carrying goods through the city. That would mean canal-side businesses and warehouses.
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Micropolis Monday: Canal Junction
I didn’t want my canal to just be a straight line through my city, so I planned for it to split. Of course, that meant I needed more bridges. All of that lead to an even bigger module…
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