I keep coming back to low rise urban buildings. I love feel of densely-packed, smallish, brick buildings. They offer so much character and such an easily imagined history.
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This white building with strips of color was the seed for this model. I love this more modest (yet still striking) graphic element. Though it is easy to see architecture as volumes and light, I feel that living architecture has color and texture.
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Around back, the two flanking buildings are more prominent. They are both simple masonry structures, but tried to pack in the little details to give them each their own character.
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From above, the plan is fairly simple. Three rectangular footprints and an alley giving access to a small courtyard in the back. The mixture of roof types is evident here, suggesting different eras and sensibilites.
This is a lovely model and I look forward to adding a physical copy to my sprawling Micropolis layout.
Keep building and enjoy!
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