I have decided that Lego Digital Designer is especially well built for architecture. There are a lot of bricks available, and with architecture, there (usually) isn’t a lot of need for placing pieces at odd angles (which I find difficult to control in LDD). This time, I set out to build a house typical of the ones I see in Seattle, with a front porch, chimney, and Asian influences. The trickiest part of the house was the roof. I wanted to make an upper window on the side, like on the front and back, but could never match up the angles. Eventually, I had the house done to my satisfaction, and began building a yard. I haven’t yet learned how to build a tree that looks like a tree, so I added bamboo – a lot of houses in Seattle have bamboo in their yards (because of that Asian influence). Lastly, I added the stone wall in front, because a lot of houses in Seattle have them.
There’s something about that stone wall, though – and I haven’t figured out what, exactly – which, combined with the tropical plants, makes this house look rather South American to me. And, if it’s in South America, the fireplace is a bit of an anomaly. That’s OK with me, though – I like this cozy home.
