An old African saying says: It takes a village to raise a child. The LEGO House could be conceived as a village for playing and learning – an urban space as much as architecture. As much for Billund’s visitors as for its citizens, public without and within.
We propose to approach the spaces and activities for The LEGO House through the lens of a core element of LEGO’s philosophy – Inventing the future of play through systematic creativity. As an idea, The LEGO House can be conceived as a three dimensional village of interlocking and overlapping buildings and spaces. It can be visited as a curated flow – from one building to the next – in a continuous movement. Or it can be experienced as parallel worlds of complete autonomy. Each space can be designed and used independently. Each box can have a unique light setting, a unique dimension and still be part of a flexible totality. Multiple spaces have access to an outdoor space that can be used to expand the LEGO experience to the outside.
The LEGO House will be both expressive and rational. Innovative and systematic- like a Guggenheim of white cubes, combining the functionality of the modular space with the iconic character of a sculptural building.
Partners in Charge Bjarke Ingels, Finn Nørkjær, Andreas Klok Pedersen
Project Leader Brian Yang
Project Manager Ariel Norback Wallner
Project Architect Søren Askehave
Project Architect, Facades Snorre Nash
Team Annette Jensen, Chris Falla, Christoffer Gotfredsen, Dariusz Vu Hong, David Zahle, Franck Fdida, Jakob Andreassen, Jakob Sand, Jakob Laursen, Jakub Wlodarczyk, Jesper Andersen, Kamilla Heskje, Kaspar Hansen, Katarzyna Siedlecka, Katarzyna Stachura, Katerina Joannides, Kekoa Charlot, Leszek Czaja, Lorenzo Boddi, Mads Stidsen, Marta Christensen, Mathias Stigsen, Michael Schønemann, Ole Mortensen, Ryohei Koike, Thomas Hart, Thomas Randbøll, Tommy Bjørnstrup
The Lego House
YEAR
2013
TYPE
Competition
CLIENT
Lego
COLLABORATORS
Cowi Raa
SIZE
12.000 m2
LOCATION
Billund, Denmark
