The Department Store

In the next village up the mountain from our place is the Blue Mountains Council Chambers. It’s a fabulous tribute to modernity and functionality. Built in 1961 it has a detailed but quintessential modernist facade, complete with blue tinted glass and blue tiles running up the front left wall.

Blue Mountains Council Chambers, New South Wales

The council chambers c.1977, much less greenery than today and before the gardens out the front were developed.

While not intending to be a hundred percent faithful to the real-life building, the features will come up well in a Lego recreation - we’ll call it our Department Store.

The Department Store - front view

The Department Store - front view

The Department Store - front/side view

The Department Store - front/side view

The Department Store - rear view

The Department Store - rear view

The Department Store - side view

The Department Store - side view

The Department Store - front view (detail).

The Department Store - front view (detail).

The Department Store is 61 studs wide, 26 studs deep and 21 bricks (and 4 plates) high. This prototype design has 1,076 bricks in total.

Phase two buildings - proposed (so far):

24. The Museum
25. The Grand Theatre
26. The Tall Red and White Apartments
27. The Department Store

Here’s an outline of the complete list of Phase one and proposed Phase two display buildings:

Phase one and two - Types of Buildings:

  • Apartments (3) + (1)

  • Cafe

  • Church

  • ESSO Filling Station

  • Factory

  • Fire Station

  • Garage (2)

  • Hospital

  • Hotel

  • Houses (3)

  • Kiosk

  • Museum

  • Police Station

  • Post Office

  • Store

  • Theatre

  • VW Dealer

NB: Bold indicates new Phase two buildings.

Bricks available for Phase two Buildings:

  • Bakery
  • Butcher
  • Car
  • Cinema
  • Grocery/Store
  • Hotdog
  • Ice-cream
  • Museum
  • Phillips
  • Resturant
  • Snack Bar
  • Store
  • Theatre

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