The Museum

During our research into modernist architecture we came across a wonderful building located in Canada. The Frederic Wood Theatre on the Vancouver Campus of the University of British Columbia was built in 1963 and is a shining example to modernist architecture.

Design by the firm Thompson, Berwick & Pratt the building’s exterior is textured concrete with relief to the concrete walls coming from the landscape and the glazed entrance. Its ornamental grid of wood covers large glass panels. The building won a Massey Medal for architecture.

This building is named after Frederic Wood, founder of the UBC Players' Club, as a tribute to his major contribution to the development of theatre in B.C.

Frederic Wood Theatre, Vancouver, Canada.

Not only is the building a beautiful one, it can also translate well to Lego pieces of the 1960s. Using the Stud.io package from Bricklink we designed our version of the Frederic Wood Theatre. Instead of a theatre, we’ll call our building a museum.

The Museum - front view

The Museum - front view

We used the 1 x 1 x 2 (old type) windows to replicate the “lattice” work in the walls. We are yet to investigate if we can source that many but this is just a prototype, we’ll concentrate on what works for the design first.

The Museum - side view

The Museum - side view

The Museum - side/top view

The Museum - side/top view

The Museum - back/top view

The Museum - back/top view

The Museum is 48 studs wide, 30 studs deep and 15 bricks (and 4 plates high). This prototype design has 821 bricks in total.

The columns are made from 1 x 1 bricks, if the structural integrity isn’t there to hold up the cantilever roof we may need to use 1 x 1 x 5 bricks, not strictly from the 1960s era but they may be necessary. We’ll also make those ‘posts’ flush with the edges of the roof plates for additional structural integrity.

Here’s the buildings using ‘named’ bricks in the existing display:

  • Cafe

  • Esso service

  • Fire station

  • Garage

  • Hospital

  • Hotel

  • Kiosk

  • Police

  • Post

  • Shell

  • Taxi

  • VW dealer

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

Phase one buildings - Completed:

Our list of buildings so far:

1. The White and Trans Apartments
2. The Hotel
3. The Tiny House
4. The Tiny House with the curved roof
5. The Cafe
6. The Kiosk
7. The Church (#309)
8. The Small Store (#210-2)
9. The ESSO Filling Station (#310)
10. The Fire Station (#308)
11. The VW Dealer (#307)
12. The VW Garage (#306)
13. The Garage (#236)
14. The Red and White Apartments
15. The Police Station
16. The Blue Apartments
17. The Sanitarium Factory
18. The Hospital
19. The Empire State Building
20. The Car Park
21. The Extra Large Apartments
22. The Blue and White Skyscraper
23. The Shell Building

Phase one - Types of Buildings:

Apartments (3)
Cafe
Church
ESSO Filling Station
Factory
Fire Station
Garage (2)
Hospital
Hotel
Houses (3)
Kiosk
Police Station
Post Office
VW Dealer

Here’s an outline of the complete list of Phase two (proposed) display buildings:

Phase two buildings - proposed (so far):

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

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)

  • Cafe

  • Church

  • ESSO Filling Station

  • Factory

  • Fire Station

  • Garage (2)

  • Hospital

  • Hotel

  • Houses (3)

  • Kiosk

  • Museum

  • Police Station

  • Post Office

  • 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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