London-based designer Sebastian Bergne has been commissioned by LEGO for a project during the London Design Festival. Entitled the “LEGO Greenhouse”, this large-scale installation will be on display in the North Piazza, LEGO and Covent Garden, a world-renowned cultural district.
Made entirely out of the iconic building blocks, this installation helps demonstrate how LEGO could be used in a public space in the real world. Drawing from Covent Garden’s design heritage and cultural history, Bergne created a transparent greenhouse structure with a pitched roof. Inside, the plants are not made from LEGO, but in fact, are real. I think it would be so cool to see this in person. This installation begs the question: it possible that life-sized LEGOs could be used to build structures?
fine little home on 08.13.2011 at 02:27 AM
my boys are huge lego fans (i am too), i know they would go bonkers if we had a life size lego greenhouse in the yard so our vote for life size legos is ‘yes please’!
Ozzy on 08.13.2011 at 04:34 AM
In answer to your last question, yes it can. James May here in the UK built an entire house complete with a toilet and sink out of normal Lego bricks. Check out the TV programme on BBC.
Ayana on 08.13.2011 at 05:45 AM
I like this project – “Lego Greenhouse.” Sebastian has some great idea but the question is: it Possible That Could Be Life-sized LEGOs used to build structures?
Brianna on 08.19.2011 at 10:10 AM
This is actually very similar to a project done by Heineken with the Wobo in 1963. I wonder if this will be more successful because it’s plastic and not glass. I’ll definitely be keeping tabs on this project. Very cool.