We visited: LEGO HOUSE, BILLUND

Marko Paunović, 30th July 2023

This summer we visited several attractions throughout Europe and in these series of articles we will bring you photo reports from each of them. Third article is about Lego House.

Click for enlarged picture

Lego House is a 12,000-square metre building filled with 25 million Lego bricks in Billund, Denmark, located near Legoland and the headquarters of The Lego Group. It is also known as Home of the Brick with reference to Billund, where Lego originates. Visitors can experience a variety of activities during their visit, including physically and digitally building with Lego bricks, programming robots and animating models. The centre's visitor experience includes four experience zones, two exhibitions and the Lego Museum, which showcases the history of the Lego brand and company.

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Lego House was designed to offer a variety of experiences to its visitors, which include building and playing with Lego bricks, interacting with technology and being creative. To achieve this goal, four colour-coded experience zones were created, each giving the visitor a unique experience. Each coloured zone represents a different aspect of interaction, with red representing creative competence, green representing social competence, blue representing cognitive competence and yellow representing emotional competence.

The Blue Zone features the Test Driver, a 60-minute experience aimed at 1st to 3rd grade children, which teaches children how adding weight can make a Lego vehicle go faster. The Robo Lab also provides the opportunity to direct a robot by using coding commands to build a number of steps. This experience is designed to enhance cognitive competence.

The Green Zone includes the Story Lab, a 60-minute activity, which involves writing and directing a stop-motion movie. It was created for 4th to 6th grade children. This experience is designed to enhance social competence.

The Red Zone is dominated by a huge brick waterfall and offers free building opportunities with Lego bricks. The waterfall was designed to symbolise the never-ending flow of Lego bricks, used 2 million bricks to construct, and took about 29 weeks to complete. The zone incorporates several large vats of Lego bricks and features the Lego House Zoo, a 60-minute activity, in which 1st to 3rd grade learners can build animals from Lego bricks. The zone also includes the Art Machine, an experimental 60 minute activity aimed at 4th to 6th grade learners, which involves the use of Lego bricks and a pen and the Creative Lab. These experiences are designed to enhance creative competence.

The Yellow Zone features the Fish Designer, a 60-minute activity which is aimed at 1st to 3rd grade children and involves building fish out of Lego bricks and releasing them into a digital fish tank. This activity aims to enhance emotional competence. This concept is based on the LEGO Life of George concept which allowed users to create physical models from bricks and turn them into digital ones.

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Tree of Creativity
At more than 15 metres tall, the Tree of Creativity is a huge Lego model located in the centre of Lego House. It was designed to look like a realistic tree and was built from 6,316,611 Lego bricks, making it one of the largest Lego structures ever built. The builders took 24,350 hours to assemble the finished structure. The Tree of Creativity spans several floors and can be viewed from a variety of levels and angles by using the spiral stair that wraps around the structure.

Masterpiece Gallery
The Masterpiece Gallery is situated at the top of the complex and is an exhibition of Lego constructions created by adult fans of Lego (AFOLs). It is intended to be a tribute to the creativity of both adults and children. The gallery is the location of three large dinosaur models, each built from a different system of Lego bricks, Duplo, System and Technic. The dinosaurs are three metres tall and were each constructed of between 50,000 and several hundred thousand pieces. Stuart Harris,

Senior Designer at Lego House said, "We wanted to create some unique and breathtakingly iconic models. At the same time we wanted to create opportunities within the house to showcase the incredible creativity and diversity of the AFOL community".

Lego Museum
Lego House is also home to the Lego Museum, a visitor exhibition that showcases Lego sets that have been released throughout the company's history. In the lower floor History Collection, visitors can immerse themselves in the company's brand and timeline. The complex is also the home of the Lego Vault, which is located underneath Lego Square and offers visitors the opportunity to witness the first unopened edition of every Lego set that has been produced in the company's history.

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

Click for enlarged picture

For better photos, please visit our social networks.

Latest articles

  • Forbidden Psalm Demo 03
              array(2) {
      ["Article"]=>
      array(10) {
        ["id"]=>
        string(3) "383"
        ["member_id"]=>
        string(2) "56"
        ["title_eng"]=>
        string(23) "Forbidden Psalm Demo 03"
        ["title_hrv"]=>
        string(55) "Demonstracija stolne strateške igre Forbidden Psalm 03"
        ["mask_eng"]=>
        string(23) "forbidden_psalm_demo_03"
        ["mask_hrv"]=>
        string(54) "demonstracija_stolne_strateske_igre_forbidden_psalm_03"
        ["content_eng"]=>
        string(3448) "

    We continue preparations for our traditional Agram Arena Summer - TURM2024 with demo games of Forbidden Psalm, the game that will be played in July at the Arena. In this game, our Ana, the organizer of TURM, sets up a game for Seb and Domagoj, and this time she lets them pick their own crews!

    Click for enlarged picture

    Another game at Ana's, but this time Seb and I didn't play with premade warbands... we chose minis and did the whole warband creation process! The scenario we played was setting up mortsafes and looting tombs. I was extremely lucky with my magician and found 3 treasures in the first tomb, one of which was a relic.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Seb had a little less luck with the treasure, which got him into trouble with the skeletons. As I started the game with a few lucky rolls, I decided to invest in positive karma and help him with the mobs. At the end of the third move, Corpse Collector appeared, a large monster that we decided to defeat with joint forces.

    Click for enlarged picture

    To slow his progress, I summoned a Skeletal Warrior, an affiliated gang member, behind his back. Karma paid off because my gang member, Vid, defeated the Collector with a lucky mace hit and earned another relic!

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    I think we've mastered the rules and independent play quite well, and I'm looking forward to Turm!

    " ["content_hrv"]=> string(3496) "

    Nastavljamo sa pripremama za našu tradicionalnu Agram Arenu Summer – TURM2024 demo partijama Forbidden Psalma, igre koja će se igrati u srpnju na Areni. U ovoj partiji, naša Ana, organizatorica TURMa, organizira partiju za Seba i Domagoja, ali ih prepušta same sebima i pri izboru svojih vojski!

    Click for enlarged picture

    Jos jedan game kod Ane, ali ovaj put Seb i ja nismo igrali s premade warbandama… odabrali smo minije i odradili cijeli warband creation proces! Scenario koji smo igrali je postavljanje mortsafeova i pljackanje grobnica. Imao sam izuzetne srece sa svojim madjionicarem i u prvoj grobnici nasao 3 blaga, od kojih je jedno bila relikvija.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Seb je imao nesto manje srece sa blagom, sto ga je dovelo u nevolju s kosturima. Kako sam igru krenuo s nekoliko sretnih rollova, odlucio sam se investirati u pozitivnu karmu i pomoci mu oko mobova. Na kraju treceg poteza pojavio se Corpse Collector, veliko cudoviste koje smo odlucili savladati zajednickim snagama.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Kako bi usporio njegov napredak, iza ledja sam mu prizvao Skeletalnog ratnika, pridruzenog clana bande. Karma se isplatila jer je clan moje bande, Vid, sretnim pogotkom buzdovana savladao Collectora i zaradio jos jednu relikviju! 

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Mislim da smo poprilicno dobro savladali pravila i samostalnu igru, i veselim se Turmu!

    " ["created"]=> string(19) "2024-04-28 18:58:05" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2024-04-28 18:58:05" } ["Member"]=> array(10) { ["id"]=> string(2) "56" ["group_id"]=> string(1) "2" ["first_name"]=> string(7) "Domagoj" ["last_name"]=> string(5) "Krpan" ["first_name_mask"]=> string(7) "domagoj" ["last_name_mask"]=> string(5) "krpan" ["username"]=> string(7) "Domagoj" ["password"]=> string(40) "fbad52c567fc2f837e1625e28f8b6c4aaa707d8a" ["born"]=> string(19) "2035-05-07 22:33:00" ["created"]=> string(19) "2014-05-07 22:33:57" } }
    Domagoj Krpan, 28th April 2024
  • AGRAM LEGO SECTION - Fourth Lecture and Final Part of the Build
              array(2) {
      ["Article"]=>
      array(10) {
        ["id"]=>
        string(3) "382"
        ["member_id"]=>
        string(2) "35"
        ["title_eng"]=>
        string(63) "AGRAM LEGO SECTION - Fourth Lecture and Final Part of the Build"
        ["title_hrv"]=>
        string(57) "AGRAM LEGO SEKCIJA - Četvrto predavanje i kraj izgradnje"
        ["mask_eng"]=>
        string(63) "agram_lego_section_-_fourth_lecture_and_final_part_of_the_build"
        ["mask_hrv"]=>
        string(56) "agram_lego_sekcija_-_cetvrto_predavanje_i_kraj_izgradnje"
        ["content_eng"]=>
        string(1505) "

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    " ["content_hrv"]=> string(3228) "

    U srijedu 24.4. u sklopu naše Agram Lego Sekcije i službeno smo završili sa serijom predavanja  paralelno sa izradom LEGO makete dvorca Hogwarts!

    Posljednje predavanje u ovoj seriji je počelo u 18:00 i trajalo je otprilike sat vremena u kojem je naš Marko prenio sva iskustva sa putovanja u Billund i posjete Legolandu i Lego House-u.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Ulaz na predavanja je besplatan i otvoren za sve te prijave nisu potrebne.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Izrada makete je rezervirana za članove Agram Lego Sekcije. Ukoliko se želite uključiti u sljedeće projekte, javite se za više informacija na ums.agram@gmail.com .

    Click for enlarged picture

    Za kraj, ekipa je provela struju, odn. rasvjetu kroz cijelu maketu. 

    Click for enlarged picture

    A rezultat je bio magičan!

    Click for enlarged picture

    " ["created"]=> string(19) "2024-04-24 20:13:19" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2024-04-24 20:13:19" } ["Member"]=> array(10) { ["id"]=> string(2) "35" ["group_id"]=> string(1) "1" ["first_name"]=> string(5) "Marko" ["last_name"]=> string(9) "Paunović" ["first_name_mask"]=> string(5) "marko" ["last_name_mask"]=> string(8) "paunovic" ["username"]=> string(5) "marko" ["password"]=> string(40) "3bd37b326d19d1880d3b93a4b32e8fb3a90fa122" ["born"]=> string(19) "2033-03-07 20:35:00" ["created"]=> string(19) "2009-06-02 20:37:03" } }
    Marko Paunović, 24th April 2024
  • AGRAM LEGO SECTION - Third Lecture and Part Three of the Build
              array(2) {
      ["Article"]=>
      array(10) {
        ["id"]=>
        string(3) "381"
        ["member_id"]=>
        string(3) "100"
        ["title_eng"]=>
        string(62) "AGRAM LEGO SECTION - Third Lecture and Part Three of the Build"
        ["title_hrv"]=>
        string(59) "AGRAM LEGO SEKCIJA - Treće predavanje i nastavak izgradnje"
        ["mask_eng"]=>
        string(62) "agram_lego_section_-_third_lecture_and_part_three_of_the_build"
        ["mask_hrv"]=>
        string(58) "agram_lego_sekcija_-_trece_predavanje_i_nastavak_izgradnje"
        ["content_eng"]=>
        string(3101) "

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    " ["content_hrv"]=> string(4750) "

    U srijedu 17.4. u sklopu naše Agram Lego Sekcije nastavili smo sa serijom predavanja o arhitekturi paralelno sa izradom LEGO makete dvorca Hogwarts!

    Predavanje je počelo u 18:00 i trajalo je otprilike sat vremena uz živu diskusiju o dvorcu Hogwarts, odnosno o stvarnim lokacijama na kojima su filmovi snimani te koji su poslužili kao reference i inspiracija J.K.Rowling prilikom pisanja knjiga o Harryu Potteru.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Ulaz na predavanja je besplatan i otvoren za sve te prijave nisu potrebne.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Izrada makete je rezervirana za članove Agram Lego Sekcije. Ukoliko se želite uključiti u izgradnju, javite se za više informacija na ums.agram@gmail.com .

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    " ["created"]=> string(19) "2024-04-18 05:39:50" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2024-04-18 20:27:39" } ["Member"]=> array(10) { ["id"]=> string(3) "100" ["group_id"]=> string(1) "2" ["first_name"]=> string(5) "Mario" ["last_name"]=> string(7) "Grgurev" ["first_name_mask"]=> string(5) "mario" ["last_name_mask"]=> string(7) "grgurev" ["username"]=> string(9) "lepimario" ["password"]=> string(40) "11e0b1ecc2c467637dfa513774d2426f3b925264" ["born"]=> string(19) "2003-01-21 09:02:00" ["created"]=> string(19) "2022-01-21 09:02:32" } }
    Mario Grgurev, 18th April 2024
  • AGRAM LEGO SECTION - Second Lecture and Part Two of the Build
              array(2) {
      ["Article"]=>
      array(10) {
        ["id"]=>
        string(3) "380"
        ["member_id"]=>
        string(3) "100"
        ["title_eng"]=>
        string(61) "AGRAM LEGO SECTION - Second Lecture and Part Two of the Build"
        ["title_hrv"]=>
        string(58) "AGRAM LEGO SEKCIJA - Drugo predavanje i nastavak izgradnje"
        ["mask_eng"]=>
        string(61) "agram_lego_section_-_second_lecture_and_part_two_of_the_build"
        ["mask_hrv"]=>
        string(58) "agram_lego_sekcija_-_drugo_predavanje_i_nastavak_izgradnje"
        ["content_eng"]=>
        string(2189) "

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    " ["content_hrv"]=> string(3697) "

    U srijedu 10.4. u sklopu naše Agram Lego Sekcije nastavili smo sa serijom predavanja o arhitekturi paralelno sa izradom LEGO makete dvorca Hogwarts!

    Predavanje je počelo u 18:00 i trajalo je otprilike sat vremena uz živu diskusiju o sakralnoj arhitekturi srednjeg vijeka.

    Ulaz na predavanja je besplatan i otvoren za sve te prijave nisu potrebne.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Izrada makete je rezervirana za članove Agram Lego Sekcije. Ukoliko se želite uključiti u izgradnju, javite se za više informacija na ums.agram@gmail.com .

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    Click for enlarged picture

    " ["created"]=> string(19) "2024-04-11 05:46:20" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2024-04-11 05:46:20" } ["Member"]=> array(10) { ["id"]=> string(3) "100" ["group_id"]=> string(1) "2" ["first_name"]=> string(5) "Mario" ["last_name"]=> string(7) "Grgurev" ["first_name_mask"]=> string(5) "mario" ["last_name_mask"]=> string(7) "grgurev" ["username"]=> string(9) "lepimario" ["password"]=> string(40) "11e0b1ecc2c467637dfa513774d2426f3b925264" ["born"]=> string(19) "2003-01-21 09:02:00" ["created"]=> string(19) "2022-01-21 09:02:32" } }
    Mario Grgurev, 11th April 2024
  • Streaking Grime Test
              array(2) {
      ["Article"]=>
      array(10) {
        ["id"]=>
        string(3) "379"
        ["member_id"]=>
        string(3) "102"
        ["title_eng"]=>
        string(20) "Streaking Grime Test"
        ["title_hrv"]=>
        string(58) "Testiranje efekta prljavštine koja curi (Streaking Grime)"
        ["mask_eng"]=>
        string(20) "streaking_grime_test"
        ["mask_hrv"]=>
        string(55) "testiranje_efekta_prljavstine_koja_curi_streaking_grime"
        ["content_eng"]=>
        string(3337) "

    I’m planning two larger projects at the moment - firstly a diorama involving a slightly converted Mortisan Boneshaper from the Ossiarch Bonereapers Age of Sigmar faction raising a bunch of skeletons from their graves, and secondly my own converted warband for the game Forbidden Psalm. Both projects have in common that I want to do them in a sort of Grimdark aesthetic, and so I decided to play around with Streaking Grime. To make sure I don’t ruin the big projects though, a test is necessary.

    I’ve had this 3D-printed General Grievous (courtesy of Kiki - thanks Kiki) lying around for a while, and it’s a good test model. The fact that it’s 3D-printed is a positive, as the details are less crisp than with Legion or Shatterpoint models. This will put Streaking Grime’s capabilities to the test, and I’ll see if it flows into the somewhat superficial recesses as well as oils or other washes. First I gave the model a few quick base coats, as well as a coat of matte varnish.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Then I used a cheap synthetic brush to cover the whole model in the Streaking Grime. I left this for 15 minutes.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Recently I found some nice makeup remover brushes at DM, that doesn’t leave any cotton hair on my model as Q-tips tend to do. So I covered one side of this makeup remover with Enamel Odourless Thinner, and left the other side dry. I started with the dry side, removing the surface layer of Streaking Grime from the top parts of the model. Then I used the side with the thinner to remove more Streaking Grime. Eventually I used the same cheap, synthetic brush dipped in the Odourless thinner, to remove even more Grime from the hard to reach places. After just a few minutes of removing the enamel, I had this:

    Click for enlarged picture

    I like how the Streaking Grime washes and weathers my model in one coat, and the tint it gives to colours, especially beiges tones, appeal to me. After a few quick, simple edge highlights, I had this result:

    Click for enlarged picture

    Except for basing and the lightsabers, it’s pretty much finished. All in all this model took me under two hours of painting, and I’ve decided I like the result. I’m going to be using this technique again in my two upcoming projects. Another article with updates on the progress on my Skeleton diorama will follow soon.

    " ["content_hrv"]=> string(3324) "

    Trenutačno planiram dva veća projekta - prvo dioramu koja uključuje malo preuređenog Mortisan Boneshaper iz frakcije Ossiarch Bonereapers Age of Sigmar koji podiže hrpu kosture iz njihovih grobova, a kao drugo moj vlastiti preuređen crew za igru Forbidden Psalm. Oba projekta imaju zajedničko to što ih želim raditi u nekoj vrsti Grimdark estetike pa sam odlučio poigrati se sa Streaking Grimeom. Kako bih bio siguran da neću uništiti velike projekte, test je bio neophodan.

    Ovaj 3D isprintani general Grievous (hvala Kiki) ležao je neko vrijeme, stoga je postao dobar testni model. Činjenica da je ispisan 3D je pozitivna, jer su detalji manje oštri nego s modelima Legion ili Shatterpoint. To će dobro testirati metodu sa Streaking Grimea i vidjet ću hoće li se slijevati u udubine kao i ulja ili druga sredstva za pranje. Prvo sam modelu nanio nekoliko brzih temeljnih slojeva, kao i sloj mat laka.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Zatim sam jeftinim sintetičkim kistom pokrio cijeli model u Streaking Grime. ostavio sam da se suši 15 minuta.

    Click for enlarged picture

    Nedavno sam u DM-u našao lijepe kistove za skidanje šminke, koji ne ostavljaju dlake od pamuka. a što metoda sa štapićima za uši ima tendenciju učiniti. Stoga sam jednu stranu ovog sredstva za skidanje šminke prekrio Enamel Odourless Thinnerom, a drugu stranu ostavio suhom. Počeo sam sa suhom stranom, uklanjajući površinski sloj Streaking Grime s gornjih dijelova modela. Zatim sam upotrijebio stranu s razrjeđivačem uklanjajući višak Streaking Grime. Na kraju sam upotrijebio isti jeftini, sintetički kist umočen u Odourless Thinner, a uklanjanje još više prljavštine s teško dostupnih mjesta. Nakon samo nekoliko minuta skidanja ovo je bio rezultat:

    Click for enlarged picture

    Sviđa mi se kako Streaking Grime pere i njeguje moj model u jednom sloju i nijansu koju daje, posebno bež tonovi. Nakon nekoliko brzih, jednostavnih isticanja rubova, dobio sam ovo:

    Click for enlarged picture

    Osim baze i svjetlosnih mačeva, prilično je gotovo. Sve u svemu ovaj model me oduševio dva sata bojanja i odlučio sam da mi se sviđa rezultat. Ponovno ću koristiti ovu tehniku u moja dva nadolazeća projekta. Još jedan članak s novostima o napretku moje diorame s kosturom slijedi uskoro.

    " ["created"]=> string(19) "2024-04-06 18:08:45" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2024-04-07 17:22:06" } ["Member"]=> array(10) { ["id"]=> string(3) "102" ["group_id"]=> string(1) "2" ["first_name"]=> string(9) "Sebastian" ["last_name"]=> string(8) "Søgård" ["first_name_mask"]=> string(9) "sebastian" ["last_name_mask"]=> string(4) "sgrd" ["username"]=> string(5) "norge" ["password"]=> string(40) "4dea770e7045a97695c7dc529698e85f5dadbded" ["born"]=> string(19) "2003-01-21 09:03:00" ["created"]=> string(19) "2022-01-21 09:03:12" } }
    Sebastian Søgård, 6th April 2024

All articles

Latest battle-reports

All battle-reports