DESIGN FACTS
A very modest-looking house,
which in the early days of
development set the tone of
voice all the way to the final
version. At this point, I knew
I wanted to include at least
one building that had an
interesting wooden structure
in its walls. This came to life
in the blue blacksmith’s shop.
Early on in the process of designing, I was very inspired by the freedom
that a model this size offers. Detailed cliffs and wild trees were something
I’ve always wanted to build as part of a model. The cliff went down in size
and was replaced by the pagoda-inspired structure. In this early sketch,
the direction was different and I wanted to throw in some references to
Darkley’s Boarding School for Bad Boys and the NINJAGO City Museum,
although it made little sense for them to stand side by side.
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