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Hi all,
I'd like to solicit some ideas. This evening I just finished putting together
a large warehouse-style building. It's 32 x 56 studs at the base, and stands
about 18 bricks high (26 with the roof). The color scheme is: white walls, red
trim, red doors, red windows, and a red roof.
The inside is looking great - tan floor, black balconies, various pieces of
stored merchandise and various accoutrements. However, the outside looks a bit
... sparse. Like any warehouse, there are some broad expanses of plain wall.
Does anybody have any ideas for some external detailing that can make the
outside more aesthetically pleasing, without sacrificing the utilitarian feel
of the building?
I am planning to add some lamps off the front wall - using 2x2 radar dishes
upside down, attached via spigot pieces or something. Those in grey promise to
look nice, break up the large facades, yet appear functional.
Any other suggestions for "contemporary storage facility greebling" ?? I'd
like to avoid using signs or large banners denoting company names or the like -
ideally, this warehouse should be applicable both to contemporary America, and
mid-20th-century Europe. I'm afraid "U-Haul" or "Ryder" or "U-Stor-It" signs
won't cut it.
Thanks in advance,
Shaun
FUT .build + .build.arch
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| (...) together (...) red (...) bit (...) to (...) - (...) and (...) I have often used Clear bricks for industrial buildings that lack windows. Tasteful use of clear bricks will give you a look of Milkhouse Glass blocks; adding framing around the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build)
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| (...) I know you're not interested in putting signs on the walls, but how about spots where signs used to be and have been incompletely scraped off? A couple of big roughly-rectangular stains of light gray, yellow, or tan, might work. Other nice (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build)
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| Well having installed Warehouse control systems for the first 5 years of my career I had a chance to see a lot of Warehouses... Modern Warehouses can be pretty borring, there is no getting around that but at least one side of the building should be (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build)
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| (...) The other suggestions in this thread are all great (I love the LoM Fan idea!). I would also consider an occasional drain pipe or electrical conduit -maybe just a stack of 1X1 rounds or 2X2 rounds connecting the roof to a sloped "spout" at the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build)
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| (...) I wanted to thank everybody for their ideas ... by the end of last weekend, I had a very respectable looking, detailed warehouse. Some of the items I managed to incorporate: (1) Light Fixtures (2) Louvered Vent (using garage door sections w/ (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build)
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