Author: Francesco Grugni
The use of Lego bricks can have a large and widespread use in the design of elements that can fall into the "modular" category. At the same time, Lego bricks show that even starting from simple modular elements you can obtain results with discreet "artistic" and compositional results. See, for example, Lego sets related to architecture and famous buildings, but also those unrelated to the real world.
Once established that this type of design is functional, in order to optimise and simplify the results we moved on to the design of an Add-On module of the "Lego 21041 The Great Chinese Wall set".
Figure 1. The original "Lego 21041 The Great Chinese Wall set" - CC BY-NC 2.5
We started from the base set, structured so that the individual modules can connect to each other according to an A-A-B-B-A-A-B-B pattern. This type of repetition scheme through add-on can be extended and diversified to create more creative combinations.
While the original scheme was structured in a linear repeating pattern, the new scheme aims to insert curves and changes of direction into the development of the wall. The diagram can also be mirrored in such a way as to create a sequence of curves that give the complete model a new fluidity.
Figure 2. A new arrangement obtained thanks to the add-on - CC BY-NC 2.5
As mentioned, this creates a diversification in the arrangement of the freer modules as shown in figure 3.
Figure 3. A more complex arrangement obtained thanks to the add-on - CC BY-NC 2.5
Finally, one of the essential points of this small experiment is to highlight precisely the potential that the use of Lego bricks could have in modular design, in the execution of study models both for the construction aspect and for the essential modules of the design.
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