PINK CONDO TOWER

Above: A front view of the PINK CONDO TOWER designed and built by BRICK TRICK artist Trick Richey.

PINK CONDO TOWER

This doll house style structure, (that means the back is left open for interior access and play), features seven full floors of space, including retail and apartment units. Designed in a grid-like or cubist format, the color scheme includes three shades of pink in contrast with glossy black bricks. Some units have balconies and pink transparent glitter brick windows. The building was constructed on a 16x32 peg base plate and stands about three feet tall. Two retail spaces and a lobby occupy the first floor. Floors 2 through 4 are divided into small apartments. Floor five is a large apartment, floor six is 2 smaller units and floor seven houses the penthouse.

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Below: The backside of the building which has been left completely open, often called "doll house" style.

Above: On the first floor one of two retail units is the FLORIST.

Below: The second retail establishment is a candy store and coffee bar. In this image you can also see the "lobby" which has a "crystal" overhead light fixture that really lights up via a small battery operated LED lamp.

Above: One of the condo units on the second floor is decorated in "powder blue".

Below: Another view of the powder blue furnished apartment. Note the PINK TRANSPARENT GLITTER BRICKS used in the small window, (at right in image).

Above: The third floor has an apartment decked out in modern white furnishings.

Below: The adjacent third floor unit features a pink interior color scheme.

Above: Apartments on the fourth floor. Notice the "painting" constructed of various colored grills placed randomly on a plate.

Below: In this shot you can see the third through fifth floors.

Above: On the fifth floor is a large apartment, in this shot the men are having a meeting which seems to require they keep their hats and helmets on.

Below: We can see into the PENTHOUSE on the seventh floor at the top of the building. CAMILLE, who you may recall from her car video, enjoys the view from the top along with her white kitty cat.

Above: Another view inside the PENTHOUSE. In the lower portion of this image you can also view the sixth floor, where one of the two units remains vacant.

Below: Another view inside the building interior floors from top to bottom.

Above: The PINK CONDO TOWER as seen from the right exterior side. The building has bright pink windows in some locations and also features DARK PINK BAY WINDOWS in two apartments. Balconies are located on floors 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Below: The PINK CONDO TOWER viewed from the left. The roof features details such as the satellite dishes and vent stack. There is also another LED light hidden in the roof which illuminates the PENTHOUSE.

WHITE & YELLOW LION HEAD ROW HOUSE

Above: Front view of the WHITE & YELLOW LION HEAD ROW HOUSE created by brick artist MITCH HIGHTOWER.

WHITE & YELLOW LION HEAD ROW HOUSE • BRICK TRICK HOLIDAY TOWN

Another in the collection of buildings for the HOLIDAY TOWN project is the WHITE & YELLOW LION HEAD ROW HOUSE. With a regal lion head corbel over the arched front entrance and the large bump-out front window, this home makes a sophisticated architectural statement.

Mitch explains he designed and constructed this building after seeing some properties near his own home while out on a walk. Mitch did not draw the structure ahead of time, rather he worked, building from a pile of mainly white bricks and, as he says, "a picture inside of my head".

Below: A three-quarter view shows the arch motif repeated on the side openings. A skylight on the yellow roof top is also visible in this shot. The entire yellow roof panel can be removed to access the interior, which is furnished. Another access panel shown below serves a different purpose.

Above: In the back of the structure is this access door which pulls down on a special brick "hinge", (a series of rocker plates).

Below: The access door can be opened so you can turn on and off the battery operated LED light inside the structure.

HOLIDAY TOWN • MID-CENTURY ROW HOUSES

Above: More additions to the BRICK TRICK HOLIDAY TOWN.

Greetings!

The HOLIDAY TOWN continues to expand. Recently added structures include the three mid-century row houses shown above. The inspiration came from actual SAN FRANCISCO homes built in the early 1950's, not unlike the one where some of the BRICK TRICK artists reside themselves.

In the photo we see three brick house sculptures. From left, the WHITE and YELLOW home, with arches and a lion head above the front entrance. This sculpture was designed and built by brick artist MITCH HIGHTOWER. The building also has a bump-out front window and high interior ceilings on the second floor. The interior is furnished and has a built-in LED LIGHT so the structure can be "lit" at night.

The center building, a bold lime house was designed and built by brick artist PHILIP BUCHAN. Philip used the digital design software provided by the brick manufacturer to create this building as a computer rendering first. Philip likes to work from photographs of actual buildings, and keeps a reference folder full of pictures of houses to use as inspiration.

The building in the right of the image is also the work of Philip. The bright orange home features a balcony above the front door and operable windows. This bright color is actually painted on the exterior of several big city homes in SAN FRANCISCO.

More HOLIDAY TOWN additions will follow.