I decided to start a new project, coinciding with the construction of the Stronghold, to differ a bit because that project, for the type of construction I have planned, it really is engaging me a lot.

The model I intend to create, therefore, will be a very easy task... a medieval/fantasy style house where the first floor will be built with classic bricks, and the upper floors will be half-timbered.

I was inspired by the model of the photo:

The model, at least for the moment, will be called Crazy House and the scale used will be 1:32.

Ground floor

I will build it in layers. The image above will be mainly an inspiration model, but I'm going to add and modify some parts to give it, so to speak, a personal signature.

I'll start with the ground floor, which will be entirely built of bricks. Firstly, I'll build the four walls:

Then I'll go on stocking up on bricks. I'll do this by cutting various strips with a thickness of 8mm, afterwards these will be further cut in order to give them the size of the final brick:

I'll also realize less thicker bricks ... I will use them for the arches of the doors...

The first floor will be 20cm tall because, in addition to the entrance to the main façade, on the side I will add a staircase that will lead to a secondary entrance.

I will start by gluing the front wall to the right side:

The entrance will be an arched one. I could use a compass to draw it, but in this case a roll of tape I have at hand will be useful. :D

Once drawn where the arch will be located, I will define the entrance, and then extract the space where the entrance door will be built:

Throughout the arch, the thinner stones should be further cut to form a trapezoidal shape. This is done in order to allow the product to assume the direction of an arc during application:

This is how the main entrance looks:

As you can see, in order to give more movement to the design, I used a larger vault, as well as two large lateral stones on which I will later mount the lampposts on the wall (as already experienced with the Tavern).

Now I can start laying the bricks. I'll start from the lower right area.

As I'll proceed with the laying, it's good practice to check to be aligned as it's very easy, unless you have previously marked with a pencil the arrangement of the bricks, to find yourself having rows of bricks twisted and not parallel to the ground.

On the main façade, I'll add exposed beams. This makes the design much more attractive:

In the right side façade I would like to create a secondary entrance accessible through a stone staircase. For the moment, I'll cut out polystyrene strips, of the width of the steps, and whose length will represent the space occupied by the staircase:

I will place the battens on the wall so I can get an idea of where the second entrance door will be positioned. I will also use the previously removed piece of polystyrene to draw its contours:

At this point I will be able to proceed with the creation of the second entrance (which will always be an arc). Furthermore, I will also create a small side window:

Finally I proceed to the laying of the bricks on the walls. Now, the current situation of the crazy house: