Fine dine and have some pictures taken at the Florentine Palazzo!

The Florentine Palazzo is a corner modular building. It has been designed to work with all existing official modular buildings. The model is split into two: a yellow palazzo (palace) and a tan side townhouse. The yellow palace is a three-floor elegant building, full of intricate designs and an instantly recognisable curvaceous roofline. It takes inspiration from the houses of the Alsatian town of Colmar and of the city of Florence. The side building is a humble tan-coloured house that “hugs” its more pompous companion. It takes cues from the houses on the island of Malta, especially with the brightly-coloured windowed balconies. This model has been designed as the spiritual successor of the Parisian Restaurant, even taking the layout of this legendary modular building, and placing it in a corner.

The building is fully furnished. The ground floor houses an exquisite restaurant, complete with a full kitchen. The goods can be supplied through a tunnel under the tan building, which leads to the back door of the restaurant. The middle floor is accessed from a set of outdoor steps. Beneath these steps is an outdoor water fountain. This public fountain is inspired by similar designs in the city of Barcelona. The middle floor is home to a photography shop and studio. The cramped space under the roof of the top floor houses the developing room of the photography shop, complete with an enlarger and three trays for the mixtures.

This model is jam-packed with fun techniques all around. Large parts of the model utilise SNOT techniques, from the windows to the fun cornice at the very top of the palazzo. Droid body, egg, cherry pieces among others are used in fun ways throughout the build. Overall, this building aims to be a cheerful and beautiful model, but with a challenging but fun build. Sturdiness and a varied building experience have been considered to make this an unforgettable experience.