Welcome to the WHITE LIBRARY

-MODEL INFO-

2375 pcs

9.9 X 45.4 X 24.7 (opened)

stickers = 4 (monitor, banner, entrance, statue name)

minifig = 5

When creating this MOC, what I focused on the most were "visual connectivity" and "eliminating meaningless details."

White Library is my first BDP challenge entry in a modern architectural style.
The exterior consists of two building sections that can fold at a hinge.

The building’s key feature is the harmonious blend of modern and classical styles. With white as the main color, it gives off a bright and elegant feel, blending well with the surrounding scenery.

Starting from the outside, I arranged warm-colored benches, red flowers as the main floral element, and black street lamps to create a rich color palette. Thanks to this, I was able to successfully evoke a warm autumn atmosphere.

The building has an exterior that appears to include a first floor, second floor, and roof. However, to be clear, the interior doesn’t have actual floors — the reason for that will be explained shortly.
The exterior walls are lined with many windows to create a luxurious atmosphere, and various white columns are placed to visually emphasize verticality.
Also, instead of sharp angles, I used curves to help establish a warm and beautiful overall mood, especially in the roof and second-floor areas where bold curved decorations were applied.

Looking at the interior, there are no distinct floor levels. This is because, as a library, I wanted to focus not on separating floors, but on removing them altogether to create a sense of openness and grandeur.
I also wanted to concentrate the light from the small glass windows on the roof and the main large bookshelf into one unified space.
From a functional perspective, the building can split down the middle — this makes each half fully visible, which is advantageous and structurally stable.
These reasons formed the basis of how I designed the interior layout.

Now, moving on to the details:

There are a total of 5 minifigures — a street cleaner, an elderly person reading the newspaper, a librarian, a visitor in a sweater, and a visitor in a coat.

I kept the use of stickers to a minimum:
on the computer monitor inside, the banner, the nameplate under the statue, and the plaque at the entrance.

The statue's name is "Aristotle."
The banner reads “De re irreparabile ne doleas,” which is a Latin proverb meaning “Do not grieve over what cannot be undone.”
It’s a phrase that personally gives me comfort and hope in life.

I designed White Library while imagining a warm autumn sunset.

Thank you for reading this long piece all the way through.