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Siheyuan MOC Guide: Chinese Roofs and Courtyard Layout
Plan a LEGO siheyuan MOC: 30-degree sloped roofs, flying eaves, symmetric hall layout, courtyard negative space, part counts and budget.
Stilt House MOC Tutorial: Build a Xiangxi Village Home
Build a 25 cm Xiangxi stilt house MOC from about 1,300 parts: elevated pillars, a cantilevered walkway, railings and a two-tier flying-eave roof.
Chinese City Gate MOC: A 680-Piece Beginner Build Guide
Build a Chinese-style city gate MOC from about 680 pieces: wall, corbelled archway, gate tower and roof details, plus fixes for common arch problems.
Tiananmen MOC Build Guide: 5,630 Bricks in 3 Steps
A step-by-step build guide for a 5,630-piece Tiananmen MOC at 1:160 scale: base platform, five-arch gate tower and double-eaved roof, plus cost and part-list answers.
Huizhou Architecture MOC: Horse-Head Walls and Grey Tiles
Build a Huizhou-style MOC: stepped horse-head walls with SNOT, white-and-grey colour schemes, brick-carved gatehouses, and the mistakes to avoid.
LEGO Suzhou Garden MOC: Layout, Lattice Windows and Rockery
Plan a brick-built Suzhou garden: borrowed scenery, lattice windows, rockery, pavilions and water, plus part choices, colors and common pitfalls to avoid.
Brick Jiangnan Water Town MOC: Rivers, Bridges, White Walls
Plan a Chinese water town brick scene: 48x32 river layout, arch bridge clearance for boats, white-wall tiled-roof houses, and water built from plates.
Brick Siheyuan MOC Guide: Build a Beijing Courtyard From Scratch
Plan and build a brick siheyuan MOC step by step: central axis layout, daozuo rooms, chuihua gate, main hall, courtyard details and a beginner parts list.
LEGO Architecture MOC Plans: Classic Builds Worth Collecting
A breakdown of Chinese-style, European street and modern landmark LEGO architecture MOC instructions, plus a checklist for picking plans that won't stall.