Paradisa
Plexiglas Company
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This is the new corporate headquarters for the Paradisa Plexiglas Company. Started back in the 80's, the Paradisa Plexiglas Company made its mark by producing large curved panels for several Paradisa sets and the legendary Breezeway Cafe. With the re-introduction of the Breezeway Cafe set, Plexiglas business has been booming and the company needed a larger and more impressive building. The buildings design focuses on the use of the company's Plexiglas offerings. No less than 46 Breezeway Cafe curved, transparent panels grace the sides of the building. Around the edges of the transparent panels are fitted columns of 4x4x6 white, curved panels. The result resembles a single, nearly uninterrupted, undulating surface. The clear panels are arranged at odd angles, on their sides, and are held
together by plates above and below. Each assembly of clear panels is held
to the main building structure by the pressure of the outer, white 4x4x6 panels
and with elastic bands at the top. No stud connections are used for any
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This shot shows the building in its construction yard. It was later hauled into its final position in BrickTopia. In this picture, one can more easily see the internal structure of the building. The central building core is made up of 4x4x6 gray curved panels stacked with plates in between. The radar dishes at the top are for communications with foreign factories where
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Here, one sees the view from the ground. |
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The picture below shows the entrance to the building. At the entrance is a Plexiglas sculpture based on one of the companies first products, the Paradisa Poolside Paradise 6x6x9 curved corner glass panel. One can see this piece used in the original set here. Around the sculpture is a small pool.
The entrance to the building is quite unusual. Assuming one is looking straight into the picture, one enters the building by going straight ahead, between the straight glass wall and the white, curved pillar. Next, the patron takes a hard right and wanders around a curved interior path to the lobby. The man in black (barely visible on the lower-right) is taking this entry path. The building has no door, but because of the complex set of curved entryways, the building stays relatively well insulated from exterior temperature changes.
