Brick Manor

Brick Manor
Brick Manor
Survival 4 Husky
	View of Brick Manor in shaders
Build
World	Survival 4 (Husky)
Builder(s)	Minda905
Contributors	N1cM4tth3w63
Completed	May 2021
Location	X= -422; Y= 82; Z= -305
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Brick Manor was a build on the Survival 4 world of the Dogcraft Server.

About

Located on a hill along the east SRN line close to Husky Spawn, lay Brick Manor, built by Minda905. It was a castle-like, historically inspired building, mainly featuring bricks and prismarine, with a fully decorated interior of two floors and an attic.

History

The Manor was constructed as an entry for the "Battle of the Spawns"-event held during May of 2021, in which it was awarded 2nd place on Husky.

For the event, Minda decided to make a historically inspired build. By scaling down and re-texturing a piece of a castle she'd previously made in a single-player survival world (prior to joining Dogcraft), she made a version that would fit into the allowed 25x25 plot size.

In the process of building N1cM4tth3w63 came along and asked to be neighbours to which Minda agreed, and N1c got to building a house further up the hill. The two also decided to collaborate on the landscaping between the two houses, with paths, a flowing creek, a bridge, and a small covered sitting area.

Design & Layout

Exterior

The exterior walls of the manor were made up of dirt, bricks, granite, and terracotta, forming a gradient effect. The edges were lined with polished granite and stone bricks.

To counteract the otherwise very flat walls, window frames of polished granite stairs and prismarine walls, as well as several climbing vines of oak leaves, spruce fences, and lanterns were put in for details.

The foundation as well as the crenellation-like roof linings were also made up of stone bricks, while the rest of the roof was exclusively made of prismarine bricks, decorated with spires of prismarine walls and iron bars.

Two covered balconies made of dark oak, stone brick walls and prismarine, faced out from the east and south sides of the 2nd floor. On the west side lay the entrance and the covered porch with a small barbecue setup.