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I-Beam Design LEGO ApartmentWhen the son of Melissa Marks and Vicente Caride got too old not to have a door on his bedroom, they decided it was time to make some renovations to their New York loft apartment. So they called in<a href="http://i-beamdesign.com/about.html" target="_blank"> I-Beam Design</a> for help, and together with LEGO artist <a href="http://www.seankenney.com/" target="_blank">Sean Kenney</a>, they built a new stair railing and wall out of 20,000 <a href="http://www.lego.com" target="_blank">LEGO</a> bricks. Colorful, flexible, and very fun, this renovated space beautifully showcases everyone's favorite building block.1
I-Beam Design LEGO ApartmentUsing mostly primary colors, the child's room is minimal and playful. <em>(Photo by Thomas Loof, <a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/greatrooms/melissa-marks-2012-2/">New York Magazine</a> Art Department)</em>2
I-Beam Design LEGO ApartmentI-Beam designed the 20,000 <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/lego-animals-invade-the-bronx-zoo/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> blocks staircase, while artist Sean Kenney worked with the family to create a pleasant flow of receding or intensifying color up and down the stairs.3
I-Beam Design LEGO ApartmentThe apartment's color palette offers a soft background for the LEGO-inspired touches of colors and the iconic furniture placed throughout the space.4
I-Beam Design LEGO ApartmentThe modern kitchen was made using another Nordic classic, IKEA cabinets, and features some splashes of colors, like the Blu Dot red chairs and shiny blue backdrop.5
I-Beam Design LEGO ApartmentSliding walls also serve as exhibition walls to reveal or conceal different areas of the house, like the modern looking dinning room.6
I-Beam Design LEGO ApartmentPlayful, colorful, modern and very arty, this wonderful New York apartment shows that <a href="http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-functioning-lego-greenhouse-unveiled-at-the-london-design-festival/" target="_blank">LEGOs</a> are good for much more than child's play. <em>(Photo by Thomas Loof, <a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/greatrooms/melissa-marks-2012-2/">New York Magazine</a> Art Department)</em>7
