Placing the 2022 Modular (Boutique Hotel) In My LEGO City!

[@Emmasaurus]

Do you like where I placed the Boutique Hotel? Which modular do you think it would look best with?

[@andyb.3928]

You nailed it! Looks great next to Assembly Square!

[@marvelkid2522]

I love it against the Corner Garage! Great job!

[@IZAQ_]

Parisian resturant

[@datavizuals]

Can you please show it next to the Police station? I want to see if the SoapnSuds billboard is still visible with the tree there. Thanks!

[@spongboing2425]

Where’s the diner going

[@Foghorn8]

I feel like this building was designed to go alongside the Laundrette sign as the box art shows because it better shows off the Police Station sign. I also think that since the “rear” of the hotel is finished with windows and that whole elevation looking at the side of the art gallery and alleyway is attractive enough to have it exposed it could simply go at the end of a line of modulars and not necessarily connected to two in a corner arrangement.

[@Jackisafanofstarwars]

Waitt!! Am I the only one who thought the Parisian restaurant looked really good next to the boutique hotel? They looked like they belong together like something that u would actually see in real life!

[@emisegakakvo]

You’re not the only one. To have a fancy hotel, next to a fancy restaurant is a win-win for me…:) I did like it very much. I’ll place mine this way once it hit the market..:)

[@noob.168]

@@emisegakakvo PLUS the artist gallery next to their studio is nice.

[@SkyKid002]

I think its just supposed to connect to the other side of the hotel right?

[@leyt6894]

CORRECT Amen brother

[@e_1665]

Not really they don’t blend together

[@FoolECK]

I am completely on the other side of the fence - I really like the look next to the Parisian Restaurant. I might not see the whole picture and how exactly those two terraces interact with each other, but from the angles you presented I really enjoy that the palm tree has a place to breathe and similar areas of dining are not that distant from each other. On the other hand, when placed next to Assembly Square, I don't like the big wall right behind the terrace - creates an impression of a shady alley. Also the architecture style much more matches with the Parisian Restaurant IMO. It's interesting how impressions can differ from person to person. Good luck with your LEGO city!

[@theBrickBlogger]

Thanks for demonstrating how the Boutique Hotel looks at different locations. Although I like the set, honestly, I don't think that awkward angle looks good near any of the other Modulars. I'm thinking that it might look best next to an open space, like a park. The unusual colors and odd shapes need some breathing room.

[@samturpie1756]

I agree! I like the design, but it doesn't really work all too well with the square formation of modular buildings. if the city block was more triangular in shape it would work perfectly in my opinion

[@somethingawesome9547]

I too wanted to see the Parisian restaurant next to the new modular; however, I do not think any of us meant for it to be attached on the palm tree side. That obviously would not look good. That essentially wedges a palm tree between two structures that otherwise look like they belong together. We were hoping to see it on the other side. And I don't think the corner garage looks good next to the boutique hotel. Looks like the Parisian restaurant would be more fitting. The problem though is that putting the restaurant there would ruin your layout since you need another corner set to be adjacent to the hotel.

[@Fubuki43]

The Parisian Restaurant actually has its wall more to the back than the 'wall side' of the Boutique Hotel, so those would not align well at all on that side unfortunately

[@somethingawesome9547]

@@Fubuki43 Then that’s that.

[@Fubuki43]

@@somethingawesome9547 The Boutique Hotel is definitely a difficult building to place. I personally don't know which modular will work well next to it... I guess the Police Station was made to be looked at from the side with the sign and all, but I'm not entirely convinced about placing the Boutique Hotel next to it. The Parisian Restaurant definitely has the most similar style

[@somethingawesome9547]

@@Fubuki43 Agreed. Disappointed!

[@pauldjete7108]

There is a picture on google with parisian restauran on the other side of new modular and yea it doesnt look as good as you would first thought

[@lightsaberproductions8592]

I think it fits best next to the Parisian Restaurant, the gaps fit together perfectly

[@mezbricks]

To be honest it's a bit tough to place. I do like the contrast with the garage, but the bar and palm tree make it cluttered next to anything. I think it would actually look good next to the apartment of The Bookstore.

[@StudCity]

Looks epic!

[@ryanmackenzie7651]

I hope your channel hits 30k subs by the end of the year Emily! That would be awesome!

[@Emmasaurus]

Haha I would also love that! Let's see if we make it there! We've been growing fast over the last few months which has been really exciting to see! :)

[@seth19890103]

God i regret not getting the brickbank when it was affordable. that is kind of my favorite

[@MrSaurusOfficial]

Looks great!!

[@Emmasaurus]

I love where it ended up!

[@toganium4175]

I love this new set. I wish I could get it for Christmas.

[@Emmasaurus]

Unfortunately it doesn't hit the shelves until the new year. Belated Christas present maybe?

[@randolphthesilver4245]

It would look best next to a modular with "room" next to the patio side. Any modular with a flat wall by it, like the assembly square, will just look weird having that bare wall unless you modded it to be more visually appealing. That said, the Parisian restaurant looks best. Or the Lantern Festival.

[@The6Guest]

Yeah, I agree. Having it next to the Parisian Restaurant is good because that way the windows on the left side of the Boutique aren't looking directly at a wall either.

[@danibobstudios]

Oh yeah, it looks super good there!

[@bbs32]

I think it looks pretty nice next to the Parisian restaurant module.

[@Fubuki43]

I was hoping you'd make this video! Thank you so much :D But to be completely honest, Assembly Square really doesn't look good from the right side, simply because that wall is meant to be up against another wall. It's gonna remain a mystery as to which building looks the best on the palm tree side of the Boutique Hotel :)

[@wardvanderdonckt6143]

Look at bricksie his nev video it looks better

[@Fubuki43]

@@wardvanderdonckt6143 Oh thanks!

[@mikaxms]

I'd put it next to the Police Station. The two work well together, with the quarter-half-quarter design of the Police Station with the sign on the side.

[@AbsolutelyJason]

I have to agree placement between the Corner Garage and Assembly Square is the best of the bunch! Love Lady Burg!!!

[@andrewphillips5771]

The city is looking great!!! Filling out nicely. So cool you get to build and place this now!

[@jerryterwase9027]

The look with the assembly square seemed perfect. It's as great set. Great job.

[@thatoneidiotnathan]

It'll be a trickier one to place but I'm excited to try!

[@Garaktys]

I think the boutique hotel would look really nice next to the police station as the low profile of the art shop of the hotel allows for the big sign of the police station to be more visible!

[@MrSaurusOfficial]

I agree it probably looks great next to the police station, but I think thematically would you want to stay at a hotel right nextdoor to a police station and jail? Haha

[@bricktopian]

I think it would look best next to the spring lantern festival

[@Kritzelpaul]

Your city is getting bigger and better everytime! Personally, I liked the hotel next to the restaurant. I think it doesn't fit next to the city square, because it leaves the ugly wall completely uncovered. Unfortunately there are not many other modulars that can cover it up.

[@Emmasaurus]

That's a good point! The wall is mostly uncovered now... we might move it around a bit more in the future to see what looks better

[@natemr4482]

The modular looks really good in your City Emily

[@TrixiTrouble]

I've put mine next to the Parisian restaurant, as you did. I think having the bar and the outdoor restaurant terrace next to each other works. Personally, i think a hotel would have a decent restaurant attached rather than be next door to a garage and a vets. Think of the noise and the smell!

[@brthlmw]

Love this Lego City and the platforms beneath the buildings, genius!

[@BrickHQ]

I like the intro! The placement next to Assembly Square looks nice, but over the palm tree you can see the back of the Corner Garage (4:00). Maybe you cover it somehow. The city looks great!

[@hunting762]

yes! this location looks awesome!

[@tranquil_eye]

I still think it looks good next to the parisian restaurant, however i think the best way to display it would be to build windows into the side of a preixisting modular, like the right side of Al’s barber shop

[@victoraguirre4681]

I love the placement

[@kanyewest4761]

I would suggest putting it to the right of the police station, because the wall it goes up against is completely solid with no weird colors like other modulars, plus the billboard would be more visible

[@jonathanbeasley2289]

Great video as always!

[@lovethyANGELS]

Wanted to see the whole city. The new friends city center looks good in the back there on the corner.

[@wybetulk8588]

I looove the place you put it now!! I think if you split the house and the bookshop it would look great. But the place you put it in now is great

[@CriticsCupofficial]

The diner just all by itself 🥲 lol

[@Mayo609]

Congrats 🎉🎉🥳🥳

[@KaninManeepairoj]

I love your set up and am very jealous!

[@michaelberendzen1546]

My first and only modular is the boutique hotel. I want to buy Assembly Square next, so this is great! Thank you!

[@evanpassmore474]

Great way of showing how these are very MODULAR 😂 because that’s the thing a lego city isn’t a fixed layout it’s always constantly changing

[@ambivalent_hoax]

This is why civic planning is thing!

[@Emmasaurus]

A few college courses in that would have probably been so helpful for planning my LEGO City haha!

[@beans5307]

Great Vid 👍

[@Emmasaurus]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :) Its a bit difficult to find a home for, but I like where it ended up!

[@demonslayer9772]

Let's just say that good thing you got this set for free...

[@Matrix_Meme]

Omg this is so cool!!! ❤

[@JediTim28]

Think you found the perfect location. Using the MILS really helps move the modulars around. Glad I converted mine as well.

[@Stefan-kh5cl]

Honestly I think the Boutique Hotel looks best next to the Spring Lantern Festival, but I havent seen it in this combination yet

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Yes nice placing em. In last Bird Lego City rad rad rad rad 👍🎄⛄

[@JustCallMePCra]

It looks great next to assembly square!

[@HenBrick69]

I think on the left side of Assembly Square, wall to wall is the best look in my humble opinion. Then you will get a nice symmetry of the 2 towers. The only problem is I can see you'll need some heavy rearrangements to achive that.

[@johannakarlsson2346]

I like it it is very cute and finally looks European- like the bookshop!

[@eseskay99]

Emily, I am having a hard time also fitting the Boutique Hotel into the city. I think the architecture does not fit into the city. And the building is a bit short. Perhaps if you expand your water front and beach area, the Boutique Hotel would fit better. The architecture of the Boutique Hotel fits a Caribbean setting best, such as Cuba or Jamaica. Just my opinion. The palm tree fits a tropical setting better.

[@PortalMasterStudios]

This modular just doesn’t connect well with others, which is extremely disappointing for not only a modular but an anniversary one.

[@tryingagain14]

You're city, you're rules. Having said that I think you've got it best placed in your city. If it was me, I'd check removing the palm tree to open up a bit of space

[@ThePetaaaaaa]

Please learn the difference between your and you're

[@GregOrCreg]

Would you consider swapping the Grand Emporium and the Garage? I know it's a silly issue, but I just think that a 5 star hotel would go better next to a high-end shop rather than a garage (wouldn't a garage be relatively noisy and dirty?) And I think a garage is a better fit for the part of the city that features the police station and the Daily Bugle, where all the activity is occurring.

[@JustCallMePCra]

Could you do a tutorial on building and placing modular in MILS or whatever you LEGO fanatics call it. I am really just getting started with LEGO and especially city.

[@majesthijmenii1976]

You should place it next to the other side of the Parisian restaurant and leave the angled side open

[@MickeyJ42]

Its gonna be tricky, I'd imagine moving it a few times. Also it seems maybe have two or even three of the sets to modify.

[@finalsecretofchrono1339]

I hear the complaints for the awkward fit. This style of building in real life is one of my favorites. They can be found in a lot of cities; there's the Flatiron building in New York City; Columbus Tower in San Francisco. There are also many in London and beyond. These buildings aren't on a typical 90 degree street corner, they're designed to 'corner' two streets in a 'V' corner shape. I'm sure with a second set, maybe someone will figure it out how to do this, but this shouldn't have to be the case.

[@lifesabrick5104]

Have you considered building an 8 x 16 mils plate tiled section to create space between modulars? I built one to have next to the right side of the Parisian Restaurant, that way the stairwell to the upper floor doesn't get hidden and looks accessible. I tiled it off with different color tiles and added the popcorn cart, a bench, a unique street lamp and a bicycle rack. Assembly Square has an extra section as it is and I've always thought it odd to have all these buildings pressed next to each other wall to wall anyway.

[@andrewtaylor940]

This one looks like it is going to be tuff to place on a shelf city. It's really got to be on the right hand side of a city block with the Cubo facing out. The other side is colorful, but unexciting. You need the busy and sharply angled side out. It combines the positioning issues of the Bank, Diner and PR in one 32x32 space. yay? It does look great though.

[@pseudoty]

Would like to see the art studio side next to the Spring Lantern Festival I think that has potential. Maybe in another video?

[@jamesbowdenclassics]

The building can fit in several portions of your city if it the building was mirror built with the art studio on the right instead.

[@maggie198333]

Next to Parisian restaurant is the best.

[@Madsifick]

I really like it’s place btw I’m sooo in love with the ninjago city in the you’re city I have all tree ninjago city’s my self💜

[@potatopotato7503]

I think that it being next to the restarunt makes it seem bigger and the top room windows look over the gap

[@doddsino]

This might be the second modular I end up picking up but not building, the same as the Palace Theater. Just an eyesore in the grand scheme of the rest of the modulars. I wish Lego would explore other ideas or do something new. I know a post office would be cool, but I'd prefer a parking garage to another hotel.

[@broccoflower6239]

A museum could be cool too

[@jangofett9671]

the parisian resturaunt looks to be the best location, but the diner should probably be moved because of the large gap.

[@dougwhiddon8227]

I have the same problem with the new hotel as I do with the 2 Ninjago cities, they are all designed to be seen from the corner. This makes them hard to fit into any settings. They look great by them selves, but that is it.

[@custarddragon9349]

The angle is what makes me dislike the set a lot, because its basically near impossible to place it well in a city, which is why i'm currently looking at MOCs for the Boutique Hotel so i can have a nicer looking corner buildings and maybe build my own Boutique Hotel MOC. The interior and the art gallery are fantastic tho

[@DCLXVIDS]

the shape of the new modular building is great however such a shape building would only make sense on a corner of a straight and diagonal street.. I think it will look awkward a little everywhere on a sqaure base.

[@chaosof99]

Your placement really asks for a big MOC mural or something to make use of the big facade that is now visible on the side of the city square.

[@lemonmeringue3450]

I’ve always wanted a flat iron building style modular so I could make my dream Lego city with five parallel streets and a diagonal one intersecting them, but I have to admit, while this one is gorgeous, the way the side structures were designed is really keeping me from getting it. I just can’t see it looking that nice next to any of the other modulars.

[@yuotueb]

It's Lego; have you considered changing the side structures to fit your tastes?

[@legopinoyboy640]

Amazing

[@anjelcastro9756]

I haven’t gotten the hotel because of this placement issue. I really don’t like to see the exposed side of the assembly square so I would probably go with the Parisian restaurant even though I wouldn’t say it looks like a perfect match there either

[@heathermichaelson6957]

So the big question is.... where are you putting the Diner now?

[@Emmasaurus]

I placed it where the Sanctum was, at least temporarily :) it might go on the back of the second city block eventually!

[@HeavyMetalBarber]

Do you have any tutorials on how you build you bases? I’m just starting my city, and I like how sturdy your baseplates look.

[@adamb2619]

The hotel could really use an additional level of the flesh color. That palm tree and the blue of the art gallery just dont work at all for me. Otherwise a beautiful set!

[@robertdejong9427]

How about putting the Parisian Restaurant on the other (right) side of the Boutique Hotel? How would that look?

[@raulgomezperez3680]

You can try to put it next to the Parisian restaurant but in the other side where the terraces aren't together, I don't know how it looks so maybe it's a little strange. I like where you put it

[@pfre4k84]

I would switch the Boutique Hotel with the grand Emporium...I personally LOVE the look of the hotel and find the emporium a bit boring next to another tan building.

[@MachoMinifigs]

Looks great! shout out LAN for hooking up the creators that deserve it! BTW, what plates do you usually use for your MILS top plates? 16 x ''Z' ? Or do you find even bigger ones? not sure if 32 longs even exist/ are common enough? Thanks, & Keep it up with the awesome city layout it's progressing so well over the past year+ especially!!

[@saoirsejb]

i love it

[@tiny3537]

oh wow it does look great there! just started getting into modulars and my first one is Assembly Square. Now that I’m seeing how good the hotel would look next to it…my wallet is shaking 😂😂

[@TheDoctor1492]

You should've put the Parisian restaurant on the other face of the hotel

[@michawandzel4046]

Music at 0:00 is Wai - Happy Pill

[@matthewtaylor2965]

Your city looks fantastic. I’m just starting off and would love to know how you come about building your roads via a link or brief description!

[@reneorr2065]

I'm a novice Lego builder who dover right into the Creator Modules. I've finished the Boutique Hotel and am currently working on the Assembly Square. I love the mini cars that I see in some videos. Are they all MOC cars or are their sets I can buy? If no sets, are there any instructions? Thanks.

[@SusanGaskin]

Nice but where will you put the Downtown Diner?

[@cyberfox843]

i like your choice of location for it HOWEVER i would move the garage because who wants to stay in a hotel right next to a smelly garbage

[@sebthecrab6119]

Put it next to the Parisean Restaurant. There ist should fit fine.

[@bricktopian]

Looking at it with the other Modulars, I am even more sure that the hotel is one of the worst ones.

[@ClicketyBrick]

Loving the city! A bit off topic: what did you modify on Assembly Square to get it on a MILS plate?

[@Emmasaurus]

When modifying the sets for MILS, I took off the top floors of the modulars, then did my best to "break off" the first floor of the modular from the baseplate to move it onto the mils plate (from bottom to top: baseplate, brick, plate). Then I go through and move the tiles and any other pieces from the "original" set over to the MILS plate.

[@Sonderax]

Best spot is Parisian on the art gallery side i believe

[@rockies1790]

(intro) the tender goes behind the locomotive... Not between the train cars 😉

[@carolinamarcg]

You need a Green Grocer!

[@imbis253fois]

I think it’s amazing yet there’s no angular street yet the scale is off but like your solution,, there needs now to be an angular road system

[@jogburn]

What is everyones dream/favourite modular?

[@jogburn]

Mine is the bookstore! I just love the colour scheme and aesthetic

[@e443productions9]

Wait so where is the Diner going? Also when do you think you'll do a full city update?

[@timarovlazar25]

Hey, i love your videos and your city. I was really wondering where did you find that taxi in front of the assembly square?

[@Emmasaurus]

Thanks! It came in the Daily Bugle set!

[@timarovlazar25]

@@Emmasaurus thank you so much!

[@taitcarrillo8926]

I like that they did a uniquely shaped build. I hate that they decided to make it a hotel. Why would a hotel be the smallest modular