LEGO House

LEGO House opened in 2017 in the centre of Billund, where the company began, in a building by BIG made of twenty-one stacked white volumes with a red keystone block on top, arranged so that the roofs form public terraces climbing up the outside. Inside are four colour-coded experience zones on creativity, emotion, learning and social play, holding about twenty-five million bricks that visitors build with, along with robot-built models, a large mosaic wall and a vault in the basement holding one example of every set the company has made since 1958. It is distinct from Legoland a short distance away: that is a theme park with rides, this is a building for building, with almost no passive attractions.

History

LEGO House was built over four years on the former site of Billund town hall, just a few metres from the workshop where the company began in 1932; the site was chosen for its history and to revive the town centre. Construction began in early 2014 with the laying of six Lego-shaped foundation bricks, the concrete basement deck was completed in 2014 and the first steel beams went up in February 2015. Planned to open in 2016, it was delayed a year by the technical challenge of a design without columns, and it opened on 28 September 2017 in the presence of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, the 12,000-square-metre building of 21 staggered blocks has nine roof terraces with play areas and holds 25 million Lego bricks, four experience zones and the Lego Museum (Wikipedia, Lego House (Billund)).

What you'll find

• Twenty-five million loose bricks - four zones built for building, not looking.
• The stacked white block building - roof terraces climbing the outside.
• The basement vault - one of every set made since 1958.
• Robot-built models - large constructions assembled by machine.

When to go

Year round; it is indoors. Half a day, though children will stay longer. Danish and German school holidays are extremely busy and timed tickets sell out. Book ahead.

Good to know

It is expensive and aimed at families with children; adults alone will find it limited. Peak weeks are crowded and the building zones fill. It is often confused with Legoland, which is a separate park and a separate ticket. The restaurants inside are pricey gimmicks.

Nearby

Legoland Billund is a short walk; Billund airport is nearby.