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The Ginkgo House is my first official dollhouse. My background includes building architectural models for designers and architects, but I have never furnished or 'peopled' one.  The Ginkgo House project started out as an architectural model for my own some-day home, and was supposed to be 'Tiny Home'. Somehow it just does not want to be tiny. Small, yes. But not tiny.

The first mock-up was done in free cardbard and wood crates found behind the supermarkets. Masking tape and pins were the onlu out-of-pocket. 

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From concept to finish

The concept

My biggest issue was settling on the right number of architectural elements out of the so, so many I really like, and finding a way to combine them. The ever-battle of 'will this go with that', and so on. I settled on Mid-Century Modern as an overall base, with some inluence from the great mid-century architect Joseph Eichler: Open floorplans with lots of light, and courtyard areas to drink in nature.  My times in Japan have also left an indelible mark on me, and I want to include some bits
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