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{{Infobox company|name=Robo's|services=architectural design|key_people=[[RoboRik]]|hq_location=[[Southshire#Samcester|Samcester]], [[Southshire]]|established=May 2021|image=Robo's.png}}'''Robo's''' is
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==Selected projects on CivClassic (2021)==
===Urban renewal in Southshire (June - December 2021)===
Robo's was founded on June 1st, when the leader of [[Southshire]], [[StrPlatinum]], commissioned RoboRik to design a new capital. The city would soon be christened [[Southshire#Samcester|Samcester]]. Inspired by the British inflection of the name, RoboRik looked to England for inspiration. His finished design reflects the archetypical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_architecture Victorian architecture] of the 19th century, particularly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture Gothic Revival]. Like the winding alleyways of England, not one street or plot is perfectly straight. The three buildings on King Peter's Square represent the succession of powers that ruled Southshire: first the [[the Commonwealth|Commonwealth]], then [[Yoahtl]], and finally the independent Triumvirate. Samcester remains RoboRik's largest ever project on Civ.
[[File:King Peter's Square.png|left|thumb|600x600px|King Peter's Square, the never-built central plaza of Samcester. Note the angled walls.]]The basic design was finished in early August, but CivClassic was winding down by 2021, and Southshire could not provide the labour force to actually realise such an ambitious project. Only the foundations of Samcester Parliament were ever completed. By November, RoboRik was pivoting towards smaller-scale redevelopment in the existing capital, [[Southshire#City of Southend|Southend]]. He proposed a reconstruction of the abandoned [[Southshire#The Dark Forest Estates|Dark Oak Estates]], and planned a new square in the north-east of the city, with a museum and a railway terminal. The architectural vocabulary was once again rooted in England, this time borrowing the elegant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_architecture Georgian style] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somerset Bath]. Construction began on December 1st after a month of preparation. Togeter with [[Orinnari]], RoboRik flattened the northern embankment and cleared most of the Estates - but the enterprise was cut short just one week later, when [[TealNerd]] unexpectedly announced the closure of the server.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/rc370p/through_the_roof_n_underground/</ref> The map of [[CivLegacy]] seems to have been taken half-way through the works: while the levee is scarred, the Estates themselves are largely unmolested.[[File:Dark Oak Estates.png|thumb|If rebuilt, the Dark Oak Estates would have featured an imposing, neoclassical gate.]]
===Yoahtl Gallery (July 2021)===▼
Yoahtl Gallery is a small exhibition space in [[Yoahtl#New Yoahtl City|New Yoahtl City]]. Conceived by [[Jyn]] and commissioned by the Yoahtl government, it displays and sells a rotating collection of [[Map Art|map art]]
[[File:Yoahtl Gallery.png|thumb|Yoahtl Gallery was designed with the surrounding urban context in mind.]][[File:Chāntli.png|thumb|''Chāntli'' proudfly flies the flag of Yoahtl.|left]][[File:Mebiusu no ie.png|thumb|A view of ''Mebiusu no ie'' at dusk.|left]]▼
The plot is small and situated under a bridge crossing, demanding careful planning.
===''Chāntli'' (August 2021)===▼
''Chāntli'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl Nahuatl] for 'house' or 'dwelling') is a large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Empire_style#Architecture Second Empire]
The interior of ''Chāntli'' is more utilitarian than usual, but still reflects a commitment to realism. The vaulted souterrain is the domain of the servant staff, with a kitchen, storage areas, and a spartan dormitory. The ground floor is largely minor rooms for the private use of the family - with the exception of the monumental, domed vestibule. Its grand staircase leads to the first floor, or ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_nobile piano nobile]'', where lavish guest rooms flaunt the family wealth.
=== ''Mebiusu no ie'' (September 2021) ===
''Mebiusu no ie'', commissioned by [[smallfry834618]], is a small, rustic rustic villa on the outskirts of [[Okashima#Okato|Okato]]. Like the rest of the city, it borrows heavily from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_architecture#Edo_period architecture] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period Tokugawa-era Japan]. The name is Japanese for 'House of Möbius', playing off smallfry's Discord-tag.
The focal point of ''Mebiusu no ie'' is not the house itself, but the intricately landscaped gardens. The front end of the park, a Japanese [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rock_garden rock garden], is surrounded by walls and entered through a small gate. A secluded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond koi pond] extends behind the house and offers a bench for quiet contemplation. Finally, the large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii torii] on the hillside gives the garden an element of verticality.
▲===Yoahtl Gallery===
▲Yoahtl Gallery is a small exhibition space in [[Yoahtl#New Yoahtl City|New Yoahtl City]]. Conceived by [[Jyn]] and commissioned by the Yoahtl government, it displays a rotating collection of [[Map Art|map art]] and hosts regular art competitions. The gallery is intended to mimic the fashionable art shops of real-life urban centres.
▲[[File:Yoahtl Gallery.png|thumb|Yoahtl Gallery was designed with the surrounding urban context in mind.]]
▲The plot is small and situated under a bridge crossing, demanding careful planning. Robo's settled on a narrow, vertically-oriented [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_gable Dutch gable] as the visual centrepiece. He kept the other walls in muted colours, so that they would not look out of place in the interior. The entrance is designed in a contrasting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture modernist] style and gives the impression of a later addition. The floor above the gallery space house typically Yoahtlan apartments.
▲===''Chāntli''===
▲''Chāntli'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl Nahuatl] for 'house' or 'dwelling') is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Empire_style#Architecture Second Empire] villa in [[Icenia#Internal Districts of Icenia|Icenia City]]. The design blends influences from both the American and the French variants of the style. It was commissioned by [[WackyAki]], the reigning [[Yoahtl#Alcuahtl|Alcuahtl]] of Yoahtl, to serve as his Icenian residence. It is surrounded by a small, landscaped park with a duck pond and two trees.
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