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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 a one-manthe architectural firmvehicle that practices fromof [[SouthshireRoboRik]]. Its namesake and founder, [[RoboRik]],who had years of experience as a commercial builder before coming to [[CivClassic]]<ref>Commercial builders make money by building in Minecraft. Their clients are usually minigame networks in need of server lobbys, game maps, et cetera. Salaries, though usually around minimum wage, can be upwards of forty euros an hour for established builders. It sounds like a dream job on paper, but the sorts of commissions that are profitable are rarely creatively satisfying.</ref> before coming to [[CivClassic]]. He specialises in realistic,styles 1-onfrom 1-scalethe European architecturetradition, butand canoften adapt topursues a broadlifelike spectrum of needsrealism. HisMany workof ishis notablebuilds forare itsbased concern withon interiorunconventional spacesangles.

Delivery times vary with size and complexity, but are usually between two days and a week. Contact RoboRik on Discord for a quote.<ref>Ubo™#8945</ref> to get a quote.

Robo's was founded on the first of June, when [[Southshire]] commissioned RoboRik to design its new capital, [[Southshire#Samcester|Samcester]],. Inspired by the capitalBritish inflection of Southshirethe name, featureshe anlooked eclecticto mixEngland offor Englishinspiration; styles.his Itsfinished maindesign focusreflects isthe 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]. RoboNot one plot or street in Samcester is perfectly straight, like the winding alleyways of real English cities. The three buildings on King Peter's drewSquare, the streetmonumental planplaza in the city centre, laidrepresent downthe three successive powers from the plotshistory of Southshire: first [[the Commonwealth]], then [[Yoahtl]], and designedfinally allthe publicindependent buildings;Triumvirate. theThe city remains itsRoboRik's largest project everon any Civ-server thus far.

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]] and hosts regular art competitions. The gallery is intended to mimic the fashionable art shops of real-lifeAmerican urban centres.

[[File:Yoahtl Gallery.png|thumb|Yoahtl Gallery was designed with the surrounding urban context in mind.|left]]

The plot is small and situated under a bridge crossing, demanding careful planning. Robo'sRoboRik settled on a narrow, vertically-oriented [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_gable Dutch gable] as the visual centrepiece, The other walls were kept 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 givesis theintended impressionto oflook like a later addition. Above the gallery spaceThere are two small apartments above the gallery space.

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''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. ItThe villa is surrounded by a small, landscaped park, with a duck pond and two trees.

The interior of ''Chāntli'' is more orutilitarian lessthan realisticmost RoboRik builds, but designedstill withreflects utilityhis incommitment mind;to the rooms are sparsely decorated and none of them are furnishedrealism. The souterrain has a vaulted ceiling andsouterrain would have been the domain of the servant staff, housingwith facilities like thea kitchen, thestorage workshopareas, et cetera. The ground floor has minor rooms for the private use of the family, but- alsowith one great exception: the domed, monumental vestibule. with itsIts grand staircase. Theleads to the first floor, is theor ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_nobile piano nobile]'' , puttingwhere thelavish family'sguest wealthrooms onoffer fullfrank display. It would have featured the most important bedrooms and a bombastic saloon. The second floor,displays of much less importance, offered sleeping quarters to the servant staff, and the attic would have been used for miscellaneous storagewealth.

''Mebiusu no ie'' (Japanese for 'House of Möbius', thecommissioned Discord alias of patronby [[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 its small yetthe intricately landscaped gardengardens. 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 picturesquesmall gate. A more secluded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond koi pond] extends behind the house and offers a bench for quiet contemplation. A large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii torii] on the hillside gives the garden an element of verticality.