LEGO SET 21062 - Alternate build| Trevi Fountain

May 20, 2025

Exploring alternative builds for the LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain set is a fantastic way to stretch your creativity and get even more value out of the 21062-1 parts. Whether you’re drawn to ancient wonders, modular expansions or custom displays, this set’s palettes of soft grays, tans and warm ivory provide the perfect architectural canvas. Below, we’ll dive into some inspiring directions you can take—and then showcase four standout MOCs you can build today.

1. Reimagining the Stonework

The Trevi Fountain kit is all about ornate columns, flowing curves and layered textures. By repurposing those signature arch bricks and rounded slopes, you can create entirely new façades:

Ancient Ruins: Turn the fountain’s curved elements into the treasury façade at Petra, Jordan—complete with grand columns and narrow slot windows.
Neo-Classical Expansion: Use extra plates and tiles to lengthen the façade into a broader boulevard scene, adding lamp posts and balustrades.
Hybrid Structures: Combine the fountain’s parts with elements from other Architecture sets (e.g., Colosseum or Pantheon) to craft a grand classical courtyard.

2. Playing with Scale and Function

Although the original 21062 model is a micro-scale landmark, you can mix in extra parts for larger scenes:

Minifigure-Scale Dioramas: Integrate minifigure-compatible accessories (benches, plants, market stalls) around a slightly re-scaled fountain.
Modular Display: Split the fountain across two or three interlocking modules, each on a 32×32 baseplate, to create a panoramic Roman street.
Extended Water Features: Add translucent blue tiles and modified plates to simulate a more expansive water basin—perfect for a canal or reflecting pool.

3. Color Accent Innovations

The set’s neutral tones invite playful color pops:

Copper Patina: Swap a few light bluish-gray tiles for reddish-brown slopes to mimic oxidized copper statues.
Greenery & Moss: Insert dark green plates and 1×1 round tiles to simulate creeping moss and plant life growing between stones.
Festive Touches: Use bright 1×1 round plates in red, blue or yellow as festival lanterns or market flags strung above your build.

4. Custom Display & Integration

Finally, think beyond the build itself and how it sits in your space:

Integrated Lighting: Route thin LEGO light strips under the arches for a dramatic glow-through effect.
Themed Backdrops: Mount your alternative build on a brick-built backdrop of Rome’s skyline, printed tiles or photo panels.
Rotating Base: Place the entire assembly on a turntable plate so viewers can admire every angle.

Alternative Builds Gallery

Below are four inspiring MOCs created with the parts from set 21062-1. Click the image to go directly to each designer’s instructions and add it to your own collection.