LEGO SET 41704 - Alternate build | Main Street Building
The LEGO Friends 41704-1 Main Street Building is a treasure trove of colorful bricks and architectural details—and it doesn’t have to stop at the street corner café from the box. By thinking like a MOCist, you can reconfigure its modules into entirely new storefronts, living spaces, and community hubs. Below are some creative directions to spark your own Main Street makeover:
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Reimagine the Function
Turn the hair salon façade into a florist’s storefront, or swap the bakery oven for a dynamic skatepark ramp (and still keep your Friends figures rolling!). Mixing and matching modular elements gives you full control over how you want your street to bustle. -
Play with Color & Texture
The set’s warm yellow walls and teal awnings pair beautifully with earthy browns or pastel accents. Try substituting plates and tiles in complementary hues to shift the mood from cozy café to chic boutique or vintage market. -
Layered Storytelling
Add upper-floor apartments, rooftop gardens, or even secret speakeasy entrances. A simple stacking of window elements and fence pieces can create a duplex above your ground-floor shop, giving your build a lived-in feel. -
Modular Mash-up
Don’t limit yourself to one module—combine a salon with a coffee shop, or a flower stall with a mini-supermarket. As you swap walls and floorplates between sub-builds, you’ll discover new street layouts and traffic flows.
Featured Alternative Builds
Below are four inspiring MOCs, all built using just the parts from set 41704-1.
Hair Salon
Designer: BrickAtive
Get the instructions here
Corner Store & Coffee Shop
Designer: re-bricked
Get the instructions here
Supermarket, Flower Shop & Café
Designer: Joonybrick
Get the instructions here
Spanish Market with Duplex, Salon & Skatepark
Designer: BrickBuildersMD
Get the instructions here
