Olivia in 3D LEGO® brick letters

About this build

Olivia has 6 letters, stands 7 layers tall and adds up to 71 bricks. Every horizontal run uses 2×N bricks LEGO actually sells, and consecutive layers stagger their joints — a real brick bond — so the letters stand on their own. At this size it is better to build each baseplate separately and join them at the end.

Piece inventory

Building Olivia takes 71 bricks in 5 different sizes: 27 of 2×2, 17 of 2×1, 15 of 2×6, 10 of 2×3 and 2 of 2×4. The 2×2 ones are 38% of the total, so those are the ones to keep spare. By colour that is 24 green, 16 red, 16 yellow and 15 blue. The same name as a flat mosaic drops to 40 pieces, 31 fewer, and needs 2 baseplates instead of 2.

Letter by letter

The 6 letters of Olivia don't cost the same: O with 14, L with 9, I with 11, V with 13, I with 11 and A with 13. O is the priciest at 14 bricks and L the cheapest at 9.

Size and space

Standing up, Olivia is 47 studs wide — about 37.6 cm — and 7 layers tall, which is 6.7 cm. Each letter is 2 studs deep, so it stands unsupported. You need 2 baseplates of 32 × 16.

S, M or L: what changes

In the generator, Olivia costs about the same at S and M — what changes there is the width — and jumps at L: 66 bricks at S, 71 at M and 138 at L. At L the name stretches to 71.2 cm and needs 3 baseplates, so it's the choice to make before buying any bricks.

Ideas for this 3D name

• Large centrepiece: Olivia spans several baseplates and reads from both sides.
• A weekend project — build letter by letter and join them at the end.
• Permanent room decor, since taking it apart and rebuilding it is real work.

How to build it

1. Open the generator with Olivia pre-filled, in the 3D view.
2. Gather the 71 pieces — most of them are 27 of 2×2.
3. Get 2 baseplates of 32 × 16 studs ready for the 6 letters.
4. Stack the 7 layers, staggering the joints like a real brick bond.

More names in 3D

• Emma
• Oliver
• Ava
• Sophia