How to build Lofoten Fishing Village in Minecraft

A Norwegian fishing village in the Lofoten Islands. A row of Falu-red rorbu cabins (with an ochre and a white one for contrast) stands on timber stilts with their gable ends over a green-blue fjord, linked by a plank quay. Behind them a wall of jagged granite peaks rises almost straight out of the sea, snow on the summits and grass on the lower slopes. A white wooden church with a black spire watches from the west shore, an ochre two-storey sea-house with a hoist beam faces the jetty where a white sjark fishing boat is tied up, and out on the rocky headland rows of hjell racks hang with stockfish beside a red-and-white harbour light. Every window glows at Night.

• DifficultyAdvanced
• Size93 × 57, 52 layers tall
• Blocks17,807
• Build time10–14 hours
• CategoryVillages

Open the interactive 3D plan above to build it one layer at a time: every layer has a numbered top-down plan, a block list and full-screen step-by-step instructions you can tick off as you go. You can also download it for Litematica, WorldEdit or Minecraft Bedrock, or view it in your room in AR.

Materials list

Building tips

1. Build the mountains as a skin: lay each column's top block and only go down as far as the lowest neighbour. Steep faces get filled, gentle slopes stay one block thick and save thousands of blocks.
2. Keep snow to the top faces above a wavy snowline and leave the cliff sides grey. Mixing stone, andesite and grey concrete gives the granite its streaky look.
3. Lay every rorbu floor and the quay at the same height so the cabins read as one waterfront. Put stilts at the corners and the middle of each side, running all the way down to the sea floor.
4. Rorbu are red with white corner boards and window trim. Red terracotta gives the deep Falu red; one ochre and one white cabin break up the row.
5. Put a glowstone just inside each window pane. In daylight it looks like a warm room, and at night the whole waterfront lights up.
6. For the hjell, run fence bars between tall log poles and hang alternating birch fences and white terracotta under them. From a distance they read as rows of drying cod.
7. Give the fjord floor sand and gravel near the shore and cyan then blue concrete further out, so one layer of water shades from green to deep blue.

Step-by-step: all 52 layers

1. Layer 1 Cyan Concrete ×1042, Blue Concrete ×868, Light Blue Concrete ×163, Sand ×64, Gravel ×59
2. Layer 2 Water ×2013, Spruce Log ×65, Spruce Planks ×62, Red Concrete ×56
3. Layer 3 Stone ×98, Andesite ×87, Spruce Log ×65, Spruce Planks ×48, White Concrete ×44, Cobblestone ×40, Gray Concrete ×20, Mossy Cobblestone ×14, Spruce Slab ×14, Polished Andesite ×11, Oak Slab ×4, Spruce Fence ×4
4. Layer 4 Grass Block ×100, Stone ×77, Spruce Log ×70, Andesite ×57, White Concrete ×36, Blue Concrete ×34, Moss Block ×34, Gray Concrete ×23, Cobblestone ×17, Spruce Fence ×14, Mossy Cobblestone ×13, Polished Andesite ×13, Orange Concrete ×2, Spruce Door ×2
5. Layer 5 Spruce Planks ×696, Grass Block ×226, Stone Bricks ×128, Gravel ×125, Moss Block ×107, Stone ×91, Dirt Path ×75, Andesite ×47, Gray Concrete ×28, Mossy Cobblestone ×21, Cobblestone ×16, White Concrete ×16, Polished Andesite ×13, Spruce Log ×5, Glowstone ×2, Orange Concrete ×2, Spruce Fence ×2
6. Layer 6 Stone ×81, Red Terracotta ×78, Spruce Fence ×78, Andesite ×71, White Concrete ×70, Birch Fence ×63, Yellow Terracotta ×57, Grass Block ×54, Gray Concrete ×37, Smooth Stone ×33, Cobblestone ×30, Polished Andesite ×27, Spruce Stairs ×24, Stone Bricks ×21, Moss Block ×16, Spruce Slab ×12, Glass Pane ×10, Spruce Door ×10, Cobblestone Wall ×8, Spruce Log ×8, Smooth Stone Slab ×5, Light Gray Concrete ×4, Dark Oak Door ×3, Mossy Cobblestone ×3, Poppy ×3, Quartz Block ×3, Blue Concrete ×2, Lantern ×2, Oak Door ×2, Orange Concrete ×2, Chest ×1, Cornflower ×1, Light Blue Concrete ×1, Oak Log ×1, Red Concrete ×1, Spruce Planks ×1
7. Layer 7 White Concrete ×80, Stone ×76, Andesite ×68, Red Terracotta ×56, Glass Pane ×50, Yellow Terracotta ×43, Gray Concrete ×32, Red Concrete ×30, Polished Andesite ×23, Spruce Fence ×21, Stone Bricks ×21, Birch Fence ×19, Grass Block ×18, Cobblestone ×16, Lantern ×14, Moss Block ×11, Stone Brick Slab ×8, Spruce Log ×7, Light Gray Concrete ×4, End Rod ×2, Blue Concrete ×1, Spruce Planks ×1
8. Layer 8 White Concrete ×97, Andesite ×70, Stone ×63, Red Terracotta ×58, Glass Pane ×50, Yellow Terracotta ×47, Glowstone ×44, Grass Block ×34, Gray Concrete ×34, Cobblestone ×28, Moss Block ×23, Polished Andesite ×22, White Terracotta ×20, Spruce Fence ×13, Spruce Log ×7, Light Gray Concrete ×5, Iron Bars ×2, Mossy Cobblestone ×1, Red Concrete ×1, Spruce Door ×1
9. Layer 9 White Concrete ×140, Grass Block ×120, Spruce Planks ×90, Red Terracotta ×86, Stone ×71, Andesite ×57, Moss Block ×39, Cobblestone ×24, Polished Andesite ×24, Yellow Terracotta ×24, Gray Concrete ×22, Spruce Fence ×17, Lantern ×11, Mossy Cobblestone ×9, Spruce Log ×7, Glass Pane ×6, Glowstone ×6, Red Concrete ×5, Light Gray Concrete ×4, Iron Bars ×2
10. Layer 10 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Stone ×66, White Concrete ×63, Andesite ×56, Yellow Terracotta ×45, Red Terracotta ×36, Gray Concrete ×29, Polished Andesite ×21, Birch Fence ×20, Grass Block ×18, Cobblestone ×16, Red Concrete ×12, Dark Oak Stairs ×11, Moss Block ×7, Spruce Log ×7, Lantern ×4, Spruce Fence ×2, Spruce Planks ×2, Spruce Door ×1
11. Layer 11 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×104, Stone ×68, White Concrete ×62, Andesite ×54, Yellow Terracotta ×36, Gray Concrete ×33, Red Terracotta ×32, Cobblestone ×24, Dark Oak Stairs ×22, Polished Andesite ×20, White Terracotta ×20, Glass Pane ×14, Red Concrete ×12, Grass Block ×11, Spruce Log ×7, Glowstone ×6, Spruce Fence ×2, Spruce Planks ×2, Moss Block ×1
12. Layer 12 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×132, Stone ×81, Andesite ×59, White Concrete ×49, Yellow Terracotta ×32, Polished Andesite ×26, Gray Concrete ×25, Dark Oak Stairs ×22, Cobblestone ×20, Red Terracotta ×15, Spruce Fence ×15, Glass Pane ×9, Glowstone ×9, Deepslate Tiles ×8, Spruce Log ×7, Spruce Planks ×3, Lantern ×2, Light Gray Concrete ×1
13. Layer 13 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×116, Andesite ×83, Stone ×60, Deepslate Tiles ×44, White Concrete ×40, Yellow Terracotta ×38, Gray Concrete ×24, Dark Oak Stairs ×22, Cobblestone ×21, Polished Andesite ×20, Dark Oak Planks ×11, Deepslate Tile Slab ×8, Glass Pane ×1, Glowstone ×1, Grass Block ×1, Lantern ×1
14. Layer 14 Stone ×72, Andesite ×71, Deepslate Tile Slab ×44, White Concrete ×33, Dark Oak Stairs ×28, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×28, Gray Concrete ×26, Polished Andesite ×25, Yellow Terracotta ×18, Cobblestone ×16, Dark Oak Slab ×11, Iron Bars ×1
15. Layer 15 Stone ×80, Andesite ×67, White Concrete ×31, Dark Oak Stairs ×28, Gray Concrete ×27, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×24, Polished Andesite ×20, Cobblestone ×18, Yellow Terracotta ×18, Iron Bars ×1
16. Layer 16 Andesite ×75, Stone ×68, Red Concrete ×37, Gray Concrete ×29, Dark Oak Stairs ×28, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×26, Polished Andesite ×24, Cobblestone ×16, Deepslate Tiles ×13, Yellow Terracotta ×13, White Concrete ×12, Spruce Fence ×4, Glass Pane ×1, Iron Bars ×1
17. Layer 17 Andesite ×67, Stone ×67, Gray Concrete ×33, Dark Oak Stairs ×28, Polished Andesite ×27, Cobblestone ×26, Iron Bars ×17, Deepslate Tile Slab ×13, White Concrete ×12, Yellow Terracotta ×9, Glass ×8, Spruce Fence ×4, Block of Gold ×1, Glass Pane ×1, Glowstone ×1, Sea Lantern ×1
18. Layer 18 Stone ×97, Andesite ×93, Cobblestone ×36, Gray Concrete ×32, Dark Oak Stairs ×28, Polished Andesite ×25, White Concrete ×16, Glass ×8, Yellow Terracotta ×5, Spruce Log ×4, Glowstone ×1, Iron Bars ×1
19. Layer 19 Andesite ×130, Stone ×109, Gray Concrete ×66, Cobblestone ×42, Polished Andesite ×31, Dark Oak Stairs ×28, Deepslate Tiles ×25, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×24, Red Concrete ×21, Dark Oak Planks ×14, White Concrete ×1
20. Layer 20 Stone ×148, Andesite ×136, Gray Concrete ×69, Cobblestone ×42, Polished Andesite ×35, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×16, Dark Oak Slab ×14, Deepslate Tiles ×9, Red Concrete ×9, White Concrete ×9
21. Layer 21 Andesite ×113, Stone ×111, Gray Concrete ×47, Polished Andesite ×42, Cobblestone ×39, Deepslate Tiles ×9, White Concrete ×7, Iron Bars ×1
22. Layer 22 Andesite ×85, Stone ×83, Gray Concrete ×29, Cobblestone ×27, Polished Andesite ×20, Deepslate Tiles ×9, White Concrete ×4, Lantern ×1, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
23. Layer 23 Stone ×65, Andesite ×57, Gray Concrete ×31, Polished Andesite ×18, Cobblestone ×15, Deepslate Tiles ×9, White Concrete ×8
24. Layer 24 Stone ×66, Andesite ×64, Gray Concrete ×30, Cobblestone ×19, Deepslate Tiles ×9, White Concrete ×7, Polished Andesite ×6, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
25. Layer 25 Andesite ×57, Stone ×54, Gray Concrete ×26, White Concrete ×26, Cobblestone ×17, Polished Andesite ×10, Deepslate Tiles ×9, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
26. Layer 26 Stone ×63, Andesite ×43, White Concrete ×33, Gray Concrete ×18, Cobblestone ×15, Polished Andesite ×10, Deepslate Tiles ×9, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
27. Layer 27 Andesite ×47, Stone ×41, White Concrete ×40, Gray Concrete ×18, Polished Andesite ×14, Cobblestone ×13, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×8, Smooth Quartz Block ×6, Deepslate Tiles ×1
28. Layer 28 White Concrete ×50, Stone ×44, Andesite ×40, Gray Concrete ×15, Cobblestone ×9, Polished Andesite ×7, Smooth Quartz Block ×7, Deepslate Tiles ×1
29. Layer 29 White Concrete ×54, Andesite ×37, Stone ×34, Gray Concrete ×14, Polished Andesite ×12, Cobblestone ×8, Smooth Quartz Block ×7, Deepslate Tiles ×1
30. Layer 30 White Concrete ×48, Andesite ×35, Stone ×29, Gray Concrete ×16, Cobblestone ×7, Smooth Quartz Block ×7, Polished Andesite ×6, Deepslate Tiles ×1
31. Layer 31 White Concrete ×59, Stone ×30, Andesite ×21, Gray Concrete ×14, Smooth Quartz Block ×8, Cobblestone ×5, Polished Andesite ×4, Deepslate Tiles ×1
32. Layer 32 White Concrete ×64, Andesite ×24, Stone ×24, Gray Concrete ×7, Polished Andesite ×7, Cobblestone ×5, Smooth Quartz Block ×3, Iron Bars ×1
33. Layer 33 White Concrete ×54, Andesite ×27, Stone ×19, Gray Concrete ×8, Smooth Quartz Block ×7, Cobblestone ×6, Polished Andesite ×6, Block of Gold ×1
34. Layer 34 White Concrete ×59, Stone ×21, Andesite ×14, Gray Concrete ×9, Smooth Quartz Block ×6, Cobblestone ×5, Polished Andesite ×4, End Rod ×1
35. Layer 35 White Concrete ×62, Andesite ×18, Stone ×15, Polished Andesite ×5, Gray Concrete ×4, Smooth Quartz Block ×4, Cobblestone ×2
36. Layer 36 White Concrete ×45, Andesite ×21, Stone ×11, Gray Concrete ×5, Polished Andesite ×5, Cobblestone ×4, Smooth Quartz Block ×3
37. Layer 37 White Concrete ×40, Stone ×14, Andesite ×11, Polished Andesite ×6, Cobblestone ×4, Gray Concrete ×3, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
38. Layer 38 White Concrete ×35, Andesite ×14, Gray Concrete ×8, Stone ×5, Cobblestone ×2, Polished Andesite ×2, Smooth Quartz Block ×2
39. Layer 39 White Concrete ×28, Andesite ×13, Stone ×10, Gray Concrete ×4, Smooth Quartz Block ×4, Cobblestone ×2, Polished Andesite ×1
40. Layer 40 White Concrete ×27, Andesite ×11, Polished Andesite ×5, Stone ×5, Cobblestone ×1, Gray Concrete ×1, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
41. Layer 41 White Concrete ×23, Stone ×8, Andesite ×7, Gray Concrete ×6, Polished Andesite ×3, Cobblestone ×2, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
42. Layer 42 White Concrete ×18, Stone ×10, Andesite ×7, Gray Concrete ×4, Smooth Quartz Block ×4, Polished Andesite ×1
43. Layer 43 White Concrete ×16, Andesite ×5, Gray Concrete ×4, Stone ×4, Cobblestone ×2, Polished Andesite ×2, Smooth Quartz Block ×2
44. Layer 44 White Concrete ×16, Andesite ×4, Stone ×4, Cobblestone ×3, Smooth Quartz Block ×3, Gray Concrete ×1
45. Layer 45 White Concrete ×13, Cobblestone ×5, Stone ×3, Andesite ×2, Gray Concrete ×1, Polished Andesite ×1
46. Layer 46 Andesite ×8, White Concrete ×6, Stone ×3, Gray Concrete ×2, Polished Andesite ×2, Cobblestone ×1, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
47. Layer 47 Stone ×6, White Concrete ×6, Andesite ×3, Gray Concrete ×3, Polished Andesite ×2, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
48. Layer 48 White Concrete ×10, Andesite ×4, Smooth Quartz Block ×2, Gray Concrete ×1, Stone ×1
49. Layer 49 White Concrete ×7, Andesite ×2, Polished Andesite ×1, Stone ×1
50. Layer 50 White Concrete ×3, Andesite ×2, Polished Andesite ×1, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
51. Layer 51 White Concrete ×2, Andesite ×1
52. Layer 52 White Concrete ×1

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