14. The Venetian Gothic Water Palace Tower
Introduction
Rising directly out of a coastal ocean or mirror-like lagoon, the Venetian Gothic Water Palace Tower features delicate open-air arcades, pointed lancet arches, and dock landings designed for royal pleasure boats.
What This Idea Means
Inspired by historic Venetian architecture, this design emphasizes lightness, water reflections, horizontal tracery bands, and breezy open-air arcades integrated into a coastal gothic tower setting.
How to Make It
- Construct structural foundation pilings extending out of the ocean water using Deepslate Bricks and Granite.
- Build lower floor dock landings made of Spruce Slabs and Waterlogged Stairs for boat mooring.
- Construct upper tower floors featuring airy, open-air arcades made of white and pink Quartz pointed arches.
- Install intricate crisscross wall tracery along middle facades using Birch Fences and Sandstone detail blocks.
- Top the water tower with a shallow-pitched roof made of Cherry Wood and Prismarine Bricks.
Tips & Variations
- Submerged Detailing: Mix Sea Pickles, Coral Blocks, and Seagrass around underwater foundation pillars for rich ocean floor detail.
- Gondola Docks: Tie custom wooden boats or gondolas to fence posts along the tower landing using Leads.
- Reflective Lighting: Position Froglights right at the water surface level to create shimmering pink and white reflections on the surrounding lagoon.
