Here's my WIP for The Lift building in The Village of Kopfarr where that WIP can be found here.

So the idea is that long ago the dwarves from the mountains build this large 20 ft. x 20 ft. lift for the village of Kopfarr. To get to main area of Kopfarr a lift is needed to get above the steep cliffs which protect and follow along side the stone cold river (name still WIP).

It's a stone building carved into the head of a dwarf. The lift rises into the bottom of the chin of the dwarf's head and from there they can exit through the back of the head/building to the main part of the village. The lift is surrounded by ancient oak scaffolding, which helps to support the stone head above. The mechanism that pulls up the large chains and lift are 2 large water wheels, once the 2 large levers are unlocked the wheels are free to move. The dwarves then built underground channels from the nearby lake and water from this lake powers the wheels. Hope that all makes sense. Also, up in the stone dwarfs head is a lookout/observation room using the eyes and ears of the head as windows.

Initial sketches and start in photoshop.

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