Origami: How to fold a Building

Skyscraper rising toward the sky.

This scenery with lots of buildings makes us feel

that we are in the urban area.

It’s amazing that they could build that tall buildings.

Isn’t human technology awesome?♥

So today, let’s fold a building with origami paper!★

How to fold a Building Ver.1

This is a square (rectangle) -shape building, just like an office building.

If you fold them with various sizes of origami paper,

you might be able to arrange the building’s size!♪

1. Fold it in half twice along the dotted lines and make creases.

2. Fold both sides to the middle.

3. Fold the top part down along the dotted line.

4. Fold it up along the dotted line.

5. Fold both corners up along the dotted lines and make creases.

6. Fold them along the dotted lines,

opening the parts that each arrow is pointing at,

like the picture No.7 shows.

7. Turn it over and…

8. Draw some windows and fold it in half along the dotted line.

(a mountain fold)

9. And it’s done!

With the last mountain fold, you can let it stand too!★

Not only can you make a three-dimensional town using these

but you can also make a two-dimensional town as a background!♥

How to fold a Building Ver.2

This is how to fold a stylish building with a pointed roof.

This is just like one of the buildings

that we can see somewhere in the foreign country!♥

1. Fold it in half twice along the dotted lines to make two creases.

2. Fold both sides to the middle.

3. Again, fold both sides to the middle.

4.Fold it along the dotted line.

5. Fold it up along the dotted line.

6. Fold them along the dotted lines,

opening from the parts that each arrow is pointing at.

7. Fold it down along the dotted line.

8. Fold it up along the dotted line.

9. Fold both sides toward the middle along the dotted lines to make a triangle.

10. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

11.Turn it over and…

12. draw some windows.

Fold it in half along the dotted line. (a mountain fold)

13. And it’s done!

You can let this building stand too.

Why don’t you create your original city with these buildings

of Ver1 and Ver2 together!★

You can also enjoy making various buildings such as houses or churches!♪

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】