IB 238-1 Coco’s Neighbour’s House

Right next to Coco’s House, quietly standing in the background of Idea Book 238-1, there is another charming little building — smaller, simpler, but just as full of character. I like to imagine it as Coco’s Neighbour’s House.

In the original illustration, it appears almost discreetly, partially hidden among taller structures. Yet its clean façade, red roofline, and neatly aligned windows give it a calm, reassuring presence. It feels like the kind of place where curtains gently move in the afternoon light, where footsteps echo softly in the stairwell, and where a neighbor might lean out of the window to watch the life of the street below.

There is something wonderfully modest about this model. It doesn’t try to dominate the skyline; instead, it completes it. Paired with Coco’s House, it creates a small urban story — two buildings sharing a wall, a street, perhaps even the same golden sunset.

Instructions

Inventory

Quantity	Image	Part ID	Color	Category	Part name
Red
Door
1		33bc01	Red	Door	Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass
Slope
2		3039	Red	Slope	Slope 45 2 x 2
1		3043	Red	Slope	Slope 45 2 x 2 Double
4		3038	Red	Slope	Slope 45 2 x 3
2		3042	Red	Slope	Slope 45 2 x 3 Double
6		3037	Red	Slope	Slope 45 2 x 4
Window
28		29bc01	Red	Window	Window 1 x 1 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass
White
Brick
13		3005	White	Brick	Brick 1 x 1
1		3005pt3	White	Brick	Brick 1 x 1 with Blue Number 3 Pattern
12		3010	White	Brick	Brick 1 x 4
11		3003	White	Brick	Brick 2 x 2
8		3002	White	Brick	Brick 2 x 3
26		3001	White	Brick	Brick 2 x 4
Plate
1		3020	White	Plate	Plate 2 x 4
1		3035	White	Plate	Plate 4 x 8