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140 lines
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<title>Origami Icehouse Pieces</title>
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<h1>Origami Icehouse Pieces</h1>
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<p><em>Written by Bill Adams. Archived from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050521082358/http://www.iglou.com/biladams/IceHouse/">the wayback machine</a> on 2026-02-14.</em></p>
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This model is based off of <a href="http://www.suberic.net/~dmm/games/oihp.html">Denis Moskowitz's</a> pieces, but I modified it to be sturdier, stackable, and requiring no tape.
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<img alt="01" src="01.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Take a regular square sheet of paper. I've used origami paper to show which side will be visible. To duplicate the sizes of the icehouse pieces, use the following dimensions:
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<li>Small 3 1/16"</li>
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<li>Medium 4 1/8"</li>
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<li>Large 5 3/16"</li>
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<img alt="02" src="02.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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use mountain folds for the diagonals and valley folds for the vertical and horizontal folds.
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<img alt="03" src="03.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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collapse the fold so that the hidden side (in this case white) is on the outside.
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<img alt="04" src="04.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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bring the bottom of the front leaf up to the top.
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<img alt="05" src="05.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Repeat for the other three sides.
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<img alt="06" src="06.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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<img alt="07" src="07.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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This form is called a "blintzed waterbomb base." It the basic form of Moskowitz's pieces, but the blintz will allow us to make the pieces stackable.
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<img alt="08" src="08.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Take the left leaf and fold it about a third of the way along the top point.
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<img alt="09" src="09.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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fold the right leaf over top of the left leaf.
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<img alt="10" src="10.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Turn it over and repeat the last two steps.
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<img alt="11" src="11.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Unfold the paper. You should be able to see the guide folds we will be using.
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<img alt="12" src="12.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Turn the paper over and step fold one edge toward the corner to its left using the pre-existing folds.
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<img alt="13" src="13.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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fold the flap in the rear to the left while folding it along the edge. This is referred to as a rabbit fold.
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<img alt="14" src="14.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Fold the corner to the right, making sure that the second layer is completely folded.
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<img alt="15" src="15.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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fold the inner layer back to the left, making a crease that goes along the center line.
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<img alt="16" src="16.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Open up the center pocket and push it flat, thereby separating the two corners.
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<img alt="17" src="17.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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You now have one edge completed.
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<img alt="18" src="18.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Repeat the above steps with the opposite edge...
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<img alt="19" src="19.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Unfold the paper..
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<img alt="20" src="20.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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and repeat the process with the other two edges.
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<img alt="21" src="21.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Carefully refold one of the two edges.
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<img alt="22" src="22.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Move the right flap under the flap below it. This is an optional move, but it helps keep the piece balanced.
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<img alt="23" src="23.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Do the same for the other side.
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<img alt="24" src="24.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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At this point, the piece can be flatened out in order to solidify the creases.
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<img alt="25" src="25.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Now all that remains is pushing the points inward. Here's the first one done.
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<img alt="26" src="26.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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One more to go...
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<img alt="27" src="27.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Finished.
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<img alt="28" src="28.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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<img alt="29" src="29.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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<img alt="Boxed Set" src="BoxSet.jpg" height="480" width="640" align="right" />
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Here's a boxed set I created for a friend's birthday. I got the paper from flyers off bullitin boards; four sheets of each color is enough to create a stash. Here are four stashes set up to play Mini-Volcano.<p>
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Unfortunatly, I can't provide directions for the box, but look for the book called "Origami Boxes" by Tomoko Fuse. It has the instructions in it (warning, a lot of patience is required in order to put it together.)
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Origami model created by <a href="mailto:biladams@iglou.com">Bill Adams</a>.<br/>
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IceHouse system designed by <a href="http://www.looneylabs.com/">Looney Labs</a>.<br/>
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