Strange Buildings » rotterdam http://www.strangebuildings.com Strange Buildings from Around the World for The Lovers of Unusual Architecture. Virtual tour to the best travel destinations. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:37:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Cubic Houses/Kubus Woningen (Rotterdam, Netherlands) http://www.strangebuildings.com/cubic-houseskubus-woningen-rotterdam-netherlands/ http://www.strangebuildings.com/cubic-houseskubus-woningen-rotterdam-netherlands/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:47:09 +0000 Strange Architect http://www.strangebuildings.com/?p=152

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Dates: 1982 – 1984

Architect: Piet Blom

Purpose: housing complex

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More info: Designed by Piet Blom in 1984 these well known Rotterdam houses are a popular must see for visitors to the city.The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. The concept behind these houses is that Piet Blom tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest. The cubes contain the living areas, which are split into three levels.

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