The Blaakse Forest or Cube Houses

The cube houses in Rotterdam are 38 cube-shaped pole houses and 13 business cubes near Blaak by the Old Port. They were built between 1982 and 1984, after an initial presentation of the plans in 1978.

In Blom's cube house, there are three living levels: at the bottom is the so-called street house with the kitchen and living room, in the middle is the sky house with space for study and bedrooms, and at the top is the leafy hut, a three-sided pyramid with room for a conservatory, a balcony, or a modest garden. In the hexagonal column on which the house rests, there is the entrance and the stairwell.

The cube houses are privately owned and inhabited. Due to the location above a busy road, all leafy huts are designed as closed rooms with tilt windows. The larger cubes house an entertainment center, offices, and studios.

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