{"id":15442,"date":"2020-03-09T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=15442"},"modified":"2021-04-05T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:14:54","slug":"cubic-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/netherlands\/rotterdam\/cubic-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubic Houses \u2013 houses on the edge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A major point of interest in Rotterdam are the Cubic Houses near the big Market Hall. A must-see for fans of architecture and at the top of our Rotterdam to-do list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The architecture of the houses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Dutch architect Piet Blom created the first designs for the Cubic Houses in 1973\/74. The premise was to design houses that resemble trees. The trunk is used to utilise more vertical space. It has a hexagonal footprint and houses a pantry on the ground floor. External stairs lead up to the entrance of the main habitation space which is off the ground. The main habitation space represents the crown of a tree. The crown is cubic, its edges are 7.5 meters long, it is tilted and rests on one corner. Three sides of the cube point down and three sides point up. The sides are timber frame constructions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The living space\nof the flat measures 100 m\u00b2 on three floors. The floorplan is the\nsame in all cubes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n