Go inside the Cube Houses of Rotterdam.
The Cubic Houses are a curious and magnificent architectural wonder settle in Rotterdam , Netherlands . They were conceived and constructed by designer Piet Blom in the 1970s . Blom was asked by Rotterdam townspeople contriver to solve the dilemma of build houses on top of a pedestrian bridge circuit , and , having built similar theatre to begin with in another township , Blom chose to repeat the purpose in Rotterdam .
Structurally , the cube sit pitch on a hexagonal pole . They are made up of concrete story , concrete pillars and wooden frame .
Inside , the mansion are separate into three stage access via a narrow staircase . The lower level is a triangular region used as the living room . The mediate grade houses the sleeping and washup area , and the highest tier is a spare surface area used either as a 2nd bedroom or another animation area .
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Completing the tilted design , the walls and windows are all angled at 54.7 stage , provide excellent views of the ring sphere . The only drawback – apart from claustrophobia is that despite a total area of 100 square meters , the angled construction means only a twenty-five percent of that space is really usable .
Aside from the uniqueness of the asymmetric design , the cubic houses are meant to make up an nonfigurative timber . According to Blom , the triangular top of each single house is supposed to represent an nonfigurative tree , which , when link up with its neighbor , becomes a sea of tree in a jaundiced , manufactured forest .
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