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Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen) Rotterdam

Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen) Rotterdam

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Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen) Rotterdam

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Location: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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1. View of the Rotterdam Skyline – Along the Vlist loop from Rotterdam Blaak

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2. Highway Bridge – View of the Rotterdam Skyline loop from Slotlaan

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3. Rottedijk – Pekhuis Bridge loop from Leuvehaven

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Julia Nikolaeva

July 9, 2021

The cube houses in Rotterdam are 38 cube-shaped stilt houses and 13 business cubes at the Blaak near the Oude Haven. They were built between 1982 and 1984, after a first presentation of the plans in 1978. The design by Piet Blom is a variant of the Helmond cube house in a slightly larger grid. The viaduct on one floor is officially called the Overblaak, but the entire complex is known as the Blaakse Bos. The cube houses are built in the shape of a tilted cube on a pole, and are also known as stilt houses or tree houses.

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Glen Sobel

August 23, 2022

The cube house (also cube apartment, tree house) is a design pattern for residential buildings that was developed by the architect Piet Blom on the basis of cube-shaped structures standing on a corner. Two building complexes were erected in Helmond and Rotterdam, which were put together in modules from these structures.

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Niek 🇳🇱

November 26, 2024

The Kijk-Kubus is open 7 days a week from 11am to 5pm.

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Ines 🌲🚴🌲

September 18, 2021

You can visit it inside, 3 € entrance fee, it's worth it

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Zio

April 7, 2020

Architectural highlight:
The cube houses (cube apartments) in Rotterdam are known worldwide for their very striking design.
The cube houses were designed by the Dutch architect Piet Blom, who tilted a traditional, cube-shaped house by 45 degrees and placed it on a hexagonal cone. Each of these houses represents a tree and all cube houses together represent a forest. There are a total of 38 cube houses, all of which are connected by two mega cubes at the end of the row. The cube houses have three levels with a living space of around 100 square meters. Some of the residents use the small third floor as a winter garden.
Some of the houses are used as hostels. Overnight stay recommended.

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Ferdinand Teepe

October 7, 2020

Very unique architecture. Totally worth a visit.

Unique architecture. It's worth a visit

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Domi

October 12, 2020

1 Cubus House is a museum. Don't miss to see it from inside.

Thibault R.

April 10, 2020

Very original cubic houses, an architectural must in Rotterdam.

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Jaco de Bonneval

August 16, 2021

Best place to sleep in an uxpected position! and it's cheap too!

Mariola & Bernd mit dem Rad

September 26, 2023

The cube houses were built in the 1980s by the architect Piet Blom as a cube standing on a corner. The stairwell is in the trunk, and the apartment is on three floors above it. 51 cubes, of which 38 are cube apartments, the remaining, larger ones are used for shops, are part of a pedestrian bridge over one of the busiest streets in the city.
A Kijk cube can be visited.

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Atze (Roland H.)

May 2, 2024

The cube houses have become another landmark of the city. Even today, opinions about the houses are divided. But they are certainly striking.
The houses are even inhabited and anyone interested in seeing what they look like can visit a reference apartment.
But there is an increasing demand for them.

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Maren P.🦌🌼🥾🚲

March 29, 2025

Insane Architecture 5 ⭐

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David Mössner

August 24, 2025

You can ask yourself over and over again: Why? And you don't get an answer.

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Kees

May 1, 2025

I tried to drive this route from Dordrecht Wielwijk. Continuously wrong. When I finally arrived in Zwijndrecht, Komoot navigated me back to Wielwijk. No idea where that came from. Very confusing

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1. View of the Rotterdam Skyline – Along the Vlist loop from Rotterdam Blaak

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