Amazing house of Cuba in Rotterdam

    



Rotterdam a city that fans of modern architecture can not know. The Central area was almost completely wiped off the face of the earth as a result of bombing during the Second world war and literally rebuilt from scratch. Among the futuristic skyscrapers and bridges, stands a group of buildings: the famous yellow house of Cuba in Rotterdam (in Dutch, Kubuswoningen ), designed by architect Piet Blom in the years 1982-84, near the old port.





The complex idea of the architect— the trees in the forest ( Blaakse Bos ) , a kind of village in the city. At the bottom of shops, small businesses, school and Playground, in the upper, private of Cuba, namely housing.





The complex today consists of 51 blocks, very oblique, placed in a row and attached to each other angles. Of these, 38 houses are in use, others are part of schools or commercial buildings. Each house has 3 floors.





As soon as you see them, you will never forget. One of the cubes is used as a Museum.The last few years, the cube has even been turned into a hostel , so everyone has the opportunity to try to live and sleep in it. The house Museum is located at number 70 , and it is a real furnished house.





Each cube has an area of 100 square meters , but not all of them have the same area square meters in the vertical In all senses this is the house where you can "really" live is not just an exercise in architectural style . Of course, you must be young and mobile. A small child, elderly person, or a person with disabilities is not entirely compatible with the space of the house Cuba.You can even buy a house CC and it Seems the base price of the cube is about 200 thousand euros if someone is interested...

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