The Cube Houses in Rotterdam are famous all over the world because of their striking design.

The Cube Houses were designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom, who tilted a normal cube-shaped house 45 degrees and rested it on a hexagon-shaped pylon. Each of the houses represents a tree and all togther they represent a forest. There are 38 Cube Houses all connected together with two megacubes at each of the ends. The houses have got three floors with a living space of around 100 square meters. Some of the residents use the small third floor as their garden.

No straight walls
The cubes don't have any straight walls inside, so this gives a lot of new residents a headache when they need to buy their furniture. People that choose to live in these houses have to be creative while redecorating their houses.

A Cube House on display for spectators
The Cube Houses attracted so many tourists that one of the residents decided to open his house to the public. This Kijkkubus (Show Cube) is open to the public to see what it's like to live in a Cube House. You will be able to imagine all of the challenges that the residents have to cope with every day! Watch your head while walking through the house!

Rotterdam Blaak Area
The Cube Houses are located in the middle of the Blaak area where you can find some other striking designs like the underground Blaak station, the city library and Het Potlood (Pencil tower).

Interested in modern architecture?
Have a look at the extensive Rotterdam architecture guide for an overview of the most striking buildings!