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This is a fidget cube.
It's supposed to be the successor to a fidget spinner.
A Christmas present.
Different buttons, switches, surfaces on all six sides.
I'd rather just take a photo of it on a mirror than fidget with it! :-)
Kubushäuser
Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside.
The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, right above the Blaak metro station. There are 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.
As residents are disturbed so often by curious passers-by, one owner decided to open a "show cube", which is furnished as a normal house, and is making a living out of offering tours to visitors.
The living room of the "show cube" in Rotterdam.
The houses contain three floors:
ground floor entrance
first floor with living room and open kitchen
second floor with two bedrooms and bathroom
top floor which is sometimes used as a small garden
The walls and windows are angled at 54.7 degrees. The total area of the apartment is around 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft), but around a quarter of the space is unusable because of the walls that are under the angled ceilings.
In 2006, a museum of chess pieces was opened under the houses.
In 2009, the larger cubes were converted by Personal Architecture into a hostel run by Dutch hostel chain Stayokay.
(Wikipedia)
Das Kubushaus (auch Kubuswohnung, Baumhaus) ist ein Entwurfsmuster für Wohngebäude, das von dem Architekten Piet Blom auf der Basis von würfelförmigen, auf einer Ecke stehenden Baukörpern entwickelt wurde. In Helmond und Rotterdam wurden zwei Gebäudekomplexe errichtet, die modular aus diesen Baukörpern zusammengesetzt wurden.
Die ersten Entwürfe für die Kubushäuser fertigte Piet Blom 1973/74 an. Blom sah die Häuser als Bäume mit einem „Stamm“ zur vertikalen Erschließung und der Wohneinheit als „Baumkrone“.
Der Stamm hat einen sechseckigen Grundriss und besteht aus drei Stahlbetonsäulen, die mit Betonblocksteinen vervollständigt werden. Im Erdgeschoss ist ein Vorratsraum untergebracht, eine externe Treppe führt zum höher gelegenen Eingang. In Rotterdam gibt es zwei weitere Varianten: Bei der einen liegen Vorratsraum und Eingang beide im Erdgeschoss und die Treppe ist intern. Bei der anderen Variante teilen sich drei Häuser eine Treppe und im Erdgeschoss ist ein Laden untergebracht. Die Vorratsräume liegen anderswo im Komplex.
Der Kubus mit der Kantenlänge von 7,5 Metern ist gekippt und steht auf einer Ecke, so dass drei Seiten nach unten und drei nach oben zeigen. Blom sprach von „Straßenhaus“ und „Himmelshaus“. Das Tragwerk und die Geschossplatten bestehen aus Ortbeton, die Außenwände sind in Holzskelettbauweise aus Kiefernholz errichtet. Die Geschossfläche beträgt circa 100 m² (ohne den Stamm). Alle Gebäude werden von einer zentralen Heizungsanlage versorgt.
Der Kubus hat drei Etagen. Auf der untersten liegt ein Wohn- und Essraum und die Küche, ein Büro oder Hobbyraum und eine Toilette. Die mittlere Etage beinhaltet zwei Schlafzimmer und ein Bad. Auf der obersten Etage befindet sich ein pyramidenförmiger Raum mit Fenstern zu allen Seiten, der als Schlafzimmer, Kinderzimmer oder Sonnenraum genutzt werden kann.
Mehrere Gebäude als Gruppe sah Blom als „Wald“ oder „Dorf“, als definierte und ablesbare Einheit in der Stadt.
1978 fertigte Blom die ersten Entwürfe für das Projekt in Rotterdam an. Es sollte 74 Kubushäuser und ein Kulturzentrum umfassen; das Programm wurde jedoch reduziert. Aufgrund finanzieller Schwierigkeiten dauerte es vier Jahre bis zum Baubeginn 1982. 1984 waren die geplanten 51 Kuben fertiggestellt, drei der Kuben sind größer als das Standardmaß. 38 Kuben sind Wohneinheiten, der Rest gehört zu der Schule, die Teil des Programmes ist, oder zu den Ladeneinheiten. Insgesamt gibt es 14 Ladeneinheiten auf der Promenadenebene, dazu noch ein Restaurant und weitere Geschäftsräume anderswo im Gesamtkomplex. Auf der Promenadenebene gibt es auch einen Kinderspielplatz. Zusammen mit dem Apartmenthaus Blaaktower – ebenfalls von Blom – bilden die Kubushäuser ein städtebauliches Ensemble.
Die Gebäudegruppe überspannt eine vielbefahrene Straße und agiert als Fußgängerbrücke. Es war ein städtebauliches Ziel, die Verkehrsader zu überbrücken und diese Brücke mit Gebäuden zu bestücken. Die untere Promenaden-Ebene ist öffentlich zugänglich. Die Geschosse darüber sind privat. Durch die geneigten Fenster überblicken die Bewohner den öffentlichen Raum.
Alle 38 Wohneinheiten waren bereits vor Fertigstellung verkauft. Zwischenzeitlich nutzte die Architekturakademie zwei Kuben. Für fünf Jahre wurden die Läden als Modeboutiquen genutzt. In den letzten Jahren werden die Ladeneinheiten als Büros oder Studios vermietet. Einer der Kuben ist für Besucher zugänglich.
1997/98 wurden umfangreiche Renovierungsarbeiten vorgenommen. Die Dächer wurden mit Zink verkleidet und einige Fenster ausgetauscht. Die Unterseiten der Kuben wurden neu gestrichen. 2001 wurde die Promenadenebene von der Stadt Rotterdam komplett saniert.
(Wikipedia)
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This cube is made from a slightly modified variant of my Woven Slit Module (WSM). 36 units are used (6×4 = 24 for the faces and 12 for the edges), made from square paper. Each face of the cube, when not connected to others, can be used as an origami coaster.
Cube houses are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside.
Baustelle des "cube"-Gebäudes neben dem Berliner Hauptbahnhof / construction site of "cube" building near Berlin Central Station
Many thanks to Thibaud Piruk for the edit!
The nuva cube was 3D printed by Vahki6 ( and it's not shit contrary to what my moc said :p )
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120 in 2020
#31 - Cube
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A view at Bromsgrove taken in July 1998, where a pair of BR Railfreight Distribution branded Class 47/0, 47217 & 47286 had charge of the Rover car panel/component train 6V27, returning the specialised KSA 'high cube' wagons from Longbridge to Swindon.
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Cube houses are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimize the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest.
Designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom, this residential development stands apart as its homes are literally cubes, tilted over by 45 degrees.
Car: Nissan Cube.
Year of manufacture: 2004.
Date of first registration in the UK: 1st February 2016.
Place of registration: Portsmouth.
Date of last MOT: 3rd October 2022.
Mileage at last MOT: 106,366.
Date of last change of keeper: 3rd October 2022.
Number of previous keepers: 4.
Date taken: 12th December 2022.
Album: Carspotting 2022
The Cube model was available in the US for model years 2009-2014, though it remained in production for sale in Japan through late 2019. Low sales was the culprit for the North American market.
This one appears to have been repainted, seemingly incompletely. The C-pillar is supposed to be painted to create the illusion that the rear passenger window continues onto it.
So I finished my internship yesterday! I had my powerpoint presentation and poster presentation yesterday as well--both went swimmingly. I really do dislike public speaking, but after I got warmed up and stopped shaking, I was able to present my data well. I'm relieved to be done and stress free for the next week, but I do miss my job a lot! I got lucky and had some really awesome coworkers, and mentors there, and I'm going to miss them. This morning I woke up at 7:30 like I normally do for work (my body naturally wakes me up), and I just couldn't relax! I spent the morning cleaning the kitchen for my mom (it looks beautiful and she's thrilled), baking Challah with my friend, and taking these bubble pictures for my dad's birthday present! I have a few others, but I'm planning to print his favorite on canvas.
I go back to school in 7 days :O
This shot was done using a square glass jar from target, with styrofoam pushed into the bottom (the white bokeh) and added club soda. I'm going to try this with a bunch of different objects! I also used my speedlite on camera for lighting purposes. It's reminiscent of this image www.flickr.com/photos/sarahnatanaphotography/4922077691/i... I took 2 full years ago!
Located in the Cube. The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) occupies the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Cube, adjacent to Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa, Florida. FMoPA is part of the Waterfront Arts District, along with the Tampa Museum of Art and Glazer Children's Museum, all located alongside the Tampa Riverwalk.
This shot was taken in Dorset at the end of a great day with Mark Eggleton. It's a 260 second exposure. I'm still not convinced about the composition, but after climbing on top of one of those cubes and managing not to break my gear, I had to post the resulting picture.
Alamo, also known as the Astor Place Cube or simply The Cube, is an outdoor sculpture by Bernard (Tony) Rosenthal, located on Astor Place, in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The cube is made of Cor-Ten steel and weighs about 1,800 pounds. The faces of the cube are not flat but have various indentations, protrusions, and ledges. The sculpture's name, Alamo, is designated on a small plaque on one corner of the base and was selected by the artist's wife because its scale and mass reminded her of the Alamo Mission. Installed in 1967 as part of the "Sculpture and the Environment" organized by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cube was one of 25 temporary art installations that were intended to remain for a six-month period, however local residents successfully petitioned the city to keep the Alamo. Although not within its design, the Cube can be spun on its vertical axis. As the heavy Cube takes more than one person to rotate, it has become a way for friends and strangers to bond.
collaboration with Josh Greet
single perspective cube
made using different size shapes suspended and different distances
creating an illusion from a singular perspective
Paper: 9 cm
Modules: 12
Model: Tomoko Fuse (?)
Book: ?
While taking a few (hopefully better) photos of older folds of mine, I stumbled upon this. I folded this in late 2013, right after starting with modular origami (this paper was among the first Origami paper I owned), before I started with Flickr. Most of the models from this time (if decent enough) were posted on Flickr later, but I seem to have skipped this one. Can't even remember where I found the instructions and I am not absolutely sure it's Tomoko Fuse.