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Note: This is an AI-generated image that does not show the real environment in Rotterdam.
The Cube Houses, or "Kubuswoningen" in Dutch, are one of Rotterdam's most iconic and unique architectural marvels. Designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom in the late 1970s, these innovative houses were conceived as part of an urban development project aimed at creating a "village within a city." Each house is literally a cube tilted at a 45-degree angle, resting on a hexagonal pylon, which gives the illusion that they are balancing on one corner. This striking and unconventional design immediately captures attention and has become a symbol of Rotterdam's progressive and bold approach to urban planning.
Blom's vision was to represent a forest, with each individual cube symbolizing an abstract tree, and the entire complex forming a cohesive "urban forest." The structures are built on a pedestrian bridge above a busy street near the Blaak metro station and the historic Oude Haven, cleverly optimizing public space. The complex consists of 38 small cubes and two larger "super-cubes," all interconnected to form a visually stunning and playful residential area. Their bright yellow color further enhances their distinctive presence against the city's skyline.
Stepping inside a Cube House offers a truly unique living experience. Due to the 45-degree tilt, all the walls and windows are slanted, creating unconventional and dynamic interior spaces. While this might seem challenging, the design cleverly maximizes the usable area within the geometric constraints. Typically, a Cube House has three floors: the ground floor serves as the entrance and storage area within the hexagonal pylon, the first floor houses the living room and an open kitchen, and the second floor contains two bedrooms and a bathroom. The top floor, often a small loft, can be used as a study, guest room, or even a rooftop garden, offering panoramic views of the surroundings.
While most Cube Houses are private residences, one "Show Cube" (Kijk-Kubus) has been opened to the public as a museum, allowing visitors to experience firsthand what it's like to live in such a distinctive home. This offers a fascinating insight into the creative solutions employed for furniture placement and maximizing space in an angled environment. Additionally, one of the larger cubes has been converted into a Stayokay Hostel, providing the unique opportunity for visitors to actually spend a night in these architectural wonders, further cementing their status as a must-see attraction in Rotterdam.
From 6 squares of craft paper.
This and other diagrams can be found at www.origami.edu.pl/ . You just have to register. Then you go to the section “From Twirl-ed People” and you have several Krystyna Burczyk’s diagrams.
Paper sponsored by Lulu Sur Flickr =D
Many thanks, Lulu!! =)
The Luna Cube is a small hand held synth that uses light to make a large range of electronic noises.
Luna Cube video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH8HozNHkf8
"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. 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 houses in Rotterdam were designed in 1977 in a plan of 55, of which 39 were built.
The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, right above the Blaak Subway 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 walls and windows are angled at 54.7 degrees. The total area of the apartment is around 100 square meters, 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."
Source: wikipedia.org
Bård Breivik's sculture Cube, formed with four faces showing different wave patterns, with onlookers in the setting evening sun.
Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. and my hometown birthplace where I was raised.
Home also to more than 2.8 million people it is the third largest city in the United States and the third-most densely populated major city in the U.S.A.
Located on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan it is known as the 'windy city' because it is believed to be situated in an arctic airway tunnel between Canada and the state of Illinois.
fun facts
In the late 1800's Chicago had almost entirely burnt down.
The fire lasted from Sunday, October 8 and burned to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying several square miles, it was eventually rebuilt and modernized and is now considered to be the birthplace of the skyscraper.
Today, Chicago has the distinction of being the only city in the world with more than one completed building containing at least 100 floors:
(1) The tallest building in Chicago is the 108-story Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m).
(2) The second tallest building in Chicago is the Trump International Hotel & Tower,
(3) The Aon Center comes in as the third tallest
(4) And the John Hancock Center stands in fourth place respectively.
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Fourth aircraft in Cube 21 flight diverting into RAF Lakenheath. A flight of six was returning from Poland to Alaska after a deployment when their tankers failed to launch.
Trapped in a box? Me too... Need to find time to escape. As they say in Japan..."Let's relaxing more!"
5Dm2, 24-105mm f/4L, 580 bounced at 1/4 via sync cord, PP'd in LR(added Old Polar filter, and dodged the eyes)
Paper: 7.5 cm, squares from DC
Modules: 6 squares and 12 joints
Model: Tomoko Fuse
Book: Origami Hana Kusudama p. 46
I don't know what my phone's cam did to that - it's not blue but violet in reality.
The small squares in the middle look a bit white at the edges - that's because during folding one has to rotate them, which is great fun.
Again a very unique design and assembly by Tomoko Fuse.
Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 750
(yeah, that name just rolls off the tongue ;o)
A short rest during a MTB tour above Ottoberg, CH. While taking a sip from the waterbottle I saw the light on the clearing and took the shots with my phone.
Stefan Schmitz 2025
CC -by -nd
A Rubik's cube with a continuous longline pattern on the outside. A real challenge for jaded cube solvers, impossible to solve for normal humans, I'm afraid.
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A cube of pure frozen water, caught on a camera of a computer based image generator, free on the condition of a little credit in the form of mentioning me.
Second aircraft in Cube 21 flight diverting into RAF Lakenheath. A flight of six was returning from Poland to Alaska after a deployment when their tankers failed to launch. The 3rd Wing marked on the tail is the operating unit at Elmendorf AFB.
Groovik's Cube is an electronic Rubik's Cube controlled by three station 30 meters apart located 120° around the cube. Two of these stations are visible here. Each station controls only three out of the nine possible planes of rotation. Although the cube works like a regular Rubik's Cube, it was very challenging to solve because solving it required careful coordination of three faraway people in a noisy environment, and each person could see only half of the cube. It was solved about six times during the week. [079922]
Technique shown on Digital Photo Magazine 149, Dec/2011,
3D image cube, applying my own images and processing.
Photos were taken at Trevarno Gardens, Cornwall.
graphic experiment…
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