Cubic Houses in Rotterdam Netherlands

This past weekend I took the train to Rotterdam. I figure, since I'm about to leave Holland, I should try to visit some of the "major" cities here. Rotterdam has been on my list since... it has these famouse "cubic houses" that are supposed to look like trees. They were created by Piet Blom back in the 1970s in which each cube (house) is supposed to represent a tree...so all the houses together create a forest. Each of the cubes are tilted so they sit at a corner of the cube... so there are some windows pointing down and some pointing up etc etc. And the cubes are on top of these "poles" which is how you can enter and climb a staircase to the house.

Currently there are actual people living in the houses, but they have 1 house as a "showcube". Since they looked SO cool online, I really wanted to tour it... yeah kind of disapointing, since ultimately inside, its just a house with some slanted walls. haha it kind of reminded me of some 3rd floor dorm rooms in Giles (back at duke)... but none-the-less it was pretty cool to walk in, and see the cube houses.

There is also this "pencil-shaped" building right next to the houses. and whoa, it really looks like a pencil!!!!! the color scheme and everything! haha

And of course, while in Rotterdam, i went shopping! They have some awesome places to shop...so many stores... I even got tired after awhile! (AMAZING!!)

Here are some photos. EnjoY!

Cubic House : does it look like a forest?

View of the roof:

Living room:

Third Floor: (ceiling was kind of low)

at the office:

Kitchen:

With the Pencil Building:

looks really like a pencil huh?!?!
(see the gray tip...for lead HAHA)
Church in the city centre:

Seagull enjoying the remains of the open market:

oh and this is what the NS trains look like:
(I've been riding these ALL year long... lovely huh)