Intriguing architecture by ankers70

Intriguing architecture

One of many views I took of the iconic cube houses designed by architect Piet Blom (1934–1999). They were designed in 1978 and completed in 1984. They are sometimes called tree houses or pole houses because, in their design of a tilted cube on a pole they resemble an abstract tree. Each pole has two levels, an entrance hall and storage, and each cube has three levels comprising living and kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms and a loft. There are 38 cube dwellings and another two that sit above the railway viaduct at Blaak in Rotterdam. They are intriguing and compelling, but I wonder about them as places to live. I couldn't quite get my head around how the spaces would work for people.

Bec @walksnaplove challenged me to capture in a single photograph a powerful story about architecture. My photo, in its angle on the cube houses, tries to tell a story of compelling and intriguing exterior form versus interior living spaces for people.


Fantastic
March 19th, 2024  
A perfect capture for your challenge, what an amazing find and shot.
March 19th, 2024  
Wow! These are amazing spaces, aren’t they. Challenge met so well on so many different levels. Love the framing and matching shape of the shot too.
March 19th, 2024  
Very intriguing architecture, excellent photo
March 19th, 2024  
Grovry shapes and colours.
March 19th, 2024  
A interesting and confusing looking building.
March 19th, 2024  
What a fantastic structure and an interesting story. You have done it proud with this shot fav
March 19th, 2024  
I wonder how people live inside that building.
March 19th, 2024  
I wonder how people live inside that house.
March 19th, 2024  
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