Kijk-Kubus is the furnished museum-house inside Rotterdam’s Cube Houses, at Overblaak 70. Architect Piet Blom designed the tilted homes as part of the Blaakse Bos, a cluster conceived as an urban forest. Most are private residences, but this one lets you see how the angled rooms work as a home. Look closely at the sloping walls, sharp corners and changing light, then head up to the third-floor loft for views across the city.
The Blaakse Bos idea
The Cube Houses are part of the Blaakse Bos, a group of homes designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom. Their tilted, cube-shaped forms stand above the ground on concrete supports, with entrances set into the supports. Blom’s design imagines the houses as trees in an urban forest, bringing a woodland idea into the city centre.
The buildings are also part of Rotterdam’s modern architectural character. Their unusual angles are visible from outside, but the design becomes easier to understand when you see how the rooms fit together inside.
Inside the Show Cube
Most of the Cube Houses are privately owned or inhabited. Kijk-Kubus, also called the Show Cube, is the furnished museum-house open to visitors. Its rooms give a sense of how someone can live within the sloping walls and angled layout.
The interior’s geometry affects how the rooms feel and how daylight enters them. As you move through the house, look at the changing angles and the way the furnishings sit within the unusual spaces. The third-floor loft provides a different perspective, with views over Rotterdam.
Häufige Fragen
Can you go inside a Cube House in Rotterdam?
Yes. Kijk-Kubus is a furnished museum-house open to the public. Most of the other Cube Houses are private homes.
Where is Kijk-Kubus Museum-house?
It is at Overblaak 70, in Rotterdam’s Blaakse Bos.
Who designed the Cube Houses?
Dutch architect Piet Blom designed the Cube Houses as part of the Blaakse Bos.
