The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam
by Norman Gabitzsch
Title
The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam
Artist
Norman Gabitzsch
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
By the end of the Second World War, the strategic port city of Rotterdam had been leveled by bombardment. The Dutch went about rebuilding the important city with new experimental architecture. The 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. 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.
Three test versions were first constructed in 1974, and in 1977 18 houses were constructed in Helmond. The many houses required for a woonwoud (English: living woods) were never realized. The houses in Rotterdam were designed in 1977 in a plan of 55, of which 39 were built. The cube houses in Helmond surrounded a theater, Theater 't Speelhuis, which was destroyed by a large fire on 29 December 2011.
Photograph made with a Nikon D850
Copyright (c) 2019 Norman Gabitzsch. All Rights Reserved.
Featured Artwork in:
Just Perfect - October 2019
Nikon Full Frame Cameras - October 2019
Travel Art - October 2019
Photographic Camera Art - October 2019
Images That Excite You! - October 2019
The 200 Club - October 2019
The World We See Group - October 2019
Bedroom Art Gallery - October 2019
International Images - October 2019
Out of the Ordinary - October 2019
Travel Art - October 2019
World Landscape Lovers of Art - October 2019
The Mind's Eye - November 2019
Camera Art - November 2019
The Niche - December 2019
1000 Views - December 2019
Your Very Best Photography - December 2019
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August 28th, 2019
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Comments (6)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Thank yo, Christopher, for supporting and featuring the Netherlands Architectural photog, "The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam", in the Fine Art America Group, "1000 Views".
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
tatiana ... thank you for featuring the Dutch post modern Architecture image, "The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam", in the Fine Art America Group, "Travel Art".
Denise Harty
Amazing architecture! L/F
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Denise ... thank you for the comment and support of the Dutch Architectural photog, "The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam".
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group:-)
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Robyn ... Thanks for the feature of the Dutch Architectural photo, "The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam", in the Fine Art America Group, "The World We See"
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
John, thank you so very much for featuring the Netherlands Architectural photog, "The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam", in the Fine Art America Group, "Images That Excite You!"
Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet!
Norman Gabitzsch replied:
Don ... thank you so very much for featuring and supporting the Holland Architectural photograph, "The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam", in the Fine Art America Group, "Photographic Camera Art".
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