Comments on: Impossible M.C Escher Houses

By: Bee

Bee — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:33:13 +0000

My uncle was tempted to buy one… But then he realised its a bad idea. He lives close now. So he can still go and see them. They have a strange design, in and out side.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:00:36 +0000

OMG, my hometown! =D

The “Kubuswoningen” (which is Dutch for “cube houses”) are a set houses built in Rotterdam, but also in Helmond, which both are Dutch cities.
They are designed by architect Piet Blom in 1984.
There are 38 small cubes and two so called ‘super-cubes’, all attached to each other.
These so called “kubuswoningen” are also made as a bridge across the road.
It is its own little neighbourhood with shops and little squares on the (roofed) bridge.

A nice thing is that it is located in the central district of Rotterdam
Further more it stands extreme close to the market square, a police station, even more shops, and last but not least: Rotterdam’s Great Central Library.
Because of the nearby train/metro station and bus/tram stops it has a one out of a million connection with the public transport.
And most of the houses have a nice view.

Still I have to say that I rather live somewhere else.
I like my walls vertical; in a angle of 90 degrees with my floor.
Yet it is worthwhile to go en see them (from the inside and outside) with your own eyes.
That they are less practical, doesn’t make them less incredible.

greets from Alex in Rotterdam, The Netherlands!

By: Ioana

Ioana — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:27:31 +0000

is that rotterdam?

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:38:06 +0000

clearly the architect (can’t spell it!) has a sense of homour!

By: Melina

Melina — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:42:37 +0000

I love illusions I think that they are so cool!!! I wish I could do them.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:59:56 +0000

Lol the nest random illusion generator brought me to this one twice

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:47:00 +0000

I love the illusion,but what’s the illusion?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:53:00 +0000

WOW!
this is very close to where i live!
sweet…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:48:00 +0000

this is so stuupid it makes absolutely no sense what so ever and i think that you people should get a new hobby

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:18:00 +0000

Ive been in those houses ones. The houses are very small and have an unusual and unpracticle design. Someone on here said he wanted to see the interior. Alot of room isn’t there to put alot of furniture in, so if you buy a weird house like that you might buy some exclusive furniture aswell.
I got dizzy while walking around in it, because of the windows pointing down so you can see the street. Its like a gab behind your couch where there used to be a wall. Its still worth visiting one of the ‘museum’ ones if your in the area though.

By: Schatje

Schatje — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:04:00 +0000

They are real. I can see them from my front door… they’re only a 2-minute walk from my apartment. The inside is not as weird as you might think – but on the other hand, I don’t think the occupants can buy their furniture at Ikea… *g* Currently (since they’re mostly unoccupied) there is a hot debate raging between the “GREAT idea!” and the “Not in OUR neighborhood!” factions over using them to house prisoners – presumably convicts on work-release or some such, without official supervision – but nothing has come of it as of yet. Anyway, just thought I would throw in my 2 eurocents. :) Incidentally, these houses are intended to be artistic representations of trees (the cube itself representing the greenery), or so I was told by the personnel in the office/slash/souvenir shop in the complex. I too have lots of photos of the “kubuswoningen” but I can’t remember if I took any photos while I was inside. PS to the folks who said they live nearby – Dutch? American? Any homeboys/homegirls in the room? (I’m from the Deep South, but when living in a foreign land, those “regional distinctions” drop away and we’re just Americans. LOL) Cheers… Erin in R’dam

By: seanki

seanki — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:34:00 +0000

uhhhh… i think it is in ze roterdam

By: tootwo27

tootwo27 — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:32:00 +0000

cool but where is the runaway
^ ^
(^_^)

By: christine

christine — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:14:00 +0000

whoa:P this is next to my school, one of the houses is bright purple now:)

they are really neat, and i’ve also been in one. NO THEY ARE NO PHOTOSHOP they’re real

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:43:00 +0000

Yes it”s possible…
There’s a building in Toronto that is basically a cube standing on one of it’s corners.