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CUBE HOUSES HELMOND
P. BLOM, 1974-1975, Wilhelminalaan 5a,b,c, Helmond
© 1994 Rook & Nagelkerke
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Piet Blom
BUILDING TYPE:
Housing
RELATED BUILDINGS:
Cube Houses, Blaak Heights
Cultural Centre; Cube Houses
These three houses were built as a test for the houses along 't Speelhuis'.
Elaborating on his notion of a 'living roof' (https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/567" class="inline_link">de Kasbah) he arrived at a new form of housing and planning, the pole dwelling ('paalwoning') and its multiple, 'tree housing'. A pole or tree dwelling, later mostly referred to as cube dwelling, consists of a tilted cube with one point anchored in a concrete core containing the entrance and stair. This timber cube consists of three levels: the street-house (kitchen and living room), the sky-house (bedrooms) and the outhouse (balcony or small garden). Sloping walls and unconventional shapes of window force occupants to adopt a creative approach to furnishing, standard furniture and curtains being out of the question. Taking up little room and relinquishing street and garden as such, the plan signifies a radical break with tradition.
Elaborating on his notion of a 'living roof' (https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/567" class="inline_link">de Kasbah) he arrived at a new form of housing and planning, the pole dwelling ('paalwoning') and its multiple, 'tree housing'. A pole or tree dwelling, later mostly referred to as cube dwelling, consists of a tilted cube with one point anchored in a concrete core containing the entrance and stair. This timber cube consists of three levels: the street-house (kitchen and living room), the sky-house (bedrooms) and the outhouse (balcony or small garden). Sloping walls and unconventional shapes of window force occupants to adopt a creative approach to furnishing, standard furniture and curtains being out of the question. Taking up little room and relinquishing street and garden as such, the plan signifies a radical break with tradition.