rotterdam.part.1
Rotterdam, Nederlands
Two facts about Rotterdam:
1. The city endured a massive destruction at the end of WWII
2. The city is the biggest harbour of Europe, more than the double than the second one, Antwerpen in Belgium.
CUBIC HOUSES
Cubic leaning shaped apartments, the kubuswoninge, architectural experience of the 70s by Piet Blom in the center of Rotterdam. We have to admit that the habitat is not particularly practical and the spaces are limited. However, all the houses form a pleasant place to live. The city has had the intelligence to transform this space into a tourist spot with some houses being visited.
HALLS
Another interesting concept at the central Halls: the whole arcade is composed of apartments with terraces on the outside and windows on the inside. The inner gallery is a market hall where all the king of cuisine can be found.
Rotterdam
The modernity of a city that recreates itself according to its needs while preserving historical vestiges spared by the allied bombings.
