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Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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7 Apartment Buildings That Are Architectural Marvels

Piet Blom, the Dutch architect behind Rotterdam's quirky cube houses, envisioned an urban forest when he created these unusual stacked apartments.

Meant to represent individual trees, the cubes are slanted at an angle and painted a bright shade of yellow. They're an instantly memorable landmark — no small feat in a city that's made a name for itself with its boundary-pushing building design. Inside the cube houses, which were completed in 1984, bespoke furnishings make the most of every inch of space, while the geometric angles of their windows are an ever-present reminder that these apartments break the mold. Most of the cubes are private residences, but one is a museum that curious visitors can tour.

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