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Dec20

A part of the unusual architecture of the world

Published by Asya in Arts, Asia, Europe, Netherlands, North America, Photos, Taiwan, United States of America

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Â Cubic House, Rotterdam, NetherlandsÂ

One of the major attractions in the Rotterdam architecture are the Cubic Houses. The cubes are tilted and sit on hexagon-shaped structures.These are 39 cube-shaped dwellings, built in 1984 by Piet Biom, which are still inhabited. The living areas are divisions into three levels – the triangle-shaped lower level contains the living area, the middle level contains the sleeping area and a bathroom, and the top level is used a bedroom and relax place, offers a great view since the apex.

The Ufo House, Sanjhin, TaiwanÂ

This is an abandoned resort in Sanjhih - small town on the North coast of Taiwan, that locals call “UFO House”. It was built as a holiday resort in the 1970s, by a keeper of a rubber company. It was costs 7-8 hundred million new Taiwan dollars. They planed to make it 5 stars resort hotel with the first yacht dock in the North coast of Taiwan. Â However, the rubber company closed down in the energy crisis in 1980.