Many might accuse town planners of lacking in artistic creativity, but not in the Netherlands city of Rotterdam.
Needing to develop two small pieces of land on opposite sides of a 4-lane road, the council consulted architect Piet Blom, whose answer was to design a ‘forest’ of cube-shaped houses, some of which sit atop a pedestrian bridge spanning the road. While privately owned, the homes are now a tourist landmark and registered monument in the city.
