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How much does a horseshoe for happiness cost in Rotterdam?
A house in the shape of a giant arch? It must not be very convenient and practical, right? On the contrary, the unusual shape of Markthal has made it a multifunctional complex, which includes living space, parking, entertainment, and work. The unique building is located in Rotterdam at Grotemarkt 264. It is so remarkable that even Queen Maxima was present at its opening on October 1, 2014.
The architectural firm MVRDV calls the form of the Markthal a horseshoe. Perhaps, in this way, the creators of the building wanted to give the Netherlands a symbol of good luck. The gray building is made of stone. It hangs with a dome over a spacious square. The facades are separated from the street by glass panels measuring 34 by 42 meters. It is officially recognized as the largest laminated glass surface in Europe. The interior of the Markthal is decorated with the work of Iris Roskam and Arno Kunen /p>
Markthal consists of:
- 126 apartments available for purchase;
- 102 apartments for rent;
- 4,600 square meters of retail space;
- 1,600 square meters of HoReCa (hotels, restaurants, and cafes);
- 4-storey parking for 1,200 cars.
Residential complex has a class energy efficiency A+, which is highly valued in the real estate market. The size of the apartments ranges from 80 to 300 m/p>
Which house did Hansel and Gretel want to eat
These fairy tale characters from the Brothers Grimm did indeed visit the Spadena House, but they did not try it on for size. The fairy tale characters appeared here in 1923 during the filming of the movie of the same name. The unusual cottage was built in 1920-1921 as a set for a series of films directed by Harry Oliver. "The Witch's House," as the writers at Willat Studios dubbed it, also served as a storage room, office, and makeup room. Its purpose changed depending on the needs of the film crew. When the passions on the set calmed down in 1926, they wanted to demolish the Spadena House, but Ward Lascelle, one of the producers, bought it, and one of the subsequent owners moved it to Beverly Hills on 516 Walden Dr. Locals whispered that they were walking on the empty lot one evening, and by morning a half-finished frame of an unknown building had filled the space.
For a while there were legends that an eerie old woman really lived in the Witch's Cottage, but then she was replaced by the Spaiden family, who gave the hut its second name. The last owner was real estate agent Michael J. Libou, who used to run here often on Halloween as a little boy. He bought his childhood dream for 1.3 million dollars and completely restored it, because over the years the old gingerbread house had become truly dilapidated. In his modest, by Beverly Hills standards, 300 m² area you will find:
- living room with a piano;
- kitchen with a dining area and access to the backyard;
- a bathroom with bright tiles and stained glass windows;
- bedroom.
The courtyard is also decorated in a fairytale style. There is a bridge over the pond-pool, and chimney pots grow from the flower bed. Here and there, small signs with different inscriptions are driven into the ground. One of them is a request from the witch not to pick her berries without permission.
Sleek shapes in architecture
The "skinniest" skyscraper, whose record has not been beaten since 2022, is located in the USA 111 West 57th Street.From a distance, it looks like a thin branch stuck in the ground. The architectural studio SHoP decided to show that it is not necessary to have a large plot of land to create a multi-story building. If the land runs out quickly, the sky has no limits. The record-breaking house is in a worthy place - on /p>
- bedroom;
- bathroom;
- central room;
- The signature hall, which often stretches from one end of the tower to the other.
This accommodation is only affordable for the richest investors, who are willing to spend at least 57 million dollars on it.
Let's add another record holder to today's list of unusual buildings, but in this one you definitely won't get an apartment, not because of money, but because it is the tallest unoccupied skyscraper in the world.Goldin Finance 117 or China 117 Tower has become a symbol of ambitions and challenges that have not yet been overcome. The building in the Sijin district of Tianjin was originally supposed to have whimsical fins and a sprinkling of diamonds, but over time the project was simplified to a restrained form without excess. However, these measures did not help the architectural company P/p>