The kubuswoningen (cube house), also called stilt or tree houses, are a design of architect Piet Blom. He wanted to create a kind of village in the city of Rotterdam, where he saw the houses as trees and the entire complex as a forest. This principle also explains the name Blaakse Bos. The cubes are tilted, so that three sides face the ground and three face the sky.

The cube houses were built between 1982 and 1984. The complex consists of 38 residential and 13 commercial properties. On the promenade between the cube houses there are small-scale businesses, shops, a school and a play area for children.