These examples of cubic architecture are beautifully showcasing that modern designs and contemporary appeal can be just as easily accomplished with a compact geometric structure.
While some people enjoy the aspect of large and luxurious homes and structures, these cubic architectural designs are more for those who are interested in simple and compact spaces, just big enough to provide all the necessary things you need. From cubic cliffside shacks to cubic fairytale architecture, these simple geometric structures will definitely provide a modern way of living without taking up too much space.
Definitely not suitable for those who feel claustrophobic in tight spaces, these cubic architecture designs are showcasing that simple, minimalist exteriors can be sufficiently achieved with a small and compact framework.
79 Examples of Cubic Architecture
From Contemporary Cubic Living Quarters to Compact Cube Homes:
Tana Makmanee — Aug 28, 2013 — Art & Design
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Miniature Urban Abodes
A Prefab 'MEKA ALP320' Home has Been Plunked in Downtown NYC
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Budget-Friendly Bunkers
The Cabana Doe Bay is a Penny-Pinchers Paradise Retreat
77
Cubic-Chic Hotels
'Casa de la Flora' Brings a Modern Feel to a Tropical Beach Location
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Cardboard Box Pop-Up Shops
Naver App Square is a Cool Temporary Store by Urbantainer
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Cube-Shaped Architecture
Taipei Performing Arts Center is a Building for Blockheads
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Tetris-Inspired Homes
The Shakin Stevens House by Matt Gibson Exemplifies Structured Architecture
73
Contemporary Cubic Structures
The Good Residence by Crone Partners is Geometrically Gorgeous
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Geometric Stone Facades
The Vall de Laguar House Packs a Contemporary Feel in a Small Package
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Tiny Timber Stack Shacks
The Lab Zero Yeta Log Cabin is the Perfect Forest Retreat
70
Cube Cabin Hotels
The Jaipur Rasa Resort Advertises a Luxurious Nomadic Experience
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Minimalist Cube Abodes
The Inside Out House Makes You Feel Like You're Living Outdoors
68
Cube Architecture
Dubai Sports City
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Credit Crunch Prefabs
The L41 Home is Designed for Uneasy Economic Times
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Stoney Cubic Living
Trial Bay House by Heffernan Button Voss Architects is Cool Living
65
Honeycomb Architecture
The Acme UN Memorial Building Metaphorically Unites Nations
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Modern Beach Dwellings
The Chanfer Home is a Pod-Like Home Filled with Modern Features
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Cubist Container Houses
The Contemporary Boxhome by Rintala Eggertsson Architects
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Narrow Compact Abodes
Shaft House by Atelier rzlbd Makes the Most of a Small-Scaled Space
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White Cube Homes
The Parallel House by Fumihito Hisanari is Simple and Chic
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Minimalistic Cubist Confines
The NN House by Avehideshi Architects is a White Square
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Compact Cube Homes
Mike Page's Cube Home is Compact and Eco-Friendly
58
Monolithic Abodes
The Second Modular Home by A-Cero in La Coruna
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Concrete Block Abodes
The Andrew Golatta Concept House is Solid as a Rock
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Cubic Labyrinth Interiors
The JAIST Gallery Design is Inspired by Cryptic Puzzles
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Compact Feng Shui Spaces
The Space Flavor Cube Allows Freedom in a 1,100-Square Foot Loft
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Compact Milk Carton Abodes
The House in Hiyoshi Makes the Most of a Small Space
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Contemporary Cubic Living Quarters
Loft Cube by Fabio Fantolino Combines Everything in One Space
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Complete Living Cubes
Jo Nagasaka Creates Paco, the Ultimate Space-Saving Home
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Cambering Cube Constructions
Ken Yokogawa Heads a Massive Wooden Block Design Project
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Cubic Tooth Clinics
Dental Bliss by Integrated Field Co. Boasts a Minimalist Design
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Lumber Cube Rooms
The Box House by u+a Uses a Crate to Reconfigure an Open Concept Interior
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Mismatched Cubic Architecture
The Apartment in Katayama Features a Motley Sectional Design
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Mod Cubic Tents
The ZENCUBE Puts Traditional Tents to Shame
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Spectacular Sliding Houses
The Brian Mackay-Lyons Designed 'Sliding House' is a Sight to Behold
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Luxury Cubic Constructions
The Wheeler Kearns Architects 'Lake Shore Drive House' is Symmetrical
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Shoebox Abodes
The ‘House M' Keeps it Clean and Compact
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Black-Out Bachelor Pads
The 'Black Slit' House Adds Luxury to Industrial Japanese Living
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Cutout Cube Superstructures
The S.Deer Headquarters in Nanjing by Prechteck is Boxy
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Breathing Institutions
Bertschi School Science Wing Could Be Washington's First Living Building
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Pop-up Stargazing Cabins
‘Carré d'étoiles' Have Transparent Sky Domes
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Alluring Chameleon Abodes
The ‘Codina' House's Exterior Can Shift Shades
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Square Block Homes
The ‘Rincon Bates House' by Studio27 Architecture is an Ingenious A
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Composed Cubic Constructions
The Housing in Onmae by VIDZ Architects is Grid-Like
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Glass Box Abodes
Amsterdam's Rieteiland House Leaves Little Privacy for Its Inhabitants
35
Chic Fishing Huts
Cabin Vardehaugen by Fantastic Norway
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Solar-Panelled Art Structures
The Sun Altered Cube is an Eco-Friendly Art Installation
33
Striped Cubic Condos
The H4 House by Brio54 Has Modern Outer Aesthetics & Inner Amenities
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Square Motif Structures
Sako Architects' Cube Tube is Futuristically Minimalist
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Cube-Shaped Eco Architecture
The Modular Dice House
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Nomadic Cube Abodes
The Bao House by dot Architects Optimizes the Concept of Mobile Homes
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Stacked Cube Dwellings
Andres Remy Architects' Casa Orquidea is a Modern Marvel
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Cantilevered Cube Constructions
Scope by mA-style Architects Embodies Modernism
27
Hidden Cubic Homes
The Mixcoac House is a Diamond in a Rough Neighborhood
26
Yellow Blockline Buildings
ExCel Phase 2 by Grimshaw is Sure to Stand Out
25
Ethereal Cube Spas
The Hotel Castell dels Hams Pool is the Epitome of Exclusivity
24
Sunken Cube Sanctuaries
The Manco Architects Conceptual Mosque Reforms Tradition
23
Auto-Inclusive Micro-Homes
Jon Salerno's Habitat Concept Uses a Vehicle as its Living Room
22
Fascinating Lava Lamp Facades
Nordwesthaus is a Contemporary Lighthouse for the Sailing Community
21
Brightly Hued Autotecture
RAW Design Creates Playful Aesthetic for MINI Dealership
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Cubist Exhibits
The VIVID Gallery Unveils The ‘Cubic Constructions Collection Graatsma'
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Compact Cop Stations
The Nordstadt Police Department is Dynamically Designed
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Edifice-Esque Small Homes
A Deceptively Small House That Looks Like an Apartment Building
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Cubic Cliffside Shacks
The Panorama and WMR Home in Chile Sits Atop a Mountain
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Square Studios
Atelier 37.2 Redesigns Le Petit Oiseau Va Sortir into Cubes
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Japanese Toy-Inspired Infrastructure
Prostho Museum Research Center is Made of Wooden Sticks
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Outdoor Reading Retreats
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Creates the “Read-Nest Cabin”
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Sleek Shadowbox Structures
The House of Silence Contrasts its Surrounding Environment
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Cubed Ivory HillsideTowers
The Mountain Cabin by Marte Marte Architecture is the Perfect Retreat
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Cubic Shelving Boutiques
Bianco Nero by NI&Co. Architects Maximizes Spacial Capabilities
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Concaved Cube Concept Designs
This Architecture from Steven Holl is Balanced and Elegant
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Glass Cube Eco Embassies
The Winning Design for the New US Embassy in London
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Eraser Cube Spaces
This Small Rubber Pavilion Looks Out of This World
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Cubic Fairytale Architecture
Russia Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 Inspired by Tradition
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Cross-Shaped Minimalist Domiciles
The Project LXV by Planda Modernizes King Louis's Luxury Cabin
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Austrian Minimalist Architecture
The EMA Haus by Bernardo Bader Looks Like a Modern Farmhouse
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Ice Cube Cultural Hubs
Calabar International Conference Center Merges Parts Into a Whole
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Expandable Furniture
Cube 6
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River Rock Book Repositories
Novel Sustainable Construction at the Villanueva Public Library
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Monumental Architecture
A Luxury Hotel Room Will be Built Around the Merlion National Monument
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Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
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Tiny House Listings Creates the 28' Model Tiny Home
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Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
Affordable Housing Prototypes
Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jai Complete the Tiny House
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Reign Architects Designs the Contemporary House Caroline
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Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
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Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
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Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
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Tetro Arquictectura Designs the Laguna House in Nova Lima
Community-Centric Office Spaces
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Modern Minimal Concrete Homes
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Geometric Cone-Shaped Mosques
Altwadum Designs the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman
Experimental Cuboid Exhibition Spaces
Sār Unveils the Experimental Sār Residence by Girish Doshi
Spacious Light-Filled Compact Homes
Cocoon Tiny Homes Design the Bright Long Black Home
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Diamond-Shaped Paneled Homes
Reigo and Bauer Design the Neville Park Home in Toronto
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Indian Design Principal-Based Homes
Matra Designs the New Prism House with Four Concrete Volumes
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Cuboidal Primary School Structures
Bernardo Bader Architekten Designed a New School in a Village
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Pixelated Illusion Housing
Ben Van Berkel Creates the Van B Housing with Rieder's Help
Compact Space-Saving Homes
Madeiguincho Designs the Brava Tiny Home for Two People
Cut-Out Structural Narrow Hotels
Kooo Architects Designs the Hotel Rakuragu in Central Tokyo
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Picturesque Modern Holiday Homes
Young Architects Designs the Ligar Bay Bach Holiday Home
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Personal Cubicle Concepts
Ma. Camilla Isabel Reyes Designs a Personal Working Pod Concept
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Refreshing Micro-Living Compact Homes
Mariano Ravenna Designs the SF-FR House with Concrete
Cleverly Designed Micro Apartments
The Cabanon Measure 74 Square Feet with Folding Furniture
New York Structural Designs
Quarters is Unveiled as the Latest New York Symbol Building
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
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Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
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Studio Cochi Architects Designs the House in Nishizaki
Perforated Facade Compact Residences
Rahul Pudale Design Creates the Porous Adobe Compact Home
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Concrete Block-Formed Residences
nendo Designed the block-wall house Located in Karuizawa
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Plaza-Surrounding Housing Complexes
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Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
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Intersecting Block-Formed Narrow Homes
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