CUBIC House
16Architecture

CUBIC House

A contemporary single-family home defined by cuboid volumes, a cantilevered upper mass and extruded window frames set into rendered walls.

Volumetric massing and organisation

A multi-level residence with minimalist cuboid volumetry and a flat-roof profile responds to a sloping site through a staggered structural layout. The composition contrasts a crisp white upper mass with a lower dark-grey grounding volume housing the garage and secondary access. A prominent cantilevered section of the upper storey shelters the main entrance zone.

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Facade and fenestration

The facade combines smooth rendered walls with dark aluminium window units designed as projecting boxes that extend beyond the exterior plane. Corner-wrapped glazing opens up structural edges, elongated ribbon windows and narrow vertical slots frame specific sightlines, and a fully glazed ground-floor sunroom projects toward the lower grade.

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Access, materiality and site

The main entrance sits in a deeply recessed alcove beneath the cantilever, with a dark-framed door, integrated sidelight and a raised porch clad in grey ceramic tile lit by a recessed linear soffit. The adjacent lower volume houses a double garage in dark render with matching sectional doors. An exposed reinforced-concrete retaining wall forms a levelled plinth that lifts the living terrace above the surrounding turf.

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