The Cubitat Shrinks an Entire House Into One Compact Cube

Slate’s design blog. ^ | Jan. 27 2015 12:18 PM | Kristin Hohenadel

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Those on a quest to rethink small-space living build tiny houses, install pop-up rentals on vacant lots, and design portable 10-square-foot microkitchens tucked inside armoires. Presented over the weekend at Toronto’s Interior Design Show, Cubitat is a 10-by-10-by-10-foot cube that houses a kitchen, bathroom, bed, laundry, and storage.

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I'd rather have an Airstream. It already has the shell, and its portable too!

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There are light tubes, 18" dia. w/ mirrored interiors that funnel an incredible amount of light into the rear rooms as well as opening roof window in the bedroom. It is really quite illuminated. You can see one of the tubes in this kitchen shot.

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This is a photo from the front, of course, taken shortly after it was built, a lot has changed since, but you get the idea.

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I found something a little more recent.

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They are nice...reminds me of the sailboat we lived aboard for four years.

[txhurl]

I like your view when it’s 3’ in snow and two corgies.

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Never get my toys in that little box.

[GeronL]

France recently abolished the law that outlawed toilets in the kitchen

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[minnesota_bound]

You have to have an enclosed space OUTSIDE the cube to contain this cubitat.

[Ditter]

Remember when Rev. Al’s body and head size looked more or less normal in size? What happened? Now his head is huge and his body looks tiny. Could he have lost that much weight?

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Of course...as I surmised earlier, 27’x37’ ought to do it comfortably.

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Shrunk, like a dog pile in the mid day Sun!

Hey, that could be the beginning of a new country song!

[Ditter]

LOL! I think you are onto something! :)

[GraceG]

Beautiful!!!!, how are your heating and cooling bills, great I’ll bet...

[gorush]

Thanks. Utilities are very reasonable. Geothermal infloor heat, geothermal air through the air exchanger ducts. There is also a fireplace for SHTF or atmosphere.

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I like your view when it’s 3’ in snow and two corgies. The Corgis don't show up in three feet of snow. :{)

[txhurl]

Uhh... that’s not 3 feet of snow. That’s 15 feet. What on earth did y’all do? How did you get out?

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:{) That’s our earth-sheltered home from the rear...closer to 3’.