How to build Cliffside Glass Mansion in Minecraft

A billionaire's hideaway hanging off a sea cliff. Three offset concrete-and-glass boxes stack up the rock: a bedroom level punched into the cliff face, a living floor that cantilevers eight blocks over the drop, and a master suite on top carrying a helipad and helicopter. An infinity pool spills over the cliff edge, a wood-clad garage tucks under the top box, and a switchback steel stair runs down the rock to a boat dock with a speedboat.

Open the interactive 3D plan above to build it one layer at a time: every layer has a numbered top-down plan, a block list and full-screen step-by-step instructions you can tick off as you go. You can also download it for Litematica, WorldEdit or Minecraft Bedrock, or view it in your room in AR.

Materials list

BlockAmountStacks
White Concrete3,61756 stacks + 33
Water2,59440 stacks + 34
Stone2,29635 stacks + 56
Andesite1,47723 stacks + 5
Grass Block1,45422 stacks + 46
Spruce Leaves1,24419 stacks + 28
Polished Andesite82112 stacks + 53
Glass75211 stacks + 48
Cobblestone74211 stacks + 38
Black Concrete6319 stacks + 55
Spruce Planks5538 stacks + 41
White Carpet4507 stacks + 2
Dirt4026 stacks + 18
Light Gray Carpet3755 stacks + 55
Cyan Terracotta3154 stacks + 59
Brown Carpet3034 stacks + 47
Smooth Quartz Block2904 stacks + 34
Birch Leaves2273 stacks + 35
Mossy Cobblestone1963 stacks + 4
Moss Block1822 stacks + 54
Gray Concrete1292 stacks + 1
Lantern1041 stack + 40
White Wool901 stack + 26
Smooth Stone711 stack + 7
Iron Bars56
Yellow Concrete48
Dark Oak Planks46
Spruce Log33
Polished Blackstone27
Blue Concrete25
Birch Log24
Light Blue Carpet24
Bookshelf23
Smooth Stone Slab21
Oak Leaves20
Sea Lantern19
Smooth Quartz Stairs19
Orange Concrete18
Quartz Block17
Red Wool17
End Rod14
Red Concrete14
Black Stained Glass12
Dark Oak Slab11
Quartz Slab11
Brown Terracotta10
Light Gray Stained Glass9
Spruce Fence9
White Bed8
Spruce Stairs7
Orange Wool6
Block of Iron4
Fire4
Light Blue Stained Glass4
Dark Oak Door1
Furnace1

Building tips

  1. Build the cliff as a shell. Only the outside of the rock is visible, so you can leave the inside hollow and save thousands of blocks.
  2. Mix stone, andesite and cobblestone at random on the cliff face, then add moss and mossy cobblestone near the top and on ledges so it looks weathered.
  3. Lay out the three boxes as plain floor and roof slabs first. Getting the offsets right is what makes it look modern; the glass is the easy part.
  4. Black concrete mullions every fourth block turn plain glass walls into floor-to-ceiling window frames.
  5. Hang lanterns from every ceiling. At night the glass boxes glow from the water.
  6. Cantilevers float in Minecraft, but a single black column under a long overhang makes it look engineered.

Step-by-step: all 43 layers

  1. Layer 1 Stone ×16, Andesite ×6, Cobblestone ×5, Polished Andesite ×4, Mossy Cobblestone ×2
  2. Layer 2 Andesite ×27, Stone ×27, Cobblestone ×14, Polished Andesite ×9, Mossy Cobblestone ×7
  3. Layer 3 Water ×1985, Stone ×161, Andesite ×95, Cobblestone ×57, Polished Andesite ×33, Mossy Cobblestone ×28, Blue Concrete ×25, Spruce Log ×9, Black Concrete ×4, White Concrete ×1
  4. Layer 4 Spruce Planks ×172, Stone ×139, Andesite ×90, Cobblestone ×50, Polished Andesite ×20, White Concrete ×20, Mossy Cobblestone ×18, Moss Block ×11, Grass Block ×8, Black Concrete ×3
  5. Layer 5 Stone ×116, Andesite ×65, Cobblestone ×45, Mossy Cobblestone ×27, Polished Andesite ×23, Moss Block ×14, Spruce Fence ×9, Grass Block ×6, Black Concrete ×5, Light Gray Stained Glass ×3, White Wool ×2, Red Wool ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1, White Concrete ×1
  6. Layer 6 Stone ×103, Andesite ×75, Cobblestone ×34, Polished Andesite ×18, Mossy Cobblestone ×17, Lantern ×9, Grass Block ×6, Moss Block ×6, Black Concrete ×5, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  7. Layer 7 Stone ×100, Andesite ×73, Cobblestone ×39, Polished Andesite ×19, Mossy Cobblestone ×16, Black Concrete ×5, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  8. Layer 8 Stone ×106, Andesite ×77, Cobblestone ×31, Polished Andesite ×17, Mossy Cobblestone ×16, Black Concrete ×5, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  9. Layer 9 Stone ×110, Andesite ×84, Cobblestone ×34, Polished Andesite ×20, Moss Block ×15, Black Concrete ×5, Grass Block ×3, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  10. Layer 10 Stone ×113, Andesite ×81, Cobblestone ×36, Polished Andesite ×19, Grass Block ×10, Moss Block ×8, Black Concrete ×5, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  11. Layer 11 Stone ×118, Andesite ×71, Cobblestone ×32, Polished Andesite ×27, Grass Block ×9, Moss Block ×9, Black Concrete ×5, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  12. Layer 12 Stone ×133, Andesite ×57, Cobblestone ×40, Polished Andesite ×18, Moss Block ×9, Grass Block ×6, Black Concrete ×5, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  13. Layer 13 Stone ×122, Andesite ×69, Cobblestone ×38, Moss Block ×16, Polished Andesite ×16, Grass Block ×10, Black Concrete ×4, Iron Bars ×2, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  14. Layer 14 Stone ×121, Andesite ×61, Cobblestone ×44, Polished Andesite ×20, Moss Block ×15, Grass Block ×9, Smooth Stone ×9, Black Concrete ×3, Iron Bars ×2
  15. Layer 15 Stone ×118, Andesite ×84, Cobblestone ×31, Moss Block ×14, Polished Andesite ×12, Grass Block ×9, Iron Bars ×5, Black Concrete ×4, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  16. Layer 16 Stone ×118, Andesite ×70, Cobblestone ×39, Polished Andesite ×19, Moss Block ×10, Black Concrete ×4, Grass Block ×3, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  17. Layer 17 White Concrete ×475, Stone ×110, Andesite ×51, Cobblestone ×39, Polished Andesite ×20, Moss Block ×8, Black Concrete ×4, Grass Block ×2, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  18. Layer 18 Brown Carpet ×303, Stone ×103, Andesite ×72, White Concrete ×55, Glass ×44, Cobblestone ×27, Light Blue Carpet ×24, Black Concrete ×19, Polished Andesite ×19, Red Wool ×16, Moss Block ×15, Dark Oak Slab ×6, Grass Block ×6, White Bed ×6, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  19. Layer 19 Stone ×95, Andesite ×81, White Concrete ×55, Glass ×44, Black Concrete ×25, Cobblestone ×24, Polished Andesite ×19, Grass Block ×8, Moss Block ×8, Lantern ×6, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  20. Layer 20 Stone ×120, Andesite ×60, White Concrete ×55, Glass ×44, Cobblestone ×31, Black Concrete ×21, Moss Block ×7, Polished Andesite ×7, Light Blue Stained Glass ×4, Grass Block ×3, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  21. Layer 21 Stone ×102, Andesite ×63, White Concrete ×55, Glass ×44, Cobblestone ×28, Black Concrete ×25, Polished Andesite ×23, Moss Block ×8, Grass Block ×6, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  22. Layer 22 Andesite ×65, Mossy Cobblestone ×65, White Concrete ×55, Stone ×45, Glass ×44, Cobblestone ×24, Black Concrete ×19, Polished Andesite ×17, Grass Block ×15, Moss Block ×9, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  23. Layer 23 Cyan Terracotta ×315, Dirt ×203, Black Concrete ×56, Lantern ×20, White Concrete ×16, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  24. Layer 24 White Concrete ×457, Water ×294, Dirt ×199, Smooth Quartz Block ×189, Sea Lantern ×11, Black Concrete ×3, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Stairs ×1
  25. Layer 25 Grass Block ×1335, White Concrete ×575, Polished Andesite ×422, Water ×315, Smooth Quartz Block ×101, Spruce Planks ×78, Smooth Stone ×62, Glass ×40, Brown Terracotta ×7, Quartz Slab ×4, White Wool ×2, Iron Bars ×1
  26. Layer 26 Light Gray Carpet ×375, Glass ×65, Black Concrete ×55, Spruce Planks ×40, White Wool ×31, White Concrete ×24, Dark Oak Planks ×18, Quartz Block ×17, Oak Leaves ×16, Iron Bars ×15, Polished Blackstone ×11, Spruce Leaves ×11, Orange Concrete ×9, White Carpet ×9, Spruce Log ×8, Quartz Slab ×7, End Rod ×6, Spruce Stairs ×6, Birch Log ×4, Sea Lantern ×4, Dark Oak Slab ×3, Fire ×3, Bookshelf ×2, Brown Terracotta ×2, Dark Oak Door ×1, Furnace ×1
  27. Layer 27 Glass ×50, Spruce Planks ×40, Black Concrete ×35, White Concrete ×24, Black Stained Glass ×12, White Wool ×12, Orange Concrete ×9, Polished Blackstone ×8, Spruce Log ×8, Birch Log ×4, Bookshelf ×2, Iron Bars ×2, Oak Leaves ×2, Lantern ×1
  28. Layer 28 Spruce Leaves ×328, Glass ×50, Spruce Planks ×40, Black Concrete ×25, White Concrete ×25, Dark Oak Planks ×11, Polished Blackstone ×8, Birch Log ×4, Bookshelf ×2, Iron Bars ×2, Lantern ×2
  29. Layer 29 Spruce Leaves ×264, Glass ×50, Spruce Planks ×44, Black Concrete ×25, White Concrete ×25, White Wool ×18, Birch Log ×4, Sea Lantern ×4, Bookshelf ×2
  30. Layer 30 Spruce Leaves ×200, Birch Leaves ×86, Black Concrete ×70, Spruce Planks ×48, Lantern ×30, White Concrete ×23, Birch Log ×4
  31. Layer 31 White Concrete ×863, Spruce Leaves ×160, Spruce Planks ×91, Birch Leaves ×90, Birch Log ×4
  32. Layer 32 White Carpet ×441, Spruce Leaves ×120, Glass ×118, Black Concrete ×28, Birch Leaves ×27, White Wool ×20, White Concrete ×19, Dark Oak Planks ×11, Bookshelf ×5, Lantern ×4, Dark Oak Slab ×2, White Bed ×2, Brown Terracotta ×1, Fire ×1, Spruce Stairs ×1
  33. Layer 33 Spruce Leaves ×78, Glass ×53, Birch Leaves ×24, Black Concrete ×20, White Concrete ×19, Dark Oak Planks ×6, Bookshelf ×5, White Wool ×5, Lantern ×2, Spruce Log ×2, Oak Leaves ×1
  34. Layer 34 Glass ×53, Spruce Leaves ×50, Black Concrete ×20, White Concrete ×19, Bookshelf ×5, Spruce Log ×2, Oak Leaves ×1
  35. Layer 35 Glass ×53, Black Concrete ×20, Spruce Leaves ×20, White Concrete ×19, Spruce Log ×2
  36. Layer 36 Black Concrete ×71, Lantern ×30, White Concrete ×21, Spruce Leaves ×11, Spruce Log ×1
  37. Layer 37 White Concrete ×667, Spruce Leaves ×1, Spruce Log ×1
  38. Layer 38 Gray Concrete ×128, White Concrete ×49, Yellow Concrete ×48, Iron Bars ×1, Spruce Leaves ×1
  39. Layer 39 Black Concrete ×12, End Rod ×8, Block of Iron ×4, Light Gray Stained Glass ×3, Iron Bars ×1
  40. Layer 40 Black Concrete ×16, Light Gray Stained Glass ×3, Orange Wool ×3, Iron Bars ×1
  41. Layer 41 Red Concrete ×13, Orange Wool ×3, Iron Bars ×1
  42. Layer 42 Gray Concrete ×1, Red Concrete ×1
  43. Layer 43 Smooth Stone Slab ×21

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