How to build Modern Cantilever House in Minecraft

A two-storey modern home: a white ground floor with floor-to-ceiling glass, a dark-oak upper floor that cantilevers over a carport, a flat roof and a pool on the terrace.

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
Smooth Stone2173 stacks + 25
White Concrete1872 stacks + 59
Gray Concrete1121 stack + 48
Dark Oak Planks681 stack + 4
Glass671 stack + 3
Oak Leaves57
Quartz Block26
Water25
Glass Pane13
Gray Carpet8
Grass Block7
Quartz Pillar6
Sea Lantern6
Quartz Stairs5
Oak Log4
Bookshelf2
Dark Oak Door2
Poppy2
Chest1
Cornflower1
Furnace1
Red Bed1

Building tips

  1. Lay the whole terrace slab first, then dig out the pool. It is easier than building around it.
  2. The upper floor hangs four blocks past the ground floor. Build the floor slab out from the house before adding the pillars.
  3. Sea lanterns set into the ceiling give clean, hidden lighting.

Step-by-step: all 9 layers

  1. Layer 1 Smooth Stone ×217, Water ×25, Quartz Block ×24, Grass Block ×7
  2. Layer 2 White Concrete ×18, Glass ×13, Quartz Stairs ×3, Gray Carpet ×2, Poppy ×2, Quartz Block ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Bookshelf ×1, Cornflower ×1, Dark Oak Door ×1, Furnace ×1, Oak Log ×1
  3. Layer 3 White Concrete ×18, Glass ×13, Quartz Pillar ×2, Oak Log ×1, Quartz Stairs ×1
  4. Layer 4 Oak Leaves ×23, White Concrete ×23, Glass ×9, Quartz Pillar ×2, Oak Log ×1, Quartz Stairs ×1
  5. Layer 5 Gray Concrete ×112, Oak Leaves ×22, Sea Lantern ×2, Oak Log ×1
  6. Layer 6 Dark Oak Planks ×20, Glass ×13, Glass Pane ×13, Oak Leaves ×7, Gray Carpet ×6, Bookshelf ×1, Chest ×1, Dark Oak Door ×1, Red Bed ×1
  7. Layer 7 Glass ×19, Dark Oak Planks ×14, Oak Leaves ×5
  8. Layer 8 Dark Oak Planks ×34
  9. Layer 9 White Concrete ×128, Sea Lantern ×4

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