Black and white modern house
White concrete with thin black concrete frames and a polished deepslate roof. Spruce cladding on one side adds warmth, and grey glass keeps the windows from looking like bright holes.
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- 13 × 13 footprint
- 9 blocks high
- Java 1.21.4+ or Bedrock 1.21.50+
The blocks
How to build with it
- Mark out 13 × 13 blocks and lay the Pale Oak Planks floor first.
- Put Black Concrete on every corner and every 4 or 5 blocks along long walls, then fill between them with White Concrete.
- Roof it with Polished Deepslate stairs and slabs. Keep the whole build within 9 blocks of height, roof included.
- Give Stripped Spruce Wood one job, such as a band under the roof or frames around doors and windows, and repeat it.
- Add Gray Stained Glass last and use less of it than you think.
Rules for this build
- Walls sit on at least 2 different depths.
- Put something on the roof: a garden, a lookout, a flag.
- Add a balcony or a porch.
Rules keep a build from turning into a box. Follow all three, or roll others in Blockroll.
Related palettes
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