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Fat’s £10 million Community in a Cube housing block is the only part of the 2004 masterplan  to have been built along the dockside.
The facing elevations are inscribed with a criss-cross pattern
A surreal street of New Urbanist “skyhomes” rests on the roof of the block.
To the north, a vast five-storey hole has been punched through to reveal the main circulation core
Fat's Community in a Cube, Middlehaven
To the south the building is cleft open into two wings, lined by balconies and decks.
Fat's Community in a Cube, Middlehaven
Fat's Community in a Cube, Middlehaven
Fat's Community in a Cube, Middlehaven
Surmounting this lively ensemble are two rows of blue clapboard “skyhomes”