A new 10-by-10-by-10-foot cube featuring a built-in bed, kitchen, bathroom and living space is set to change the way we think about small-space living. Designer Luca Nichetto and developers at Urban Capital unveiled the standalone Cubitat, described as a “plug and play living space,” at Toronto’s Interior Design Show last month.

Not only does the Cubitat include an entertaining area, storage space, and furniture, but it even features a hidden laundry once it is hooked up to plumbing and electric.

The space-saving design, which is still in a prototype phase, will enable city-dwellers to easily and quickly furnish a small building, turning it into a compact home without the need for further renovations or additions. Though no timeline has been set, the developers said buyers will soon be able to buy and customize the cubes online, before having them shipped to their destination.

“It’s like that feeling when you open up a brown cardboard package that just arrived in the mail,” says Urban Capital.

“When you lift that thing out of the box and set it down on the table and smile knowing how well it’s going to fit into your life. Just like that, except it’s your house.”

One side of the cube features a fully equipped kitchen with built-in sink, oven, stove top, dishwasher, refrigerator and cupboard space.

Next to the kitchen is an entertaining section, equipped with a flat screen TV, book shelves, storage space and a hidden double bed, which slides out from underneath the cabinet. Next to the entertaining area is the wardrobe and next to that before reaching the kitchen again is a hidden European laundry, with access to the bathroom which is located inside the Cubitat.

“Cubitat is about a more intelligent, holistic way to design and construct our living environments, taking cues from the prefab world and modern production methods,” says Urban Capital developer David Wex.

一种新型立方体家居套装将改变人们对狭小居住空间的看法，它长、宽、高均为10英尺（约3米），内置有床、厨房、浴室和客厅。

在上月举行的多伦多室内设计展上，这款名为Cubitat的立方体家居套装首次亮相。设计师卢卡·尼切托和Urban Capital的开发人员介绍其为“即插即用的居住空间”。

Cubitat不但能提供娱乐空间、储藏空间和家具，它甚至还装有一个隐藏的洗衣间，只要提供水和电便能工作。这个节省空间的设计，能让城市居民省时省力地入住温馨小家，而且无需翻新和添置就能打造出紧凑的居住空间。该设计目前仅初具雏形。

虽然还没有准确的上市时间，但开发者表示，买家很快便能在网上购买和定做，然后公司可将套装运到指定地点。Urban Capital的发言人说：“这种感觉就像你打开刚寄到的棕色纸箱。”

“当你把箱子里的东西拎出来放在桌上，你会微笑着知道，它将融入你的生活。就是这样，不过我们寄给你的是个家。”

立方体的一面是厨房，设备齐全：有水槽、烤箱、灶台、洗碗机、冰箱和橱柜。厨房旁边是娱乐室，配有平板电视、书架、储藏室，还有一张可以从壁橱下抽出来的双人床。休闲区域旁边是衣柜，而衣柜和厨房之间是一个隐藏的欧式洗衣间，这里直通到Cubitat内部的浴室。Urban Capital的开发者大卫·韦克斯称：“Cubitat采用更智能、更整体的设计来构建我们的居住环境，并从活动板房和现代生产方式中汲取了经验。”

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

    【即插即用】jìchājìyòng plug and play ready for use

    【受...影响】shòu...yǐngxiǎng take cues from be strongly influenced by someone or something else