CUBE design + research, LLC is a design practice centered on big ideas. We see the world through a wide-angle lens – everything is connected and everything is part of something larger. CUBE is cognizant of each client-driven project’s ability to impact the pressing issues of our time. While balancing utility and comfort, we challenge convention and believe thoughtful design can enrich the experience of life and inspire the human spirit. We share a life history bound by mutual respect and our work is the embodiment of our interwoven thought process. From beginning to end, our rigorous collaboration offers multiple perspectives to a problem and elevates our work beyond that of a single designer.

Team
Each partner brings diverse professional experiences to CUBE. Jason Hart worked for Renzo Piano on the widely acclaimed Morgan Library & Museum expansion in New York, and is a contributor to the book Suburban Transformations by Paul Lukez. Aaron Malnarick has experience in both architecture and construction companies. He worked for William Rawn Associates on the highly praised Cambridge Public Library, and has served as project architect on housing projects in Massachusetts. Chris Johns designed award winning civic and residential work with ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells in southern California. The partners maintain active teaching positions at Boston area colleges, and have contributed to publications and research ranging from construction to preservation. All partners hold a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida and a Master of Architecture degree from MIT.

Recognition

CUBE’s work has been published nationally and internationally in books and periodicals including: Metropolis Magazine, The Architect’s Newspaper, Green Business Quarterly, Banker and Tradesman, 1000x Architecture of the Americas, and +arquitectura. They’ve also won a national design award from Custom Home Magazine, were a finalist in 44 Young International Architects, and have lectured at a number of colleges.

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