Would you consider building an underwater house if you wanted to create a unique Minecraft base for yourself?
Just think of the design possibilities! Also, having an underwater home can hinder many non-aquatic hostile mobs and offer quick access to oceans and rivers, whether for exploring, fishing, or hunting for ship wrecks.
You don’t need to make up your mind now! First, check out my list of the top Minecraft underwater house ideas ranging from starter bases and ultimate survival houses to simple, single floor plans and multi-story apartment buildings.
1. Cozy Modern Under-water Base
Have a look at this snug two-compartment underwater base designed by Minecraft YouTuber SheepGG. The large oval-shaped glass windows give you a complete view of the underwater environment.
The materials utilized in this build comprise lots of glass, andesite, oak, spruce, white stained glass, quartz, chests, and barrels. Also, the idea of placing fish on waterlogged chests is a brilliant idea that I have never seen before.
I do like cozy Minecraft homes. So, this house is my list of potential underwater builds.
2. Circular Underwater Survival House
If you want to make something more unconventional, then try this circular semi-underwater survival house.
A lot of quartz, glass, moss blocks, and oak planks are required for this build. Half of this house is below water, while the other half is above the water surface.
This house may be one of the prettiest underwater houses that you can construct. Go through the tutorial by ManDooMiN and start making this house in your world!
3. Domed Glass Underwater House | Minecraft
Maybe you just want to build yourself a minimal underwater house with a calming atmosphere. Perhaps, something that offers a complete view of your aquatic landscape while you kick back and relax.
This house is practically a large glass dome built on the ocean floor, with all the conveniences of a simple Minecraft abode. Glass, dark oak, oak, spruce, and glowstones are some of the materials that are needed.
Follow the build tutorial by Random Steve Guy to make your own underwater haven.
4. Sloped Underwater Mountain Base
Another cool underwater house is this ocean/riverside mountain base. This house (first one in the video) mainly uses oak, glass, and quartz for the exterior.
The entrance opens up on the mountain slope, allowing easy entry and exit.
Follow the tutorial by Lomby and create this underwater base near your Minecraft village.
5. Aesthetic Underwater House
Here’s an easy and aesthetically pleasing underwater house that you can build using a small variety of materials. The light gray and white color scheme of this dwelling is so soothing to the eye!
The resources that are required for the exterior of this build include polished andesite, polished diorite, glass, iron trapdoors, grass blocks, sweet berries, composter, and oak fences, along with additional materials for the interior design.
It’s a simple concept by ManDooMiN, but you will absolutely love the final outcome.
6. Easy Underwater Starter House | Minecraft
Let’s try this cozy starter house made from oak and spruce wood, and, of course, glass to give you a 360-degree view of the underwater surface.
This starter house has a ladder entrance that leads from the water surface down to the center of the house. As seen with many of the water surface entrances in the builds listed here, this structure can function as a boat dock as well.
Watch the tutorial video by Folli to build your own starter underwater house.
7. Magnificent Jellyfish House
While searching for interesting underwater houses in Minecraft, I stumbled across this truly whimsical underwater jellyfish house.
This fairycore build resembles a large jellyfish that is surrounded by a multitude of much smaller jellyfish. Yes, this adorable dwelling may be challenging to craft because you will need lots of pearlescent froglights and pink stained glass.
I’ve saved this house as my next big Minecraft project and have already begun collecting the necessary materials.
Carefully watch the video tutorial by Luvstar to get started!
8. Hidden Underwater Survival Base
Here’s a small survival house created by Kelpie The Fox. The frame and base of the house consists of stripped oak logs.
Large glass windows on all four sides give you a spectacular panoramic view of your aquatic surroundings.
On top of that, the entrance has been cleverly designed as part of a boat dock. So if you ever feel the need for a somewhat camouflaged Minecraft base, this is an option.
This house could also serve as a starter underwater house since the required materials are easy to source.
9. Under-water Minecraft House with Sloped Roof
Take a look at this stone and oak underwater base conceptualized by Lex The Builder. This four-room house has large glass panes in the front to give you a complete view of your underwater world.
The entrance platform of this house doubles up as a boat dock. The aquarium room at the top of the base is a beautiful touch.
Don’t forget to drop bone meal along the roof of your dwelling to grow sea grass and even coral if you’re located in a warm biome.
10. Underwater Mountainside Build
Here’s another underwater mountain house that is quite similar to the one created by Zaypixel, except that this one is larger and uses different materials.
Some of the materials for this build include white concrete, spruce, light blue stained glass, prismarine, smooth quartz, sea lanterns, and warped wood.
Try this building this picturesque underwater mountain base in your world!
11. Multi-Level Modern Ocean House
Still want to browse for another modern underwater house? Well, lay your eyes on this modern house that has rooms arranged in an interesting and non-traditional manner.
Smooth quartz and black stained glass are the major materials needed for this build.
Watch the tutorial by KeyStellar for understanding this modern underwater house design.
12. Mermaid-Themed Epic Underwater House
If you want to blow your competition out of the water (pun intended), then you should surely undertake the task of creating this enchanting underwater house by LubovLC.
The external helical or spiral ornamental design adorning the entire home is breathtaking.
The resources for constructing this house encompass grass blocks, glass, smooth quartz, oak leaves, stripped birch logs, chests, acacia, smooth sandstone, sea lanterns, and end rods.
Without a doubt, this elegant underwater house is a future build that I am looking forward to create.
13. Underwater Apartment in Minecraft
Ready to take on bigger challenges? Then this five-story underwater apartment by ManDooMiN should whet your appetite.
This apartment has a parking lot at the top that also functions as the entrance to the floors below. The materials required for this build comprise glass, gray concrete, smooth quartz, andesite, birch, smooth stone, white carpet, string, end rods, white candles, black and white stained glass, iron trapdoors, and levers.
This underwater apartment house is quite large and perfect for multiplayer mode. Show this house to your friends and have fun creating it with them!
14. Ultimate Underwater Base with Farm
This ultimate underwater base by IrieGenie is among the coolest underwater Minecraft houses out there. The fact that this build gives off Subnautica vibes adds to its coolness quotient.
This underwater base comprises three main compartments, along with additional rooms at the top of the central compartment.
You will need a wide variety of materials, including lots of smooth quartz, glass, oak, polished blackstone, diorite, gray concrete, iron trapdoors, sea lanterns, dark prismarine, prismarine, stone, and andesite.
The grind for these materials will be taxing, but you will end up with a solid-looking underwater base.
15. Underwater Survival Base with Tower
Wood underwater houses may not make sense irl, but they are such a pretty sight in Minecraft.
The tower-like entrance to this house is especially magnificent, and the complementary shader pack used by Lex The Builder adds to its beauty.
It’s not just the entrance, but the oak and spruce house with its glass ceiling and windows is good looking as well.
The glowstone lamps hanging from the bottom of the house on all sides makes it look like a large glowing sea creature floating near the water surface.
16. Hillside Corner House Under the Water
This hillside underwater house is a visual treat, resembling a perfect waterside vacation home that you can return to after a hard day of foraging, mining, or adventuring in Minecraft.
This house is built after removing a corner portion of a hill, which allows the dwelling to be created in the shape of hill. A lot of different materials are required for this semi-underwater house.
This build by ManDooMiN looks so much fun. Give this house a shot and make it your own!
17. Mangrove Base Under Water
Here’s a different mangrove underwater base that is apt for those who reside in the mangrove swamp biomes or those who have a taste for the reddish-brown hues of the mangrove wood.
I really love the overall design of this house, including the interiors and exteriors, as well as the large aquarium that brightens up the space.
Some of the materials needed for this cool dwelling include glass, mangrove wood, oak, grass blocks, white and light gray stained glass, and andesite.
Closely watch the YouTube build video by ManDooMiN to recreate this underwater base in your mangrove swamp.
18. Large Underwater Base in Minecraft | Multiplayer House
You’ve seen an ultimate underwater house. Now, feast your eyes on this humongous Minecraft ocean base that will easily make you the uncontested ruler of the vast blue expanses.
This structure is built on the ocean floor, boasting glass ceilings and walls that display your surroundings from all angles. The house consists of a large square area at the center, which is connected to a smaller room on each of its four sides.
You will need to find an ocean biome with great depth to replicate this build in its full glory. After you find a potential spot, you should prepare yourself for a long slog of collecting smooth stone, dark oak, spruce, oak, mangrove, quartz, quartz, dark prismarine, sea lantern, glass, white stained glass, warped wood, and grass blocks.
Challenge yourself with one of the most difficult Minecraft underwater house designs by Ekjoy Craft. The YouTuber has published separate exterior and interior tutorials. So, do check out both of them.
19. Cherry Blossom Circular Underwater Home
Here’s another underwater base that you may like, but this time it’s made using the pretty pink cherry wood.
This one-room base has a glass ceiling and glass walls on all sides to give you a commanding view of the aquatic landscape.
Make sure that you have cherry blossom wood and leaves, diorite, pink petals, glass, black stained glass, grass blocks, white candles, and magenta and pink carpets for this build.
Take a crack at constructing this charming cherry blossom underwater base by watching the tutorial by ManDooMiN. I’m sure you will love the end result!
20. Ultimate Underwater Survival Base with Secret Entrance
Next, we have an ultimate underwater base that has all the facilities of a survival base, encompassing a food farm, storage area, smelting room, nether portal, bedroom, armory, enchanting room, and mining elevator.
The main materials for this build are smooth quartz, glass, and spruce. This house also has a secret entrance on a tiny, one-tree island that leads down to the house via a water elevator.
You can try building this underwater survival house by following the video by Lomby.
21. Modern-Style Underwater House
Underwater houses with modern design have great aesthetic appeal and fit well in the aquatic environment.
In this house, the second floor is above the water surface, while the first floor lies below the surface. The primary material for this build includes quartz, birch, oak, and glass.
You could swap out some of the quartz for pale oak in this build.
Speaking about the interior, it is very intricately done up. I especially like the smooth red sandstone couch and sun shelter in the open-air front of the house.
Dive into the tutorial video by IrieGenie to make this modern Minecraft under water house.
22. Cozy Underwater Mountain Base
For those seeking some peaceful time to themselves, this small and cozy underwater house in the mountain fits the bill.
This house is completely below water, with its exit opening on the mountainside. The resources for this build consist of smooth quartz, black stained glass, spruce, polished andesite, sea lanterns, light gray concrete, glowstones, and dark oak.
Do check out the video by Zaypixel for instructions on creating this underwater mountain house.
23. Modern Ocean Base | Minecraft
Now that we know that modern underwater houses have a sleek and vibrant charm. Let’s check out this underwater house that has can be accessed through as much as four entrances.
The round exterior of this house is made mainly using quartz, gray stained glass, sea lanterns, and iron trapdoors.
The interior design of the house is also quite pretty. So, you may consider experimenting with the recommended interiors as well.
Have a look at the tutorial by Folli and start building your own underwater dwelling.
24. Simple Ocean Build Idea
Fancy an underwater base that can be used an observation deck with an unobstructed view of your aquatic world? Then this simple underwater base by Goldrobin will fulfill your need.
The exteriors of this house are made with warped wood, glass, quartz, and sea lanterns. I especially like the use of warped wood trapdoors for the entrance.
I will try recreating this charming underwater house in my world. What about you?
25. Underwater Starter Mountain House
Take a gander at this small starter house that you can construct in an underwater mountainside. The house consists of square and rectangular rooms carved in the mountainside.
This cozy dwelling is made primarily using white and gray concrete, glass, spruce, glowstones, and sea lanterns.
For those of you who find that collecting glowstones, sea lanterns, and end rods is difficult at the starting of your game, you can build them using more readily available materials.
Go through the video by BlenDigi for instructions on constructing this cool underwater starter house.
26. Quaint Survival Base – Minecraft Ocean Builds
Here’s another modern ultimate underwater house design that may tickle your fancy. This house has four functional sections arranged symmetrically around a central area covered with a glass ceiling.
Smooth quartz and glass are the primary materials for the exteriors, while the other materials needed include oak, sand, red carpets, chests, grass blocks, obsidian, lanterns, and barrels.
Do watch the tutorial by MarchiWORX to construct this resource-friendly house.
27. Modern Underwater House Below Ocean Floor
You have seen underground houses but have you seen an underground house below the ocean floor? This interesting underwater house can serve as your top-secret base in multiplayer mode.
This house is a three-room structure, comprising a central square room with two slightly smaller interconnected square rooms. The materials for this build comprise stripped dark oak, spruce, light gray and black concrete, smooth quartz, black stained glass and sea lanterns.
You will also need obsidian, crying obsidian, cyan and green wool, light gray glazed terracotta, and chests.
The interior of this underwater house is superbly detailed and beautiful. Dive into the build tutorial by Zaypixel and begin constructing your own abode.
28. Underwater House with Three Sections
If you desire something more eye-catching, then check out this uniquely shaped ultimate underwater house by MarchiWORX.
The build consists of three distinct sections that are internally connected. Each section consists of a horizontal and vertical space that is used for different purposes.
The house contains a storage space, crafting room, farming area, animal pen, nether portal, bedroom, and enchanting table.
The materials required for this house include spruce, smooth quartz, glass, chest, sea lanterns, red and purple carpets, grass blocks, lanterns, obsidian, and scaffolding.
Give this build a try and show it off among your Minecraft friends!
29. Tiny Underwater Survival House
Want to make an underwater survival base in a jiffy? Then take a look at this beginner-friendly survival base that you can quickly create using minimal materials that are easily available.
You will only require spruce, glass, and four prismarine walls (which can be substituted with other suitable material) for the exterior. Yes, the current house may appear small, but you can always expand below as done in the video.
Check out the tutorial by ItsMarloe for the complete details of this build.
30. Modern Underground Base with an Amazing View
Keeping the love strong for modern underwater houses is this beautiful creation by Beenoos. Although this build may not be entirely spacious as some of the other houses, its cozy ambience and wide view of the ocean makes it worth the effort.
You get a living room, kitchen, and bedroom in this house design. But hey, you can always expand and add more rooms based on your requirements.
31. Cherry Blossom Underwater House | Minecraft
Minecraft builders continue to be fascinated with the cherry grove biome, as evidenced by this underwater house built using mostly cherry blossom tree materials.
Apart from cherry wood and leaves, you will also require oak trapdoors, dirt blocks, glass, and lanterns for the exterior. The interiors are made using various utility blocks, along with pink coral fans and stripped oak.
What are you waiting for? Create this cherry blossom underwater house to bring the extra charm into your Minecraft world.
32. Modular Modern Underwater Base
Modular underwater bases are a great concept! You can keep expanding your base over time, without any space restrictions and away from the reach of mobs and other players (if in multiplayer mode).
Check out this underwater base with modern aesthetics that proves that you don’t have to compromise on beauty just because you are creating a modular home.
This house has four pods or compartments, including a surface level pod that also serves as the entrance, a central pod that is below the water surface and connected to the surface level pod, and two pods (habitation and farming pods) connected to either side of the central pod. The pods are connected via tubes/tunnels.
You will require prismarine, quartz, froglights, glass, polished diorite, warped trapdoors, iron bars, dirt blocks, spruce, and calcite for the house’s exterior. Look at the video by AzmaCode and start constructing this modular underwater base.
33. Egg-Shaped Sea Base
Somedays, you just want some alone time for yourself. What’s better than a tiny underwater house providing you with all the tranquility you need to recharge and be ready for your new Minecraft adventures.
You could build this underwater house within a short span of time and use minimal materials. Smooth quartz, cobbled deepslate, glass, ladders, and spruce trapdoors are needed for making this aquatic dwelling.
Take a quick look at the tutorial by Folli and make this underwater house your own.
Hey there! You’ve swum to the bottom of our list of best Minecraft underwater house designs. I hope I’ve helped you chose some gorgeous underwater bases that will soon find a place in your Minecraft world.
Before you sail away, I would like to give you some friendly advice of carrying many potions of water breathing or constructing a conduit near your build site (if you’re creating your home in Survival mode).
Trust me, this step will save you from a lot of trouble and the annoyance of surfacing up to breath every 15 seconds.
