The building with was designed by Hawkins\Brown and built by Galliford Try at a cost of £47.5 million,[1] opened as the headquarters of Corby Borough Council on 2 November 2010.

[2] A report by Corby Borough Council in 2012 revealed that the Cube was built with dangerous design flaws and almost double its original estimated costs and a capacity of only half of what was planned.

[8] Also in February, the length of time taken to publish the audit report into the overspend was called "very disappointing" by Local Government Secretary of State Eric Pickles.

Corby Borough Council "may have made decisions contrary to law" in its management of a £67 million regeneration scheme, auditors KPMG said.

[10] Also in June 2013, management of regeneration programmes, including the Cube, by Corby Council was condemned by consultants appointed by the Audit Commission.

KPMG said arrangements obscured who should make key decisions, oversight at critical points was insufficient and project and financial management was poor.

[13] Chief Executive Norman Stronach later said that the council would "seek redress" from the architect and contractor and that action to recover extra money spent on the Cube is "a growing inevitability".