This study’s aim is to examine the potential of applying key features of minimalism and indigenous culture to the development of low-cost housing in Nigeria. The use of literary analysis, case studies, and summarised reviews of leading published studies and current issues dialogues provided a qualitative assessment of the fusion of minimalistic tenets and cultural concepts on low-cost housing developments in local and international contexts. The study identified the use of traditional forms, sustainable materials of construction, reassessment of priorities to cut excesses, and the use of multipurpose spaces as essential tools for the design and development of affordable housing needed to offset the deficit in growing urban areas typical in countries like Nigeria. The study thus recommends firstly, the evolution of building construction methods that fuse cultural building orientation, secondly the reduction of excessive building costs,s and lastly the enlightenment of policy makers, of the built environment and regulatory bodies on the need to develop affordable spaces where people in urban areas live and work.