diff --git a/src/geometries/polytopes.jl b/src/geometries/polytopes.jl
index e8c030610..3785a6d39 100644
--- a/src/geometries/polytopes.jl
+++ b/src/geometries/polytopes.jl
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ macro polytope(type, K, N)
   structexpr = if K == 3
     quote
       struct $type{C<:CRS,Mₚ<:Manifold} <: Polytope{$K,𝔼{3},C}
-        vertices::NTuple{$N,Point{Mₚ,C}}
+        vertices::SVector{$N,Point{Mₚ,C}}
       end
     end
   else
     quote
       struct $type{M<:Manifold,C<:CRS} <: Polytope{$K,M,C}
-        vertices::NTuple{$N,Point{M,C}}
+        vertices::SVector{$N,Point{M,C}}
       end
     end
   end
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ macro polytope(type, K, N)
   expr = quote
     $Base.@__doc__ $structexpr
 
+    $type(vertices::NTuple{$N,P}) where {P<:Point} = $type(SVector(vertices))
     $type(vertices::Vararg{Tuple,$N}) = $type(Point.(vertices))
     $type(vertices::Vararg{P,$N}) where {P<:Point} = $type(vertices)
   end
diff --git a/src/geometries/polytopes/ngon.jl b/src/geometries/polytopes/ngon.jl
index 9d0012a6b..604750d80 100644
--- a/src/geometries/polytopes/ngon.jl
+++ b/src/geometries/polytopes/ngon.jl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ are `Triangle` (N=3), `Quadrangle` (N=4), `Pentagon` (N=5), etc.
   `Heptagon`, `Octagon`, `Nonagon`, `Decagon`.
 """
 struct Ngon{N,M<:Manifold,C<:CRS} <: Polygon{M,C}
-  vertices::NTuple{N,Point{M,C}}
+  vertices::SVector{N,Point{M,C}}
   function Ngon{N,M,C}(vertices) where {N,M<:Manifold,C<:CRS}
     if N < 3
       throw(ArgumentError("the number of vertices must be greater than or equal to 3"))
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ struct Ngon{N,M<:Manifold,C<:CRS} <: Polygon{M,C}
   end
 end
 
-Ngon{N}(vertices::NTuple{N,Point{M,C}}) where {N,M<:Manifold,C<:CRS} = Ngon{N,M,C}(vertices)
+Ngon{N}(vertices::SVector{N,Point{M,C}}) where {N,M<:Manifold,C<:CRS} = Ngon{N,M,C}(vertices)
+Ngon{N}(vertices::NTuple{N,P}) where {N,P<:Point} = Ngon{N}(SVector(vertices))
 Ngon{N}(vertices::Vararg{P,N}) where {N,P<:Point} = Ngon{N}(vertices)
 Ngon{N}(vertices::Vararg{Tuple,N}) where {N} = Ngon{N}(Point.(vertices))
 
-Ngon(vertices::NTuple{N,Point{M,C}}) where {N,M<:Manifold,C<:CRS} = Ngon{N,M,C}(vertices)
+Ngon(vertices::SVector{N,Point{M,C}}) where {N,M<:Manifold,C<:CRS} = Ngon{N,M,C}(vertices)
+Ngon(vertices::NTuple{N,P}) where {N,P<:Point} = Ngon(SVector(vertices))
 Ngon(vertices::P...) where {P<:Point} = Ngon(vertices)
 Ngon(vertices::Tuple...) = Ngon(Point.(vertices))
 
diff --git a/src/transforms.jl b/src/transforms.jl
index dfc64048a..be49b250a 100644
--- a/src/transforms.jl
+++ b/src/transforms.jl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ applycoord(t::CoordinateTransform, g::TransformedGeometry) = TransformedGeometry
 applycoord(t::CoordinateTransform, m::TransformedMesh) = TransformedMesh(m, t)
 
 # special treatment for lists of geometries
-applycoord(t::CoordinateTransform, g::NTuple{<:Any,<:Geometry}) = map(gᵢ -> applycoord(t, gᵢ), g)
+applycoord(t::CoordinateTransform, g::StaticVector{<:Any,<:Geometry}) = map(gᵢ -> applycoord(t, gᵢ), g)
 applycoord(t::CoordinateTransform, g::AbstractVector{<:Geometry}) = [applycoord(t, gᵢ) for gᵢ in g]
 applycoord(t::CoordinateTransform, g::CircularVector{<:Geometry}) = CircularVector([applycoord(t, gᵢ) for gᵢ in g])
 
diff --git a/test/hulls.jl b/test/hulls.jl
index 968c499e8..dfa4476cc 100644
--- a/test/hulls.jl
+++ b/test/hulls.jl
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
       # degenerate cases
       points = [cart(0, 0), cart(1, 0), cart(2, 0)]
       chull = hull(points, method)
-      @test vertices(chull) == (cart(0, 0), cart(2, 0))
+      @test vertices(chull) == SVector(cart(0, 0), cart(2, 0))
 
       points = [cart(0, 0), cart(1, 0), cart(2, 0), cart(10, 0), cart(100, 0)]
       chull = hull(points, method)
-      @test vertices(chull) == (cart(0, 0), cart(100, 0))
+      @test vertices(chull) == SVector(cart(0, 0), cart(100, 0))
 
       # partially collinear 
       points = [
diff --git a/test/meshes.jl b/test/meshes.jl
index 49f6fcca7..ce1070f8b 100644
--- a/test/meshes.jl
+++ b/test/meshes.jl
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ end
   @test spacing(grid) == (T(5) * u"m", T(5) * u"m", T(5) * u"m")
   @test nelements(grid) == 20 * 10 * 5
   @test eltype(grid) <: Hexahedron
-  @test vertices(grid[1]) == (
+  @test vertices(grid[1]) == SVector(
     cart(0, 0, 0),
     cart(5, 0, 0),
     cart(5, 5, 0),
diff --git a/test/polytopes.jl b/test/polytopes.jl
index 6b710f047..8f6a43b26 100644
--- a/test/polytopes.jl
+++ b/test/polytopes.jl
@@ -293,13 +293,14 @@ end
 @testitem "Ngons" setup = [Setup] begin
   pts = (cart(0, 0), cart(1, 0), cart(0, 1))
   tups = (T.((0, 0)), T.((1, 0)), T.((0, 1)))
+  verts = SVector(pts)
   @test paramdim(Ngon) == 2
-  @test vertices(Ngon(pts)) == pts
-  @test vertices(Ngon(pts...)) == pts
-  @test vertices(Ngon(tups...)) == pts
-  @test vertices(Ngon{3}(pts)) == pts
-  @test vertices(Ngon{3}(pts...)) == pts
-  @test vertices(Ngon{3}(tups...)) == pts
+  @test vertices(Ngon(pts)) == verts
+  @test vertices(Ngon(pts...)) == verts
+  @test vertices(Ngon(tups...)) == verts
+  @test vertices(Ngon{3}(pts)) == verts
+  @test vertices(Ngon{3}(pts...)) == verts
+  @test vertices(Ngon{3}(tups...)) == verts
 
   NGONS = [Triangle, Quadrangle, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Nonagon, Decagon]
   NVERT = 3:10
diff --git a/test/testutils.jl b/test/testutils.jl
index d1f2f3530..d12c2f374 100644
--- a/test/testutils.jl
+++ b/test/testutils.jl
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ withprecision(T, v::Vec) = numconvert.(T, v)
 withprecision(T, p::Point) = Meshes.withcrs(p, withprecision(T, to(p)))
 withprecision(T, len::Meshes.Len) = numconvert(T, len)
 withprecision(T, lens::NTuple{Dim,Meshes.Len}) where {Dim} = numconvert.(T, lens)
-withprecision(T, geoms::NTuple{Dim,<:Geometry}) where {Dim} = withprecision.(T, geoms)
+withprecision(T, geoms::StaticVector{Dim,<:Geometry}) where {Dim} = withprecision.(T, geoms)
 withprecision(T, geoms::AbstractVector{<:Geometry}) = [withprecision(T, g) for g in geoms]
 withprecision(T, geoms::CircularVector{<:Geometry}) = CircularVector([withprecision(T, g) for g in geoms])
 @generated function withprecision(T, g::G) where {G<:Meshes.GeometryOrDomain}