Amrish Maharaj Architect
Amrish Maharaj Architecture is a Sydney residential practice established in 2016, designing new homes, dual occupancies, renovations and interiors across Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle. A small team of designers works up "unique and refined architectural solutions" from each client's needs and site constraints. In their words, "Our aim is for people to walk through their front door and immediately feel grounded — at ease in spaces that are practical, generous, and occasionally surprising."
Their Lunchbox work is a masterclass in tight inner-city sites. Enmore House drops a six-metre light-catching void into the middle of a south-facing terrace. Muriel finds room for a growing family on a site just three metres wide in Newtown, and Puzzle Box solves a 3D puzzle to fit a first-floor addition above a Newtown home. Offset House untangles a confused Federation home in Ashbury, Glencoe revives a neglected Haberfield house, and Twelve Black turns a Mascot weatherboard cottage into a two-storey family home on a flood-prone site.
See Enmore House, Muriel and more of their work on Lunchbox below.
This Home Hides a Secret Which Transforms the Previously Dark Terrace
Many old terraces are dark and pokey, but thanks to a tricky secret behind those doors, this terrace is now light, bright and spacious.
Creating Space for a Growing Family on Narrow, 3-metre Wide Site
An efficiently-planned rear addition to this narrow house creates space and light to grow a family without losing the home's charm.
This Home Addition Was More Like Solving a Complex 3D Puzzle
With the option of renovating or selling, this family chose to renovate to stay in the area they, but that was easier said than done!
When a Series of Renovations Leave a House Feeling Confused...
A house can become dysfunctional as poorly planned renovations alter the layout and strip away original details. But it can be fixed!
From Neglected to Neighbourhood Gem in Haberfield
A beautiful heritage revival breathes new life into this old gem.
Floods, Flights and Family: How This Renovation Overcame It All
From flood zoning to aircraft noise, this home overcomes challenges with clever planning and striking architectural solutions.