Annabelle Chapman Architect

Annabelle Chapman Architect is a small residential practice in Sydney, established in 2000. Annabelle Chapman is a registered architect in New South Wales and a member of the Australian Institute of Architects, and her work on Lunchbox focuses on bringing light, space and a relaxed coastal feel to tired homes.

Mosman House saves the front three rooms of a run-down Federation home opposite Mosman Oval and replaces the rear with a light-filled, two-storey addition. Manly Apartment guts a dark '90s whole-floor apartment near Manly Harbour and reconfigures it within the existing footprint, using neutral natural materials so it feels bigger, brighter and full of coastal style. And Freshwater House turns a blond-brick 1970s relic a stone's throw from the beach into a family home with the relaxed elegance of a Greek seaside villa, starting with a lime-wash render over the old brick.

See Mosman House, Manly Apartment and more of their work on Lunchbox below.

Rear Addition Brings Light and Outdoor Living to This Federation Home

A new two-storey addition to the rear is transformational, bringing new light and life to this old, previously neglected home.

Dark '90s Apartment Is Now a Bright Home Full of Coastal Style

The owners of this whole floor apartment in Manly loved the location, but not the dark unfriendly spaces. Luckily, there was a solution!

Coastal Elegance Meets Family Living: A 1970s Transformation

From 1970s blond brick ugly duckling, this home has been spectacularly transformed into an elegant swan...