Bellemo & Cat Architects

Bellemo & Cat Architects is a small practice working across architecture, urban design and large-scale public art. It was established in 1998 and is based in Northcote, in Melbourne's inner north.

They tread the line between art and architecture, combining the architectural skills of Michael Bellemo with the fine art background of Cat MacLeod. Their architecture is sculptural and playful, while their public art is structurally challenging and pragmatic. In their own words, they look for "the balance between the poetic and the pragmatic".

Their best-known house on Lunchbox is Cocoon, a zeppelin-shaped home perched in the treetops above the Wye River valley on the Great Ocean Road. Closer to home, Polygreen is the family's own house in Northcote: a printed fibreglass box on a former car park that doubles as public art. It's also proof that they're good at getting a lot out of a limited budget.

See Cocoon and Polygreen on Lunchbox below.

Polygreen: Meet the Family Who Spray Painted Their Entire House

Polygreen is a printed fiberglass box in a neighborhood of red brick warehouses. The contrast is striking - a home covered in vibrant green.

Cocoon: A Home? Or a Zeppelin That Crash-Landed in the Australian Bush?

You don't get homes much more unusual than Cocoon -- a zeppelin-shaped home lofts above its steep site, nestled in the canopy of Australian native treetops.