Chenchow Little Architects

Chenchow Little is a Sydney practice that has provided architecture and interior architecture services since 1994. Through its residential work it has built a reputation for the quality of its design and detailing, which has led to select retail and commercial commissions too. Their homes include Queenscliff House, Shiplap House, Redwood and Coogee House, alongside apartments in Waterloo and Darling Point. Their awards include the NSW Architecture Awards' Wilkinson Award for houses and Aaron Bolot Award for multiple housing, and the national Robin Boyd Award for residential architecture.

On Lunchbox, Stewart House above Whale Beach shows that a bushfire-rated home doesn't have to look like a bunker. Modest and low-lying from the street, the white-brick house opens up as the land falls away to native bushland. Semi-Detached House reworks an Arts and Crafts semi near the beach, exploring how verandahs and decks can become extra living space and departing from the usual dark, introverted semi layout.

See Stewart House and Semi-Detached House on Lunchbox below.

Stewart House: Bushfire Proof House That's Anything But a Bunker

Bushfire regulations are a challenge. Homes can end up like bunkers. Chenchow Little's Stewart House is a bushfire proof house that doesn't sacrifice looks.

Semi-Detached House Explores How 'In-Between' Spaces Can Be Better Used

Substantial alterations to an Arts and Crafts house explores the potential of verandahs and decks to become supplemental living spaces…