Eckersley Architects

Eckersley Architects is a Melbourne architecture practice whose Lunchbox projects range from a compact apartment makeover to new houses and family extensions in the inner suburbs.

Carlton Apartment (AKA Kathryn) reworks an inefficiently planned 1990s apartment, finding room for more storage and a home office in the corridor so the spare bedroom no longer has to double as a study. Jay – Esplanade House is a new home on a corner site beside Edwards Park in Port Melbourne that flips the usual two-storey layout to take in botanical views while keeping privacy and security. Rosie extends a Victorian weatherboard in Ascot Vale with a two-storey addition for a growing family, complete with a rooftop terrace and outdoor kitchen.

See Jay – Esplanade House, Rosie and more of their work on Lunchbox below.

Space-efficient Apartment Renovation Finds Room for a Home Office

Rearranging this apartment opens it up to the views, builds in lots of storage space and finds room for a home office space to boot!

Upside down house makes the most of neighbouring park

Placing the living areas on the first floor instead of the ground gives this home the sense of being in a treehouse...

From dim to dazzling: Creating a light-filled family haven

Sunlit spaces and seamless design—this extension brings new life to this historic Victorian home.