Finnis Architects on Lunchbox Architect

Finnis Architects, now known simply as Finnis, is a Melbourne architecture and interiors practice "dedicated to modern spaces that shape the lives lived within." Its work spans contemporary homes, multi-residential properties, urban developments and communities, as well as intimate small-scale residences.

The practice takes a collaborative approach, working closely with clients and stakeholders, and aims to harmonise "people (the ways in which they live), place (site conditions and opportunities), and purpose (enhancing the everyday experience)." While each project is bespoke, it says all bear the hallmarks of its approach: "luxuriously comfortable modernism with a refined edge."

On Lunchbox, Port Melbourne House updates a former milk bar that the architects first reworked in 1999, turning it into a light-filled family home among the treetops, with interiors by Catherine Francis. The Light Box, designed with Damon Hills, adds a glass garden pavilion behind a restored Californian bungalow in heritage Northcote.

See Port Melbourne House and The Light Box on Lunchbox below.

Former Milkbar Now a Light-filled Family Home Among the Treetops

Floating above the original milkbar is a recently renovated pavilion which makes this unique family home feel like it's a treehouse.

A Garden Pavilion Nestled in this Backyard Brings the Outdoors In

In a street of Californian Bungalows, it was important to maintain the status quo. It's a whole other story at the rear of this home...