Kennedy Nolan Architects

Kennedy Nolan Architects is a Melbourne practice based in Fitzroy. Its four Lunchbox projects share a love of texture and raw materials, and a knack for making the most of unusual sites.

Merricks Beach House is Rachel Nolan's own weekender: a low-budget, tough and versatile holiday home an hour from Melbourne that rethinks the great Australian weekender. At Westgarth House in Northcote, the original Edwardian house becomes a dormitory, while a new living pavilion runs along the southern boundary to maximise the north-facing garden, with white wash unifying old and new.

Park Lane House sits on a site surrounded on three sides by public space, its extension nestled under the canopy of a spectacular eucalypt. Fitzroy Lane House fits a three-bedroom home and office over three levels on a laneway block of about 15 by 9 metres, with a polycarbonate wall bathing the stair in soft light.

See Fitzroy Lane House, Park Lane House and more of their work on Lunchbox below.

Merricks Beach House: Beach-Town Lifestyle with a Modern Twist

Rachel Nolan of Kennedy Nolan Architects designed a weekender for her family called Merricks Beach House. It cleverly redefines the Australian beach house.

Westgarth House: A Wash of White Unifies Old and New

Westgarth House is a delightfully simple project that addresses our changing family needs by adding a modern, spacious living area to an existing home.

Park Lane House Puts It All On Display

Unlike most renovations, Park Lane House isn't tucked away in a backyard -- it's out there for all to see.

You Won't Believe the Home They Created in This Narrow Laneway

It's difficult to imagine how this tight block in a laneway could become a functional and spacious home and office, but they did it!