MAKE Architecture

MAKE Architecture is a Melbourne architecture practice. Its five Lunchbox projects share an approach that treats existing homes with care and respect, often achieving more by building less.

House Reduction in Abbotsford actually made a Victorian-era home smaller, adding a covered deck that becomes an extra room when its sliding doors and timber screen are open. Amy's House in Northcote transforms a Californian bungalow through a light-touch reconfiguration rather than a gut-and-rebuild, treating new work as another chapter in the home's history. Local House in St Kilda adds an extension barely bigger than the original bungalow, conceived more like a favourite local café than a private house.

M House in Northcote extrudes the existing double hip roof to create a small courtyard that brings northern light into the living spaces, and House Rosebank adds charcoal-brick living areas to a grand Edwardian house in Kew, with a clear definition between old and new.

See House Reduction, Local House and more of their work on Lunchbox below.

House Reduction: They Paid to Make Their Home Smaller. Are They Mad?

Have you ever considered a house reduction as opposed to an extension? That's what MAKE Architecture did for their clients in their project, House Reduction.

Amy's House: A Simple Reconfiguration Transforms this Family Home

Rather than gutting and starting again, a simple reconfiguration was all it took to make this home brighter and more comfortable.

Local House is Designed to Enhance Connection with Friends and Family

Local House is playful and intriguing — designed more like a favourite local café than a private house — creating spaces for connection and bonding.

M House's Modest Renovation is Designed to Transform the Original Home

Small but with delight, M House looks at how a modest renovation can make a positive contribution to the way a family live.

House Rosebank's Generous New Living Areas Compliment a Grand Old Edwardian

At House Rosebank, new rear living spaces help the home take advantage of a sunny garden and create a connection with the existing pool.