Michael McManus Architects
![A New Rear Living Area Creates a Better Connection to the Outdoors Saturn II by McManus Lew Architects (via Lunchbox Architect)](https://media.lunchboxarchitect.com/495x400/featured/saturn-ii-house-mcmanus-lew-architects/saturn-ii-house-mcmanus-lew-architects-b9007178.jpg)
A New Rear Living Area Creates a Better Connection to the Outdoors
We love to get out and enjoy the backyard, but too often our homes are disconnected from our outdoor spaces. Here's what you can do...
![A 1960s Unit Is Transformed Into a Modern Family Home Kew Villa by McManus Lew Architects (via Lunchbox Architect)](https://media.lunchboxarchitect.com/495x400/featured/kew-villa-mcmanus-lew-architects/kew-villa-mcmanus-lew-architects-349b7f46.jpg)
A 1960s Unit Is Transformed Into a Modern Family Home
Buying an extra slice of land from the owners' corporation enabled this 1960s one-bedroom unit to become a modern three-bedroom home.
![A Dated and Inward-looking Unit Transformed Into Modern Family Home Hawthorn Villa by McManus Lew Architects (via Lunchbox Architect)](https://media.lunchboxarchitect.com/495x400/featured/hawthorn-villa-mcmanus-lew-architects/hawthorn-villa-mcmanus-lew-architects-e02a7e3a.jpg)
A Dated and Inward-looking Unit Transformed Into Modern Family Home
Instead of demolishing this unit, the architects reimagined it, transforming it into a modern and light-filled 3-bedroom home.
![Originally Built As a Weekender, They Loved It so Much They Moved In! Merricks House by Michael McManus Architects (via Lunchbox Architect)](https://media.lunchboxarchitect.com/495x400/featured/merricks-house-vineyard-house-mornington-peninsula/merricks-house-vineyard-house-mornington-peninsula-f90f5f88.jpg)
Originally Built As a Weekender, They Loved It so Much They Moved In!
With COVID-19, remote working and a beautiful new home in the country, the time seemed perfect for this family's tree change.
![Charred Timber Creates a New BAL-12.5 Wing for This Country Home Flinders Addition by Michael McManus Architects (via Lunchbox Architect)](https://media.lunchboxarchitect.com/495x400/featured/flinders-addition-charred-timber-bal-12-5-michael-mcmanus-architects/flinders-addition-charred-timber-bal-12-5-michael-mcmanus-architects-38a93907.jpg)
Charred Timber Creates a New BAL-12.5 Wing for This Country Home
To create space for the kids as they grow, this new bedroom wing sits beautifully in the landscape and meets BAL requirements.
![Sometimes it's the little things that can make a big difference... Maribyrnong Mods by Michael McManus Architects (via Lunchbox Architect)](https://media.lunchboxarchitect.com/495x400/featured/maribyrnong-mods-1980s-project-home-renovation-michael-mcmanus-architects/maribyrnong-mods-1980s-project-home-renovation-michael-mcmanus-architects-e8b01b96.jpg)
Sometimes it's the little things that can make a big difference...
A focus on the small changes with the biggest impact was key to keeping the renovation of this 1980s project home budget-friendly.
![This addition feels spacious in spite of a long, narrow block... Brunsiwck House by Michael McManus Architects (via Lunchbox Architect)](https://media.lunchboxarchitect.com/495x400/featured/brunswick-house-finding-space-on-a-long-narrow-block-renovation-michael-mcmanus-architects/brunswick-house-finding-space-on-a-long-narrow-block-renovation-michael-mcmanus-architects-05154a43.jpg)
This addition feels spacious in spite of a long, narrow block...
With clever planning and bringing light and framed views in at every opportunity, this long, narrow site feels surprisingly spacious.