MODO Architecture

MODO (Michael Ong Design Office) is a Melbourne architecture and interiors studio.

Its Lunchbox projects show a light touch with existing homes and gardens. Garden Studio in Moonee Ponds is a free-standing studio off a rear lane that lets a productive garden grow vertically up its walls, clad in recycled brick on the laneway side. Outside In House in Williamstown adds a modern extension that doesn't steal the limelight from the character of the original home, while Open House in Hawthorn East shows that less can be more, removing a dated 1970s lean-to rather than simply adding on.

See Garden Studio, Open House and more of their work on Lunchbox below.

Don't Build Over Your Garden, Grow Your Garden Up Instead!

Instead of sacrificing their productive garden, plants are encouraged to grow up the walls of this clever backyard studio.

Outside In House: This Modern Extension Doesn't Steal the Limelight

This modern addition is more like a supporting actor, allowing the charm and beauty of the original home to shine through.

You've Heard of a Home Addition, But What About a Subtraction?

Would you be game to renovate and reduce the size of your home? This design proves it's not always more space you need, after all.