OOF! Architecture on Lunchbox Architect
OOF! Architecture is a boutique design practice based in St Kilda, led by Fooi-Ling Khoo, devoted to fine-grain projects ranging from single-room renos to complete house make-overs, new houses and townhouses, with the occasional bar or shop thrown in. It believes "quality is always better than quantity + great ideas trump bling every day of the week", and works closely with clients to find a way forward, especially when it gets hard.
OOF! is also deeply involved in architectural education and community engagement, supporting DADo, the Robin Boyd Foundation's architecture and design film club, and teaching design and architectural history at the University of Melbourne.
Its Lunchbox projects include Hello House in Richmond, Acute House on a tiny triangular Albert Park site, and Green Shutter House, a former post office at Breamlea turned sunny beach house. Galv Mountain House pops an addition out of the roof of a 150-year-old Richmond cottage, Back Box House is a staged renovation over ten years, Gantry House crosses a house with a warehouse, and Little Pinky House is a small Yarraville home for a mother and adult daughter.
See Gantry House, Little Pinky House and more of their work on Lunchbox below.
Hello House: This Has to Be the Friendliest House on the Block!
As you round the corner of this quiet street, a cheery extension greets you. Quite literally… It says 'Hello'.
Transforming a Renovator's Nightmare on Seriously Triangular Site
Take a tiny, acutely triangular site, add a demanding heritage context and you've given your architect a challenge. But look what she did!
A Dour Old Post Office Finds Its Mojo As a Sunny Summer Beach House
A house that was once a post office felt frustratingly disconnected from the outdoors has been transformed into a breezy beach house.
An Addition Pops Out of the Roof to Secure the Future of This Home
The clever addition has been sliced and diced to deal with all the constraints of the site, but it guarantees light, space and views.
A Staged Reno Over 10 Years Helps This Home Change With Its Family
Staging the renovation of this home into two phases made budgetary sense and allows the home to adapt to the family's changing needs.
What do you get if you cross a house and a warehouse?
This house crossed with a warehouse is the perfect live/work space for a family who are always making or doing something...
A multigenerational 'share house' for mother and adult daughter
Transformation of a century-old cottage into a share house for mother and adult daughter with space for bonding and personal retreats.