Sean Godsell Architects

Sean Godsell Architects is a Melbourne practice whose body of work spans houses, galleries, schools, public buildings and pavilions, including RMIT Design Hub, an MPavilion, a chapel for the Vatican and hiker camps on the Grampians Peaks Trail. Sean Godsell has been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal.

On Lunchbox, Tanderra House sits on a hilltop on a 40-hectare site on the Mornington Peninsula, continuing the practice's long exploration of the verandah as a way to organise space and shelter a house from strong prevailing winds while opening to distant ocean views. Edward Street House in Brunswick is full of hidden doorways, sliding walls and skylights along a long central corridor, and Green House adds a small addition with an inventive, light-giving roof to a heritage-listed timber cottage in inner Melbourne.

See Tanderra House, Edward Street House and more of their work on Lunchbox below.

Edward Street House: Filled With Secret Doors and Corridors

Sean Godsell's Edward Street House in inner-urban Melbourne has a lot of surprises in store. It's full of hidden secrets just waiting to be discovered...

Tanderra House Pushes the Conventional Aussie Verandah to New Heights

Sean Godsell Architects explore the traditional verandah to create a stunning beach home sheltered from the extremes of coastal life.

Inventive Addition to Heritage Cottage Challenges Our Idea of a Roof

The unusual roof of the small but effective addition is the real winner - providing plenty of light to the small, overshadowed site.