Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

MAMIL haters, beware. Bike House is designed for a family of four bikes-lovers who have foregone the family car for a two-wheeled alternative.

In a quiet corner of Melbourne's Inner-North, Modscape's modular, pre-fabricated and sustainable Tower House stands out from the crowd.

A new rear extension, much of which is under the existing house, creates a new-found connection to the backyard on this sloping site.

In accordance with a local planning law, Arrowtown House is a series of small buildings similar to the the surrounding historic sheds.

Trentham Long House treads the line between old-fashioned simplicity and the conveniences of contemporary life.

Architect Will Harkness placed this holiday home carefully among a number of established Gum Trees to take advantage of the view.

Clad in burnt timber and weathered steel sheets, Pacific House is a beautiful house that takes full advantage of the dramatic site.

Merton House reinterprets the bay windows, scale and arrangement of internal spaces to create a contemporary kitchen and living spaces.

Renovating and extending a typical Victorian terrace always poses a unique set of challenges. Hawthorn House exceeds those challenges.

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

What looks like a contemporary shipping container pops out of this renovated Sandringham House.

Tower House's owners and their 8 year old twin sons asked for a home 'for community, art and nature to come together'. They got a village.

Seaview House is made up of a series of pavilions, designed to fit in with neighbouring old weatherboard cottages without sacrificing contemporary appeal…

Like all good beach houses, Marcus Beach House explores lightness, filtering natural breezes and integrating indoor/outdoor spaces.

A pulley system extending through the atrium of this House Bruce Alexander is designed so the owners can store bicycles and winch them out of view.

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

A separate gabled guest pavilion adds both space flexibility to an existing weatherboard weekender, making it the perfect family getaway.

From possum-infested DIY-renovated nightmare to sunny and spacious home, Holden Street House has been transformed.

Bridport Residence extension grabs northern light and creates a quiet safe haven to the rear of the property.

Sliding Wall House makes the most of a small space by tucking a bedroom behind a sliding wall. One minute it's a desk, next it's gone…

With the help of friends and neighbours this beautifully crafted home was realised on a budget closer to a caravan than a family home.