Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

A passive design and solar panels creates a comfortable house year-round which also generates income for this family.

A home set in an expansive garden is divided and sheltered into quadrants by cross-shaped Gabion baskets, creating a variety of spaces.

Renovation uses half of the original roof structure to create a new raked roof and wraps the original fibro shack in new cladding.

Designing a family home is challenging because the family's needs change as they grow, that's why you have to plan for change.

It can be costly, but moving the 'unmovable' like a bathroom or kitchen in your renovation could be the best decision you'll make.

To construct this off-grid home on Victoria's French Island, prefabricated modules had to be transported by barge to the isolated site.

Unlike many of the ubiquitous lean-to-style additions in the area, this modern lean-to transforms the original home.

Living in a barn is one thing, but living in a barn in the city? Well that sounds absurd, but it's a reality for this lucky family.

Every square metre counts when you don't have much space. You need to be smart and make every element do more than one thing...

This Sydney apartment has undergone a clever and refreshing renovation which uses joinery and detailing to create a grounding calm.

Take a tiny, acutely triangular site, add a demanding heritage context and you've given your architect a challenge. But look what she did!