Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

Period ornamentation out the front, contemporary simplicity out the back. This home makes a beautiful transition from old to new.

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

A rabbit warren-like early '90s apartment is transformed by C+M Studio into a chic coastal residence focusing on warm natural materials.

Sweeping views of hills, beach, rocks and ocean inspired the fan shaped plan of Fleurieu Beach House - a model for coastal living.

Slabs of marble balanced between columns of concrete bounce and disperse light into the double-height living area of Balmain House.

Jost Architects mediate heritage controls and an eager client brief to deliver a delightful update to an inter-war home.

With a fun colour scheme, humble materials and nooks to while away the day, Field Way Bach reminds us of back-to-basics beach holidays.

Completely off-grid and raised up to avoid occasional flooding, Platypus Bend House cantilevers spectacularly over a bushland clearing.

Alterations to the rear of this house to draw in green vistas, sunlight and cooling breezes making the most of the weather year-round.

A Melbourne home designed by Alexandra Buchanan Architecture creates a cascade of contemporary family living spaces in a bushfire area.

Using the colours of an 18th Century fire starting kit as inspiration, Breathe Architecture create a dramatic inner-city space.

A sculptural timber pod conceals the bathroom and laundry, allowing the living area to flow seamlessly into the garden on two sides.

Designed to sit long and low and recede into the landscape, this beach house still incorporates enough fun to make it a stand out.

This understated addition to an historic sandstone cottage is designed to age and weather gracefully to fit into its surrounds.

Despite strict heritage controls and a tight site, Durbach Block Jaggers Architects manage to deliver this charming and bright home.

Everyone loves to get away to the beach for the weekend, luckily this house can accomodate all of the extended friends and family.

'I want it to be kite-shaped' said no potential homeowner ever. And yet with this unusual site, a kite-shaped plan works well.

Rather than demolish and rebuild the rear 1970s addition to this home, the architect incorporated the walls into new, thicker walls.