Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

A typical Australian home uses the full width of the block and puts a garden in front and out the back; this home is far from typical.

After the bushfire of 2015, Wye River slowly rebuilds. Let's hope all the new homes are as beautiful and sympathetic as this one...

Even if you're stuck with a south-facing backyard overshadowed by your own house, there's no need to dwell in darkness.

Renovating an older, inner-city home comes with a peculiar set of challenges - how to make it seem bright and spacious when it's not.

An architect wrestles with the romance of renovating a historic home and the challenge of meeting planning and regulatory requirements.

Blessed with a large block in a good area, this family decided to downsize in the backyard, in spite of the constraints.

This flexible new home built behind the existing is accessible by rear laneway; it could be used as a garage, studio or living space.

A double-height space. An internal courtyard. A huge skylight. All tricks to create a sense of space hidden behind a narrow terrace.

The rear of this home is redesigned to give an air of spaciousness, with an internal reconfiguration and the addition of two gables.

Craving more space (and sun) and considering a move? Are you really better off uprooting your family and moving somewhere new?

By designing a separate, self-contained studio, this family have gained the extra space they need now and flexibility into the future.

A family of five create a joyful home with a series of open, colourful and light-filled spaces for their energetic young family.

A dark tunnel transforms into a bright, open space at this Cremorne terrace which celebrates the transition from old to new.

Clever thinking achieves a simple timber beach house the client desired while still meeting bushfire and energy efficiency regulations.

Simple, yet intelligent changes, which reference to the home's post-war cream brick heritage create a period drama of a difference.