Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

An addition to this mid-century gem keeps the essence of the original while ensuring it's fit for family life in this century.

Oftentimes when you feel like you need 'more house', the answer is actually to rethink the way your existing house functions...

Downsizing from a large family home to an inner-city pad, this couple were prepared to compromise on space, but not on function!

A thin addition to this home creates new living spaces, but the bonus is a courtyard created by leaving space between existing and new.

Renovating is a messy art full of compromise but, if you roll with it, the result can be the perfect-imperfect home for your family.

With a block of just 117 square metres, this inner-city reno required some creative thinking to make the most of all available space...

For tree-changers Matt and Leanne, an important part of their ideal home was making the most of their spectacular site.

With hints of those classic beach houses, but all the modern needs of a family home, living here would feel like an endless holiday.

Making the complex seem effortless in this addition on a tapering block was not easy, but the results are phenomenal.

This family home was designed with best-practice sustainability and Passive House standards to be a comfortable home for years to come.

Architecture isn't about the bells and whistles. It's about creating spaces which help to improve your lifestyle. Like this home!

A modern farmhouse for a couple with overseas relatives needs to adapt from a comfortable home for two to a home for many more.

A modern addition reorients this home towards the sun as well as complementing and tucking under the roofline of the original home.

Want a sustainable home, but don't know where to start? An architect can help you create a comfortable, sustainable home...

Using the slope to its advantage, this beach house cascades down the hill and focuses your attention on the stunning coastline views.

By using similar colours, materials and proportions as the original home without copying it, this addition fits in effortlessly.

Unusually-shaped boundaries can be a challenge, particularly on sites as tight as this; you've got to turn a challenge into an asset!