Lunchbox Architect featured projects

Merricks House by Michael McManus Architects Originally Built As a Weekender, They Loved It so Much They Moved In! With COVID-19, remote working and a beautiful new home in the country, the time seemed perfect for this family's tree change.

Mass and Void by Sparks Architects This Home Stands Out in Its Housing Estate for All the Right Reasons Even a block in a typical housing estate can benefit from an architect's touch, creating a home that's a joy to live in year-round...

Manly Apartment by Annabelle Chapman Architect Dark '90s Apartment Is Now a Bright Home Full of Coastal Style The owners of this whole floor apartment in Manly loved the location, but not the dark unfriendly spaces. Luckily, there was a solution!

Knocklofty by Preston Lane Architects Voids, Volume and Views. This Warehouse-inspired Home Has It All… Transforming a 1980s house into a warehouse loft-inspired home involved removing the roof but the results are more than worth it!

Paperback House by Ben Callery Architects Home for Two Publishers and Family Makes a Hero Out of the Bookshelf Every good architectural story needs a hero. In this renovation, it's a striking bookshelf which screens a work-from-home space...

Mavis House by South Facing Backyard? You Can Still Enjoy Passive Solar Design... This addition to a post-war brick home has a trick up its sleeve to guarantee access to sunlight despite the backyard facing south.

Glebe House by Supercontext Addition on a Narrow Four Metre-wide Site Defies Its Constraints Defying its narrow site, challenging east-west orientation and heritage restrictions, this skinny home manages to feel spacious.

Balgowlah Residence by Transforming a Californian Bungalow Into the Perfect Family Home A west-facing backyard and poorly-designed additions left this family with dark mornings and overheated afternoons, but no longer...

Brick Residence by Preston Lane Architects Renovating a House That Has Been in the Family for Almost 70 Years… Imagine having a classic modernist house in the family for three generations? How would you sensitively renovate it?

Back Box House by OOF! Architects A Staged Reno Over 10 Years Helps This Home Change With Its Family Staging the renovation of this home into two phases made budgetary sense and allows the home to adapt to the family's changing needs.

Small Grand Apartment by Tsai Design Compact Apartment Feels Luxurious with Hollywood-esque Dressing Room Clever planning allows this small apartment to feel grand and glamourous. Wait until you see how the dressing room transforms...

Offset House by Architopia Comfortable, Sustainable Living Doesn't Need to be Costly... Passive solar principles, high-quality yet affordable materials and thoughtful design brings high-quality housing within reach.

Split House by FMD Architects Original Home Inspires a Respectful But Radically Different Addition The roof and layout of the original home serve as the inspiration for a new addition, but a modern twist creates perfect family home.

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