Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

ArchiBlox' Carbon Positive Prefab House means it's no longer enough to just be carbon neutral, when you can be carbon positive.

The brick exterior of Five Courts House belies its light-filled interior which surrounds five courtyards arranged around the perimeter.

The narrow Left-Over-Space House demonstrates what can be achieved on the myriad of ‘left-over’ spaces in our inner-cities.

Hereston Gardenhouse pops up in a disused back yard and demonstrates a way to make cities more dense and (importantly) sustainable.

North Perth House sets out to prove an affordable yet generous family home can be constructed on a small inner city block.

A modular home constructed of engineered timber (instead of steel) is the perfect fit for a steel slope in New Zealand's seismic zone.

Designed in a flood-prone area, this modest, sustainable beach house touches the earth so lightly it appears to float!

A series of insertions into this period home injects light deep into the plan, making it modern and bright in-spite of its age.

Instead of a generic mass-built home, this family built a home designed to suit their lifestyle and the sub-tropical Brisbane climate.

In this case, the Green House effect is the impact light and air can make to a family home for a florist…

A modest retreat provides shelter, warmth and comfort in the wild and isolated of the remote setting.

The future of suburban laneways is vibrant and active if this Erskineville Studio project by Pivot Architects is anything to go by.

From the front it's an unassuming Californian Bungalow. From the rear, undeniably modern. It's a new type of house — a blurred house.

Architect Peter Miglis lists “light, space, and air” as the elements that form great architecture; he has incorporated all three into his own home.

Westmere Alteration merges inside and out with a contemporary aesthetic and an unbelievable connection to the outside plus upper level sea views…

After a number of minor additions over the years, Patterson Street Residence is reinvigorated with a modern extension to the rear.

Middle Park Studio isn't a house. But if it were, it would be a great example of how we can develop backyards with laneway access into smart, sustainable homes.

The Plinth House proves bigger is not always better. The extension provides a more comfortable living space and kitchen in a minimal footprint.

At Alexandria House 2 full height glazing and louvers let the house breathe and skylights are used strategically to maximise natural light…