Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

At just 36 square metres, this compact yet thoughtful addition creates space for cooking, eating, writing, sitting and more...

This compact inner-city townhouse has been transformed from an unremarkable '70s era building into a timeless, light-filled home.

An eco-friendly, 7 star energy rated addition to an inner-city terrace feels bright, breezy and, importantly, comfortable year-round.

Orientation is the best way to make your home feel light and bright. So what can you do when your home faces the wrong way?

How to deal with a small block? Don't sacrifice the backyard, stack it on top of the house and you've got a sophisticated roof deck!

Want a new home for Christmas? With this beautiful modular prefab you could wake up in your finished home on Christmas morning...

An elegant and restrained timber addition provides the perfect modern living space for a family of five (plus two energetic dogs).

Clad in COLORBOND® steel with a contemporary take on the traditional pitched roof, this prefab house looks right at home in the bush.

Both architecture and furniture, the joinery unit designed to fit in the middle of this studio apartment allows for numerous functions.

You can tell something's different about this heritage home from the moment you see the lime green door and pastel green walls...

Renovating an apartment is a challenge because you're confined to the existing envelope. What if it's also a heritage building?

An alteration and addition to the home this couple have lived in for three decades blends in with the surrounding sheds and garages...

With an ageing population our homes must be designed to allow us to live in them as long as possible. This house shows us how.

Melaleuca House was designed to embrace an outdoor lifestyle for a family relocating from Darwin to more rural Howard Springs.

Waitpinga Retreat designed as a casual getaway immersed in the natural beauty of nature looks and feels very Australian.

Meaning 'shield' in Old French, Escu House creates an expanded North facing living area protected by floor to ceiling timber screen.

Rising costs and melting ice caps. Why not use your renovation as an opportunity to improve your home's environmental credentials as well.

Built on a site with huge sentimental value, this home built for an elderly WWII veteran is low-maintenance, accessible and secure.

A home for entertainers who also travel a lot. Claremont Residence expands for parties or locks down when the owners are away.

These two cabins have become something much grander than the typical granny flat or affordable beach shack they're usually used for...

The journey through this home is one of contrasting light, colour and materials, making this narrow extension feel bright, warm and rich.