Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

The perfect retreat for a director and camera operator in the film industry, this home has no shortage of cinematic drama.

A compact weatherboard cottage explodes from the sides of a prefabricated shed to provide space for an illustrator to live and work.

This home is "designed to give the same carefree relaxing ambience as a bach - step in, kick off your shoes and grab a glass of wine."

This extension continues a tradition of relaxed, colourful and small-scaled modifications which have been occurring for generations.

A warm new home for a young family wraps around a courtyard space to create a protected area for the kids to play and the family to enjoy the stunning ocean views.

Studio 19 are at it again, designing two stunning community houses for a not-for-profit organisation in New Zealand.

Small in both budget and footprint, but clever thinking and innovative solutions have produced a home which ticks all the boxes...

A magnificent 100 year old fig tree and a small creek are treated as sacred elements in this home which embraces its environment.

Each room of this addition steps down with the contours of the site, while the plan zigzags to access light and connect to the garden.

This converted warehouse in Fitzroy involved refitting of a beautiful old warehouse to become a flexible home for an extended family.

Additional floor area provided by this renovation offers much needed functional space for a growing family, without any excess or waste.

There's not much diversity (or sustainability) in your average project home. With a bit of luck, Erpingham House will change all that.