Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

This family extended their Queenslander over the years, but something had to be done to pull it all together and make it liveable again.

A pavilion surrounded by garden brings living closer to the river, creating an additional living space with incredible views.

This laid back holiday home is tough enough to cope with the kids yet luxurious: the perfect escape to create lifetime memories.

When you've got a tight block, you need to use every square centimetre. That's how you make a compact home feel spacious.

After removing walls and opening up both the internal space and to the outdoors, this home is virtually unrecognisable.

A new two-storey addition to the rear is transformational, bringing new light and life to this old, previously neglected home.

With housing (un)affordability growing and our city limits bursting, this project shows us there's still space in the inner city.

A private, yet light-filled coastal home is the perfect fit for a retired couple, with plenty of room for visitors.

Bringing a sense of space and plenty of natural light to a narrow block is tough, but clever design and engineering make it possible.

A samurai's armour inspires the form and materials of this unique townhouse development, bringing a bit of Japan to the suburbs.

Materials are reused in new and unusual ways in this renovation, instilling the home with unique personality - even the new parts!

The dramatic timber ceiling sails over new living spaces and outside, shading the home but retaining the best views.

A new opening with integrated seating transforms this home from dated colonial-style, to modern, minimal and cool. What a difference!

A double-storey addition sensitively extends the original home, unfurling from the original roofline to create a light-filled home.

Having lived in the area for 45 years, this downsizer was reluctant to leave. Instead, she built the perfect home in her backyard!

These townhouses challenge the norm and prove you can develop suburban sites without ignoring the character of the neighbourhood.

Queenslander-style homes capture breezes and create shaded, naturally cool living spaces. This addition takes it to the next level.

To grab light without taking over the backyard, this addition pops its head over the original home, saying peekaboo to the street!

Instead of demolishing this unit, the architects reimagined it, transforming it into a modern and light-filled 3-bedroom home.

Inspired by a nearby converted factory, this home brings its own spin to the saw-tooth roofline and the inspiration doesn't stop there.

An efficiently-planned rear addition to this narrow house creates space and light to grow a family without losing the home's charm.

This environmentally-considerate home is carefully planned to ensure it's compact yet spacious: the least house necessary.

With exposed structure and a galley-style kitchen, this renovation takes its cues from the economical and practical fit-out of a ship.