Lunchbox Architect featured project archives

The clever addition has been sliced and diced to deal with all the constraints of the site, but it guarantees light, space and views.

If you focus on the basics first in sustainable house design, everything else becomes a bonus and your reduce greenwashing overwhelm.

A total rebuild of this terrace house was required, but glimpses of its history are exposed throughout the house.

Making the most of the site's assets, this new addition overlooks the lush park behind the home to stunning effect.

It's difficult to imagine how this tight block in a laneway could become a functional and spacious home and office, but they did it!

These retirees packed up their life in Western Victoria to move to Barwon Heads. What lifestyle would you want out of a seachange?

Can you have too many beds at a family beach house? A reno retains the character of this beloved beach house but maximises flexibility.

Imagine if all our inner-city homes were eco-friendly urban farms: what a difference we could make! Here's what that might look like...

Creating a family home requires more than a coat of paint and some pretty cushions. It requires good design and long-term thinking.

Sadly lighting is an afterthought in many homes, but not here: a special lighting system demonstrates the potential of lighting design.

Ultimately council agreed to let them make some changes behind this heritage facade, convinced no one on the street would be the wiser.

This 1960s home originally designed by Peter Johnson is updated to take advantage of its location without losing what makes it special.

Like a tiny, irritating grain of sand creating a lustrous pearl, sometimes a projects' constraints lead to the most charming solutions.

Sitting on an exposed hilltop, this off-grid retreat deals with a hostile landscape, but it's worth the effort for that view...

Renovating a heritage house the right way means you can enjoy the benefits of a modern home while respecting the house's history.

If you've ever harboured an urge to live in a trendy inner-city warehouse conversion, be prepared to have some feelings about this...

How do you get sun, light and a sense of space when your block is only 6 metres wide? This home has some solutions for narrow blocks.

Looking for a simpler lifestyle and to indulge their passion for horses, this modern home for their acreage is perfection.