The clients wanted to replace their deteriorating beach shack which had been in the family for years. The house was to fulfil a modest brief for a beach retreat and eventually become their permanent ...

Tucked into a corner of the family property is a tropical retreat for an elderly couple. It's technically a granny (and grandpa) flat, but this modern home designed by Baahouse + Baastudio is not your ...

We feature a mouthwatering new home every weekday... A third and final renovation unifies a once-pieced-together home with warmth, flair, and a gourmet-worthy kitchen at its core. Building your dream ...

My wise mother, Wendy, has a saying about big houses, 'it's just more to clean'. And yet Australians now have the largest average house sizes in the world. No wonder we feel like we never have enough ...

At 52 square metres, this two-storey terrace was about the same size as a two-bedroom apartment, now there's space to entertain guests. A light-filled and space-efficient addition by Sandbox Studio ...

A third and final renovation unifies a once-pieced-together home with warmth, flair, and a gourmet-worthy kitchen at its core.

Older homes typically face two problems: lack of natural light and poor planning. In one move, a glazed atrium dining room, Steffen Welsch Architects solve both issues at Parkville House... The new ...

Tent House by Irving Smith Jack Architects is designed to encourage freedom and protection from a hostile (but beautiful) landscape — like a permanent tent… The house is set in an environment akin to ...

Woah. Sustainable Houses is a broad statement and a word which is so often overused. All of the houses we feature on Lunchbox Architect incorporate some aspects of sustainability — a water tank, a ...

Urban homes come with a lot of constraints. Tight sites, neighboring houses, heritage controls and planning regulations affect how urban homes are designed. Obviously constraints breed innovation ...

Hill Plain house has a simple rectilinear plan form and a pitched roof. It is inspired by the old pragmatic agricultural structures in the area -- barns, shearing sheds, storage areas. But its smooth ...

Picture this, you have a much loved but outgrown home on a large, sloping, triangular site. When you start planning a renovation, you realise the building regulations require a 9 metre setback from ...