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The Light Box is a Californian bungalow renovation located in an area of significant heritage inside the City of Darebin. ​

Two differing architectural styles have been married to celebrate and enhance the dignified heritage of this original Californian bungalow in Northcote. The modern extension has enabled light to be captured from all directions at different points of the day.

Whose country is this project on?

Wurundjeri

Featured Press

2018 Australian Design Review: Turning a Californian bungalow into a lightbox

2018 Contemporist: The Light Box (see more)

2018  My House Idea: The Light Box by Finnis and Damon Hills (see more) 

2018 Arch Daily: Light Box / Damon Hills + Finnis (see article)

2018 News.com.au: An unliveable suburban bungalow is now a light-filled modern home
(see article)

Awards

2018 Victorian Architecture Awards: Listed in Best New Residential Architecture

Project credits

Photographer: Tom Roe

Finnis Architecture & Interiors
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The Light Box
The Light Box
The Light Box
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe
Photographer: Tom Roe

Professionals used in
The Light Box

About the
Professional

Finnis is an award-winning Melbourne architecture firm recognised as a true leader in the field of residential, multi-residential, and community architecture.

Finnis also has received many prestigious design awards and In 2011, Finnis received an A+ rating, the highest honour given to any firm, from the Australian Institute of Architects.

Combining over 50 years of experience working in the architecture and building industry, the quality of work that Finnis creates stems from an integrated approach embracing architecture and interior design, landscaping, site works, and detail design. In a broader context, the firm’s success originates from its proven ability to manage and build relationships with clients/consultants and related authorities necessary to bring each design to reality.

At Finnis, we are extremely proud of the relationships and work that we have done with developers who continue to enhance the design, living, and built form in the public realm. Our experience has aided us in reducing time spent in planning whilst maximizing yield and loss of wasted space.

Finnis is also regularly featured in both local and international design publications.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.