A simple CustomMultiChildLayout

main.dart

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

final Color darkBlue = Color.fromARGB(255, 18, 32, 47);

void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      theme: ThemeData.dark().copyWith(scaffoldBackgroundColor: darkBlue),
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      home: AppLayout(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text("Hello World"),
          backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
          elevation: 0,
        ),
        body: ListView.builder(
          itemBuilder: (context, _b) => ListTile(
            title: Text(
              'Hello, World!',
              style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline1,
            ),
          ),
          itemCount: 120,
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

enum _LayoutSlot {
  body,
  appBar,
  background,
}

class AppLayout extends StatelessWidget {
  const AppLayout({
    Key key,
    @required this.body,
    this.appBar,
    this.padding,
  }) : super(key: key);

  final PreferredSizeWidget appBar;
  final Widget body;
  final EdgeInsets padding;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final queryData = MediaQuery.of(context);
    final systemPadding = queryData.padding;
    final appBarHeight = appBar != null ? appBar.preferredSize.height + systemPadding.top : 0.0;

    return Material(
      child: CustomMultiChildLayout(
        delegate: _AppLayoutDelegate(viewInsets: queryData.viewInsets),
        children: <Widget>[
          LayoutId(
            id: _LayoutSlot.background,
            // NOTE: FlutterLogo here can be replaced by anything
            child: SizedBox.expand(child: FlutterLogo()),
          ),
          LayoutId(
            id: _LayoutSlot.body,
            child: MediaQuery(
              data: queryData.removePadding(removeBottom: false, removeTop: appBar != null),
              child: body,
            ),
          ),
          if (appBar != null)
            LayoutId(
              id: _LayoutSlot.appBar,
              child: ConstrainedBox(
                constraints: BoxConstraints(maxHeight: appBarHeight),
                child: FlexibleSpaceBar.createSettings(
                  currentExtent: appBarHeight,
                  child: MediaQuery(
                    data: queryData.removePadding(removeBottom: true),
                    child: appBar,
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

class _AppLayoutDelegate extends MultiChildLayoutDelegate {
  _AppLayoutDelegate({this.viewInsets});

  final EdgeInsets viewInsets;

  @override
  void performLayout(Size size) {
    final looseConstraints = BoxConstraints.loose(size);
    final fullWidthConstraints = looseConstraints.tighten(width: size.width);

    layoutChild(_LayoutSlot.background, fullWidthConstraints);
    positionChild(_LayoutSlot.background, Offset.zero);

    double appBarHeight = 0.0;
    if (hasChild(_LayoutSlot.appBar)) {
      appBarHeight = layoutChild(_LayoutSlot.appBar, fullWidthConstraints).height;
      positionChild(_LayoutSlot.appBar, Offset.zero);
    }

    final bodyConstraints = fullWidthConstraints.copyWith(
      maxHeight: fullWidthConstraints.maxHeight - viewInsets.bottom,
    );
    layoutChild(_LayoutSlot.body, bodyConstraints);
    positionChild(_LayoutSlot.body, Offset(0, appBarHeight));
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRelayout(_AppLayoutDelegate oldDelegate) => viewInsets != oldDelegate.viewInsets;
}