The Pursuit of Endless Surprise: Durbach Block Jaggers

DBJ in profile
Words by Katelin Butler
Photography by Tom Ferguson

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club featured on the cover of "Le Corbusier in the Antipodes: Art, Architecture and Urbanism"

Book by Antony Moulis, Published by Routledge

Brickworks inDETAIL with Camilla Block

“Join us for the next instalment of inDETAIL, our architectural speaker series, where we welcome award winning architects to share insights into iconic projects."

Architecture MasterPrize

Phoenix has won a 2020 Architecture MasterPrize award under the Cultural Architecture category.

Dezeen - 410 Pitt St

Durbach Block Jaggers reveals "improbably narrow" Sydney skyscraper

Sydney Morning Herald - 410 Pitt St

‘Improbably narrow’: Sydney’s latest tower is barely wider than a terrace

Australian Financial Review - 410 Pitt St

‘Pencil tower’ plan on Pitt Street the skinniest yet

Dezeen's top 10 galleries & museums for 2020

including Phoenix Central Park

Architecture AU - Droga Apartment - Architect in Residence Program 2014 - 2018

An experiment in cultural exchange

Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) wins at 2020 AIA National Awards

Phoenix Central Park has won the Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture and the Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture at the 2020 AIA National Awards.

Sydney Dance Company at Phoenix Performance Space

Sydney Dance Company at Phoenix Central Park Performance Space

Newcastle East End Scaffold starting to come down

Brickwork pattern by Xiaoxiao Cai

"Wood and concrete form backdrops for the arts at Phoenix Central Park"

Phoenix Central Park featured on Dezeen's website.

"Built to Last - From Binis to Brutalism: architects reveal their favourite overlooked Sydney buildings"

The Herald asked five Sydney architects what five lesser-known buildings they would save if they were threatened

DBJ Feature in Houses Magazine

DBJ has been featured in the latest issue of Houses Magazine out now.

Phoenix Central Park Featured article in The Australian Financial Review Magazine.

Phoenix Central Park has been featured in The Australian Financial Review Magazine.

Camilla Block's Isolation Talk hosted by The Architect's Bookshop

Camilla Block's streamed Isolation Talk hosted by Adam Haddow and The Architect's Bookshop.

Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) wins highest honour at 2020 NSW Architecture Awards

Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) was the most recognised project at the 2020 NSW Architecture Awards, taking out the NSW Architecture Medallion, Sir Arthur G. Stephenson Award for Commercial Architecture and John Verge Award for Interior Architecture

Pitt Street Pencil Tower Hotel

Durbach Block Jaggers has been selected as the winner of the City of Sydney's Design Excellence Competition for a new Pencil Tower Hotel at 410 Pitts Street Haymarket

House Taurus Featured on STIR Magazine's Website

House Taurus featured article on STIR Magazine's website.

Momoyama House by Erika Nakagawa at Sydney

Neil Durbach's written text accompanied Erika Nakagawa's Momoyama House Exhibition at Sydney Gallery as shown on Contemporary Art Daily.

Indiana, Cottesloe

Winning entry to invited competition for Indiana, Cottesloe for Minderoo Group, in association with Ohlo Stuido and Aspect Studio

Darlinghurst Rd Competition

Darlinghurst Rd shortlisted competition entry by Durbach Block Jaggers and Trias.

Penrith Soper Place

Durbach Block Jaggers, Sue Barnsley Design, Right Angle Studio and SGS have won the Penrith Soper Place Design Competition.

Tamarama House

Tamarama House photographed by John Wardle

Camilla Block + Holman House

Camilla Block and Holman House featured in Phaidon's Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women

Omnia

Omnia photos by Anthony Browell

Adam Goodes at North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club

Adam Goodes at North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club featured on Domain.

Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas

Roslyn Street featured on Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas website for SCCI Architecture Hub.

Tamarama House in Jam Factory's 'CONCRETE: art architecture design' Exhibition

Opening in Adelaide this Thursday 28th February.

Omnia in Financial Review

Omnia featured in Financial Review.

Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, Switzerland

Neil Durbach, David Jaggers and Angelo Candalepas were visiting critics for Valerio Olgiati's students at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture in Switzerland on 26th & 27th May, 2018

Adelaide Contemporary

KHAI LIEW, OFFICE OF RYUE NISHIZAWA AND DURBACH BLOCK JAGGERS

Cornish Prize Shortlist

"3+2 Durbach Block Jaggers" is on the shortlist for the Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing.

Tamarama House wins Robin Boyd Award

Durbach Block Jaggers has won the AIA 2017 Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture - Houses (New) for Tamarama House.

Thomas Street Stair

Thomas Street stair.

Wentworth Point Block H Design Competition on ArchitectureAU

Durbach Block Jaggers has been announced as one of six practices invited to participate in Wentworth Point's Block H Design Competition.

Omnia

Progress 13/09/2017.

Mansion Australia

Holman House was featured in The Weekend Australian's 10th August edition of Mansion magazine.

210-220 George St

Our competition entry for 210-220 George Street.

AIA NSW Wilkinson Award

Tamarama House won the 2017 AIA NSW Wilkinson Award under the Residential Architecture - Houses (New) category.

Lindt Cafe Memorial Competition Entry

Our 2015 competition entry for the Lindt Cafe Memorial, Martin Place.

Holman House Featured in New York Times

Holman House has been featured in the New York Times article 'Contemporary Homes in Stunning Natural Surroundings' by Javier Callejas.

Phoenix

Phoenix Interior images by Adam Hoh.

Camilla Block on Becoming a Registered Architect

Camilla Block on Becoming a registered architect

Chasing The Sky

Camilla Block featured in Maven Publishing's "Chasing the Sky, 20 Stories of Women in Architecture".

The Garden House

New Photos of the Garden House by Julia Charles.

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability

DBJ Brick Pit Ring featured in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability by Joshua Zeunert.

Neil Durbach Interview on Archdaily

Neil Durbach was interviewed by Vladimir Belogolovsky for Archdaily.

Holman House Featured in Elemental Living

Holman House is featured in Phaidon's "Elemental Living".

DBJ Featured in Belle Australia

DBJ featured in Dec/Jan 2016/17 issue of Belle Australia.

Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture

Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture

R7 Barangaroo

R7 in Barangaroo has been completed.

Omnia

Progress 03/11/2016.

Durbach Block Jaggers 2016 Inaugural Drawing Prize

DBJ Drawing Prize

Omnia

Demolition complete.

House Taurus

Progress 25/07/2016.

Omnia

Demolition progress 25/07/2016.

Phoenix

Construction has begun on Phoenix in Chippendale.

R7 Barangaroo

R7 nearing completion.

Holman House on Dezeen

Holman House is the 4th most popular house in the history of Dezeen.

NBSLSC Featured by Tim Denoodle at Maunsell Wickes

NBSLSC Featured by Tim Denoodle at Maunsell Wickes Gallery.

UTS wins the National Architecture Award

The UTS Science Building won The National Architecture Award for the Education category.

Holman House in Architecture Durable

Holman House featured in Architecture Durable - Issue #23.

The Crest

The Crest Apartments are set to begin construction in January 2016.

UTS in Architectural Review

UTS featured in Architectural Review Asia Pacific August-September 2015 Issue.

UTS in Sturgeon

UTS featured in Sturgeon Issue 4, 2015.

UTS Shortlisted for 2015 National Architecture Awards

Durbach Block Jaggers are honoured to be shortlisted for the 2015 National Architecture Awards in the Educational category for the UTS Science Faculty, Building 7.

Holman House in Mezzanine Magazine

Holman House in Mezzanine Magazine.

UTS in the Saturday Paper

UTS Science and Health Building has been featured in the Saturday Paper.

Gold Award - 2015 Sydney Design Awards

Durbach Block Jaggers were honoured to receive 'Gold' in the 2015 Sydney Design Awards for the UTS Science Faculty, Building 7.

Phoenix in SMH

Durbach Block Jagger's Phoenix project featured in the SMH.

UTS Featured in Bonds 100 Campaign.

UTS Science and Health building has been featured in the Bonds 100 campaign.

Lord Mayor's Prize on Instagram

UTS Science and Health Building feature on the Lord Mayor Clover Moore's Instagram account.

City of Sydney Lord Mayor's Prize

Durbach Block Jaggers were honoured to receive the City of Sydney Lord Mayor's Prize for UTS Science and Health Building.

Educational Architecture William E Kemp Award

Durbach Block Jaggers were honoured to receive the Educational Architecture William E Kemp Award for UTS Science and Health Building.

Invited Design Competition

Submission for invited design competition for The Beacon at Barangaroo.

Mark Magazine

UTS Science and Health Building featured in the latest Mark Magazine.

Sydney Markets Cooking School Competition

Durbach Block Jaggers has been awarded first place in the Sydney Markets Cooking School Design Competition.

Feature in ArchitectureAU and The Daily Telegraph

Durbach Block Jaggers' winning Cooking School project has been featured in ArchitectureAU and The Daily Telegraph.

Mongrel Rapture

Durbach Block Jaggers are honoured to receive a mention in the extraordinary new book by ARM, "Mongrel Rapture, The Architecture of Ashton Raggatt McDougall".

UTS Featured on Cover of Architecture Australia

The UTS Science and Health Building has been featured on the cover of the May/June 2015 issue of Architecture Australia.

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Featured on Aquabumps Today

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club featured on Aquabumps today.

UTS Featured on ArchitectureAU

UTS Science and Health Building featured on ArchitectureAU.

Phoenix Project in the Australian Financial Review

Phoenix project in the Australian Financial Review.

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in SMH Today

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in SMH today.

Mercure Hotel Development in SMH Domain Today

Durbach Block Jaggers' Mercure Hotel Development in Kings Cross was in SMH Domain today.

W3 Light

The W3 Light is a wall-mounted light that was custom designed for the UTS Thomas St Project.

Crest Hotel Competition

Durbach Block Jaggers has been awarded first place in Design Excellence Competition for The Crest Hotel site in Kings Cross.

2014 National Architecture Awards

At the 2014 National Architecture Awards North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club received a Commendation for Public Architecture and the Balmain Apartment was awarded an Architecture Award in the Small Projects category.

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Houses Awards 2014

The Balmain Apartment was recently awarded a commendation the Apartment category at the 2014 Houses Awards.

R7 Barangaroo

Durbach Block Jaggers' competition winning entry for the R7 Building at Barangaroo.

Camilla Block Appointed as a UTS Adjunct Professor

Camilla Block has received an Honorary Appointment as Adjunct Professor from UTS: University of Technology, Sydney Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.

AIA NSW Architecture Awards

Durbach Block Jaggers recently won two awards at the AIA NSW Architecture Awards.

UTS Thomas Street

Progress continues on the UTS Thomas Street building.

Barangaroo R7 Competition

Durbach Block Jaggers has been awarded first place in limited competition for the R7 site at Barangaroo.

Harbord Diggers

Durbach Block Jaggers was recently invited to participate in the invited competition for the redevelopment of the Harbord Diggers Club.

Time Out Article

In Time Out (April 2014, No. 113), Karen McCartney includes the Droga Apartment in her Top 5 Sydney Homes.

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Featured in Mark Magazine

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club was recently featured in MARK No. 49 (April/May 2014).

Modus News Article

House Spry was recently featured in the internationally-distributed Modus News Magazine.

Harbord Diggers Club Redevelopment

Durbach Block Jaggers (In collaboration with BVN Donovan Hill, Aspect Studios, Silver Spirit Partners and Fleetwood Hotels) has been selected as a finalist in the Harbord Diggers redevelopment.

UTS Progress

Recent images of the progress at UTS Thomas Street Building.

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in Architecture Australia

Laura Harding reviews the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in the January/February 2014 issue of Architecture Australia.

ArchitectureAU Holiday Reading

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club is the image of ArchitectureAU's recent "Holiday Reading".

The Monthly Magazine Profiles DBJ and NBSLSC

David Neustein profiles the Durbach Block Jaggers office, and the new North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in The Monthly Magazine (December 2013, No. 96).

UTS Thomas St Building

Construction has begun on the DBJ and BVN UTS Thomas St Science and Health Building.

AIA Droga Apartment Architect in Residence

"The Droga Apartment, winner of the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture and the Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture, has now become the home of the Australian Institute of Architects Droga Architects in Residence.

Affirmative Architecture

Durbach Block Jaggers has been selected to take part in the Affirmative Architecture Symposium held at the Powerhouse Museum on the 8th & 9th of November.

Sketches

Sketches by Neil Durbach featured in The Australian Financial Review Magazine (October 2013).

Architecture Makes the City Symposium

Along with a selection of Australian and Danish architects, Camilla Block will be speaking as part of the Architecture Makes the City Symposium.

AR Magazine

Neil Durbach was recently interviewed in Architecture Review Asia Pacific Magazine (AR132 October-November 2013).

Clock Haus

The Clock Haus is to be featured in an up-coming guide for the modern man - "The Man-ual".

Icons by Icons

Durbach Block Jaggers were recently invited to show the Holman and Tamarama houses as part of the Icons By Icons Exhibition held at Studio Becker.

Bowen Place Competition

We recently partnered with Sue Barnsley Design in an invited competition to reconfigure Bowen Place in Canberra.

Anandgram House

Durbach Block Jaggers were recently asked to design a house in Anandgram, India for two brothers and their families.

Alumni Green Competition

We worked with the Government Architects Office's Landscape Designers to enter the Alumni Green Competition at UTS.

George Street Building

George Street Building.

Roslyn Street Featured on Where They Create

Roslyn Street office featured on Where They Create by Paul Barbera