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Level 2
9 Roslyn Street,
Potts Point
NSW 2011

(02) 8297 3500

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Cityline shot of penthouse apartment on top of an old industrial building in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Close up view of Omnia Apartment building behind tree in Potts Point Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
White dinner plate with sketch of North Bondi Surf Club Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of infinity pool above a cliff looking out to the ocean at a cliff house at Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Curved plaster wall with exposed steel beams and columns in penthouse apartment above industrial warehouse in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Central courtyard garden with Birch trees in an office building in Melbourne Victoria designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Concept hand drawn sketch of Commonwealth Place Canberra designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Closed up view of curved white rendered walls and thin steel balustrade of a university building at UTS Ultimo Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Watercolour concept sketch of office building in Potts Point Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Hand drawn watercolour concept sketch of university campus for UTS in Ultimo Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Viewing platform a surf lifesaving club looking out over the beach at North Bondi designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Hand drawn watercolour concept sketch of university campus for UTS in Ultimo Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Curved white plastered stairwell with fine steel handrail and windows from house in Bellevue Hill Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of infinity pool overlooking ocean and horizon at cliff house in Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Office building with curved tiled walls and dark grey steel windows in Roslyn Street Potts Point Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Dark grey steel and Carrara marble window looking out over cliff in house at Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
hand drawn concept sketches of commercial tower in Sydney Australia designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Close up view of coloured framed windows at night at university campus at UTS Ultimo Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of curved stone garden stairs with white rendered walls and fine stainless steel handrails at a family house at Bellevue Hill Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Detail view of white rendered garden wall and timber clad garage door of architect designed family home at Point Piper Sydney
White painted entry door with frameless glass framing view of ocean in cliff house in Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of frameless glass window from fern garden in Watsons Bay Sydney
Detail view of circular skylight at surf lifesaving club at North Bondi Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Steel and concrete spiral staircase at Beachfront house at Tamarama Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Polished plaster arch framing view of garden at family house in Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Close up view of wall with Timber clad wall with strips of  glass framed in charcoal painted steel at family house at Point Piper Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of pool and handrail at beachfront house at Tamarama Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of ocean and horizon at cliff house at Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Curved timber walled staircase with circular skylights in cliff house in Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Handmade painted balsawood models of beachfront family house in Tamarama Bondi Beach Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Hand drawn concept sketches of retirement village project on the Central Coast NSW designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Hand drawn watercolour sketch of office building in Potts Point Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Sketch model of Le Corbusier exhibition proposed at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Watercolour concept sketch of surf club in North Bondi Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Curved white plastered lightwell in office building in Melbourne Victoria designed by designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of ocean and horizon through frameless glass at cliff front house at Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Curved white painted brick wall with steel framed window framing the view of the ocean in house in Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of infinity pool above a cliff looking out to the ocean at cliff house at Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Collage of sketches of surf life saving club at North Bondi Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
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Raw sculptural concrete brutalist house on located on the Sydney harbour front in Point Piper designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

House Taurus

Residential

Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney

Omnia

Residential

Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

Tamarama House

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House Holman

House Holman

Residential

Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

Droga Apartment

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The Garden House

The Garden House

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Newcastle East End apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney

Newcastle East End

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Balmain Apartment

Balmain Apartment

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House Sixel Miller

House Sixel Miller

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House Hrdlicka

House Hrdlicka

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House Villa

House Villa

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House Spry

House Spry

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House Twin Peaks

House Twin Peaks

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Apartments King Street Wharf

Apartments King Street Wharf

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Apartment Building Three

Apartment Building Three

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House Darling Point

House Darling Point

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Wentworth Point Competition

Wentworth Point Competition

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The Infinity House

The Infinity House

Residential

Happy Haus

Happy Haus

Residential

Lavender Bay House

Residential

2020

Lavender Bay House

Recently completed. 

Photography by Andrew Cowen and Tom Ferguson 

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Palm Beach House

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Palm Beach House

Residential

2020

Palm Beach House

New beach house, recently completed in 2020. 

 

Photography by Anthony Browell and Tom Ferguson

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Phoenix

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House Taurus

Residential

2020

Raw sculptural concrete brutalist house on located on the Sydney harbour front in Point Piper designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

House Taurus, 2010-2020.

 

Photography: Brett Boardman, Andrew Cowen, Tom Ferguson and Kien Van-Young.

Raw sculptural concrete brutalist house on located on the Sydney harbour front in Point Piper designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Raw sculptural concrete brutalist building on located on the Sydney harbour front in Point Piper designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
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Omnia

Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Raw sculptural concrete brutalist house on located on the Sydney harbour front in Point Piper designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Raw sculptural concrete brutalist house on located on the Sydney harbour front in Point Piper designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Raw sculptural concrete brutalist building on located on the Sydney harbour front in Point Piper designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
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Omnia

Residential

2018

Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney

The Kings Cross intersection is an iconic place in Sydney, memorable for the bright red, looping coke sign at its apex.


An adaptive re-use of the Crest Hotel, the tower is modelled as a curvaceous hourglass form on a tiled podium, a pale green version of the Coca-Cola sign.
The building’s hourglass shape is formed by adding a shaped edge to the existing slabs, tapering up and down, to maintain surrounding views. The façade system consists of double height elements, emphasising the vertical while creating a woven field across the shapely form.


The building houses 132 apartments. Many of the apartments are dual level and L-shaped in section, allowing city and harbour views and sunlight to the majority of the interiors.  


A communal garden occupies the space between the podium and tower, adding life and landscape to the streets and  grand intersection. 

Photography: Brett Boardman, Anthony Browell and Tom Ferguson

Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
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Tamarama House

Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Omnia Potts Point apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney

Tamarama House

Residential

2015

Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

AIA NSW judge's citation:

"As you walk through the Tamarama House your eye is continually drawn to remarkable details: of animated handrails, folded steel and carved concrete. However, it is the purposeful and sequential manipulation of volumes — from the compressed entry portico to the vast living space, layered cabana and intimate master bedroom — that leaves a lasting impression of delight. This is a timeless and extraordinary piece of architectural craftsmanship where the hand of the architect is ever present. The overlapping geometries of the form and dual garden arrangement of the plan masterfully respond to the particularities of the site. Central to this gesture is the sunken front garden facing the street. Sheltered from wild weather, it acts as both a place of repose and respite, and a balanced juxtaposition to the expanse of ocean adjacent. Views are carefully framed, reflected and enclosed throughout the house, capturing moments to dwell on sky or surf.
Whilst the budget was significant, this was managed with remarkable acumen, the elegant palette of materials conveying at once a sense of casualness and grandeur. Viewed from both the street and the ever—popular coastal walkway, the beautifully sculptural form of Tamarama House is offset by the layered textures of a highly integrated garden that anchors the house within its coastal setting."

 

Photographers: Andrew Cowen, Erieta Attali, Tom Ferguson, John Gollings and Brett Boardman

  • Awards
    2
  • 2017
    AIA NSW Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture (New)
  • 2017
    Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture (National)
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
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House Holman

House Holman
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Sculptural concrete beachfront house located in Tamarama along the Bondi to Coogee walk designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

House Holman

Residential

2004

House Holman

Sited on the edge of a 70-metre high cliff, the plan of Holman House refers to Picasso's painting The Bather. It contains a complex series of fluid living spaces set within a meandering perimeter that arcs, folds and stretches in response to sun, landscape and views. Living and dining areas cantilever out over the ocean, allowing dramatic views up and down the coast. The lower floor forms a base that is built from rough stone walls like an extension of the cliff below. These walls continue along the cliff edge to form a series of eccentric terraced gardens and a vase-shaped rock pool.

Photographers: Peter Bennetts, Brett Boardman, Anthony Browell, Chris Cole, John Gollings and Reiner Blunck

 

  • Awards
    2
  • Publications
    2
  • 2005
    National Award for Housing
  • 2005
    Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture
  • 2005
    Architecture Now! Houses, Taschen
  • 2007
    Pacific Modern, Rizzoli
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Droga Apartment

Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
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Droga Apartment

Residential

1997

Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

5 level warehouse conversion and new 2-storey penthouse. An addition that is both contemporary and contextual.

 

Photographers: John Gollings and Patrick-Bingham Hall

  • Awards
    2
  • 1998
    Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture (NSW)
  • 1998
    Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
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North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.
Droga penthouse apartment above an industrial warehouse conversion in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects.

The Garden House

Residential

2010

The Garden House

The house hugs the sloping rear boundary, orienting to the northern sun and a new garden with established trees. It has is a simple L-shaped plan, both containing and extending into the stepping garden. An internal garden court is hidden in the depth of the plan, bridging between the floors and inverting the line of inside and outside. The brick facade is given a fabric like quality through its pattern, texture and treatment. The underside of this looping facade tilts and lifts, admitting light and views to the ground floor public rooms, through clerestory glazing.

Photographers: Peter Bennetts, Anthony Browell, Julia Charles, Neil Durbach and Camilla Block

  • Awards
    2
  • Publications
    2
  • 2011
    AIA Architecture Award for Residential Architecture
  • 2010
    Horbury Hunt Winner
  • 2012
    Living in Sydney, Taschen
  • 2011
    New Directions in the Australian House, Pesaro
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Sussan/Sportsgirl Headquarters

Sussan/Sportsgirl Headquarters
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Newcastle East End

Residential

2017

Newcastle East End apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney

Multi-residential building containing 56 apartments, forming part of a new urban development in a promient site in Newcastle, Australia. Currently under construction.

Newcastle East End
Newcastle East End apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Newcastle East End apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
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Kambala School Masterplan and Staff Green Room

Kambala School Masterplan and Staff Green Room
Newcastle East End apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Newcastle East End apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Newcastle East End apartments designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney

Balmain Apartment

Residential

2014

Balmain Apartment

Inspired by the interiors of Le Corbusier’s Unite d’Habitation, the Balmain apartment celebrates the intimacy and immediacy of the everyday. Functions overlap in this tiny renovated space, 7m x 9m in plan and only 2.4m high. A dado line is introduced at 900mm above the floor, weighting the base of the room with dark and lustrous materials, form ply and dimpled rubber. Above the dado, the walls and ceilings are chalk white, coved to soften corners and junctions. This centres the eye at the dado line, increasing the perceived height of the room.

Reflections and secret views connect the spaces, creating complexity and depth. Drawn from the clients’ love of birds, brightly coloured moments flash into view, a bright blue desk, the red alcove, a yellow door edge, the coloured inside of a door handle.

Photographer: Anthony Browell

  • Awards
    3
  • 2015
    AIA National Small Project Award
  • 2015
    AIA NSW Small Project Award
  • 2015
    Houses Award Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
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Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
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Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
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W3 Light

W3 Light
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Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment
Balmain Apartment

House Sixel Miller

Residential

2008

House Sixel Miller

A new cottage in the Watsons Bay heritage conservation area works within a prescribed envelope and design constraints. The language of weatherboard seaside cottages, street verandas and simple connections to gardens and light were explored. Essentially south facing, the light scoop and entry skylight provides sunlight, light and ventilation for all spaces.

Photographers: Anthony Browell, John Gollings and Brett Boardman

House Sixel Miller
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House Sixel Miller
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Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale
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House Sixel Miller
House Sixel Miller
House Sixel Miller
House Sixel Miller
House Sixel Miller
House Sixel Miller
House Sixel Miller
House Sixel Miller

House Hrdlicka

Residential

2006

House Hrdlicka

Conceived of as a peninsular jutting out from the circulation box abutting the slope, the planar inflection of the space opens to the shimmering expanse of harbour towards Sydney Heads. Essentially a strip of terraced hillside hemmed in by glazed 'piles' sporting steeply retained pools and patios that exploit Sydney's premier views, the Hrdlicka House seems unduly modest in siting and compactness. The entry sits tightly against the parking deck, retained from an earlier development. Although the bulk of the house spreads horizontally along the site, the tight southern entry pays dividends to the north, where the easy patio extension to the living area incorporates natural rock and the contours of the site. At the far end the shaped pool, like that of an Aalto vase, is both remote from the house and discrete in its placement.

Photographers: Brett Boardman and Neil Durbach

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Brick Pit Ring

Brick Pit Ring
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House Hrdlicka

House Villa

Residential

2005

House Villa

An alteration to an existing heritage villa house. A new house is made within the existing envelope behind the heritage facade. A major skylight on the rear roof scoops light, passing into the depth of the building through a variety of means. A simple palette of materials is used for screen walls, book lined walls, niches and small openings. These simultaneously complete rooms and make connections to neighbouring spaces. Views across and through rooms and to a new landscaped courtyard increase the sense of complexity, depth and spaciousness. A looping, elastic staircase and void links all three levels.

Photographers: Anthony Geernaert and Martin Van Der Wal

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Installation Elizabeth Bay House

Installation Elizabeth Bay House
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House Spry

Residential

2003

House Spry

A single luxury home on a harbour site. The Spry house fits a large brief on to a small site, creating a spacious north facing house and pool garden. The veiled upper story, made with thin strips of timber and glass, rests on improbably thin columns. This slender pavillion appears to lightly stand on the open living and garden platform.

Photographers: Anthony Browell and Brett Boardman

  • Awards
    2
  • 2004
    AIA Award for Residential Architecture (NSW),
  • 2004
    Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture (National)
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
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House Twin Peaks

House Twin Peaks
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry
House Spry

House Twin Peaks

Residential

2003

House Twin Peaks

Two small (120 sqm) courtyard houses are designed to sit side by side, capable of repetition. They make a dramatic street wall with elevated roof terraces and a tower like main bedroom. In comparison to the traditional semi detached dwelling or terrace house, these houses have only one adjoining wall, two private lighted perimeter edges and cross ventilation in all habitable rooms. The house is organised by the courtyard, intimately related roos and garden. The rooms of the house wind around the court. The central garden is still and open, the informal circulation through the house. Noted by Waverly Council as Model Infill Design.

House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
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Apartments King Street Wharf

Apartments King Street Wharf
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks
House Twin Peaks

Apartments King Street Wharf

Residential

2002

Apartments King Street Wharf

The design was configured to respond to the site and its nominated development controls. The building conforms precisely with the envelope and height controls. The building is conceived of as a porous perimeter block slipped horizontally and vertically. Two L shapes hold the north west and south west corners of the site, programmatically separating commercial and residential uses.

Apartments King Street Wharf
Apartments King Street Wharf
Apartments King Street Wharf
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Commonwealth Place

Commonwealth Place
Apartments King Street Wharf
Apartments King Street Wharf
Apartments King Street Wharf
Apartments King Street Wharf

Apartment Building Three

Residential

2001

Apartment Building Three

In association with Joseph Grech Architects. 38 Apartments and a two storey community hall in Sutherland.

Apartment Building Three
Apartment Building Three
Apartment Building Three
Apartment Building Three
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Olympic Amenities Buildings

Olympic Amenities Buildings
Apartment Building Three
Apartment Building Three
Apartment Building Three
Apartment Building Three
Apartment Building Three

House Darling Point

Residential

1992

House Darling Point

The site is a tiny-wedged shape place bounded by a very old stone retaining wall set at the top of thirty-nine steps. Arriving it is sometimes surprising to find it there- like a ship in a bottle a large and delicate object passed through an improbably small opening. The house is an unfolding and endless promenade through and across the inside and outside spaces. The site is woven into the house, linking and locking - side to side, back to front, up and down.

Photographers: John Gollings, Anthony Geernaert and Reiner Blunck

House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
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Tusculum, Royal Australian Institute of Architects

Tusculum, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point
House Darling Point

Wentworth Point Competition

Residential

2018

Wentworth Point Competition

Design competition Stage 2. Residential, multi-unit housing, childcare, art gallery, community club, swimming pool, work live and retail space. 40 levels, 851 apartments.

Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
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210-220 George Street

210-220 George Street
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition
Wentworth Point Competition

The Infinity House

Residential

2010

The Infinity House

With ever shrinking sites and expanding houses, the Infinity House regains the balance between these two essential elements, house and garden. The looping form of the house allows an endless surface where house and garden meet, generous and elastic. Generic and flexible, the'Infinity House' can be occupied in many ways - for single families, for families with older children, in laws or homeshare. The house explores the endless flexibility and beauty of brick as structure and enclosure, as arches and curving walls, as flooring and vaulted ceilings. 'Generous in terms of garden, this is the typical suburban dream house with a new architectural solution. Beautifully conceived and crafted, the simplicity of the approach is breathtaking and manages to achieve the essentials of brick without being heavy.' Jury, Think Brick Awards. 

  • Awards
    1
  • 2010
    Winner About Face Awards
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
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Happy Haus

Happy Haus
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
The Infinity House
The Infinity House

Happy Haus

Residential

2008

Happy Haus

Each house is suitable for a small site. The two storey houses maximize garden space. Each house has an integrated covered outdoor space. Each house has moments of spatial complexity, within a simple envelope. The Bridge house arcs to exaggerate the main living room, intimate at the entry and outdoor room. Its gentle form echoes landscapes and minimizes overshadowing. The Sky house reaches for light through amplified roof lights, and to the street through an open, one storey entry verandah. The Clock House can be rotated from an open 'L' through to a narrow 'V', depending on the width of the site and the orientation. It effortlessly creates a large covered space and roof garden terrace simply through the shift in alignment between the two storeys. They are all suitable for urban, suburban and rural sites. All houses have been designed to be repeated on adjacent sites or used in a grouping. For more information regarding pricing and deliveries, see the Happy Haus website: www.happyhaus.com.au