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Level 2
9 Roslyn Street,
Potts Point
NSW 2011

(02) 8297 3500

mail@durbachblock.com

Nominated Architects
Neil Durbach NSW Reg. No 5850
David Jaggers NSW Reg. No 9999

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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
Collage of sketches of surf life saving club at North Bondi Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
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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
Polished plaster arch framing view of garden at family house in Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Concept hand drawn sketch of Commonwealth Place Canberra designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
Close up view of coloured framed windows at night at university campus at UTS Ultimo 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
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
hand drawn concept sketches of commercial tower in Sydney Australia 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
Durbach Block Jaggers
White dinner plate with sketch of North Bondi Surf Club 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
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
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
Office building with curved tiled walls and dark grey steel windows in Roslyn Street Potts Point Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Cityline shot of penthouse apartment on top of an old industrial building in Surry Hills Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Hand drawn watercolour sketch of office building in Potts Point 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.
Central courtyard garden with Birch trees in an office building in Melbourne Victoria designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of pool and handrail at beachfront house at Tamarama Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Durbach Block Jaggers
Detail view of circular skylight at surf lifesaving club at North Bondi Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
White painted entry door with frameless glass framing view of ocean in cliff house in Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
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Close up view of Omnia Apartment building behind tree in Potts Point Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Sydney
View of ocean and horizon through frameless glass at cliff front house at Dover Heights Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
View of frameless glass window from fern garden in Watsons Bay Sydney
View of infinity pool overlooking ocean and horizon at 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
Steel and concrete spiral staircase at Beachfront house at Tamarama 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
Durbach Block Jaggers
Durbach Block Jaggers
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
Durbach Block Jaggers
Durbach Block Jaggers
Viewing platform a surf lifesaving club looking out over the beach at North Bondi designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Watercolour concept sketch of office building in Potts Point 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
Curved white plastered lightwell in office building in Melbourne Victoria designed by designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Sketch model of Le Corbusier exhibition proposed at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects

House Ngaio

Residential

2020

 House Ngaio

House Ngaio is a holiday house for a family with adult children, extended family and friends. It is simply divisible into two by closing two doors.

Its design is premised on the primacy of the garden, spaces of ease and complexity with connections both direct and unexpected and a handwriting of robust, sculptural materials, combined with fine detail. 

The house footprint is small to privilege a large and complex garden.  The garden and house are designed together, interwoven and inextricably linked.
 
The plan is simple, the section complex, to meet the varying levels of gardens and terraces. A rolling lawn connects the upper living spaces directly to the garden.
 
The fabric of the house is made from robust materials, chosen for longevity. The parabolic roof  twists to connect to an upper terrace,  surrounded in green variegated tile, a private eyrie with an eye to the surf line and headlands.

 

Photography by Vaishnavi Bopiah, Brett Boardman and Tom Ferguson

  • Awards
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  • 2021
    AIA NSW Residential Architecture Commendation
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