Luxury Residential Architects – Northern Beaches
At Buck&Simple, we design homes that capture the spirit of luxury coastal living. As an architect in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, we bring deep local insight, refined design sensibility and hands-on experience to every project. From the cliff edges of Palm Beach to the quiet backstreets of Avalon, we create bespoke homes that respond to both lifestyle and landscape—where simplicity, clarity and craft meet exceptional liveability.
Designed for Northern Beaches Living
Building in the Northern Beaches demands a specific kind of architectural thinking. It’s not just about ocean views—it’s about managing exposure, framing the breeze, capturing the light, and embedding homes into complex natural terrain. Whether it’s a steep sloping site at Whale Beach or a wind-swept dune in Curl Curl, our approach begins with the unique context of each site.
As an Architecture firm we design homes that are robust yet refined, balancing material restraint with high-end detailing. Our work is modern, grounded and often sculptural—shaped by the rhythms of the coast and the evolving needs of family life.
A Local Studio with a Luxury Outlook
Unlike many luxury architecture firms headquartered in the city, we live and work on the Northern Beaches. That means we’re always nearby—for site visits, builder walkthroughs or early-morning light studies. But more than that, we understand what luxury really means here: open spaces, seamless transitions between indoors and out, protection from the elements, and a feeling of quiet permanence.
Every home we design is unique. We don’t work to a formula. Instead, we collaborate closely with our clients, developing tailored solutions that reflect their lifestyle and aspirations—always with restraint, clarity and craft.
Featured Northern Beaches Projects
Seaforth Coastal Home – Gateway House
Contemporary Seaforth family home designed for privacy, outdoor living, and coastal connection.
Avalon Beach House – Four Bayes
A contemporary coastal retreat designed for passive solar performance, privacy, and minimal maintenance.
Manly Family Home – Whyte House
A light-filled renovation balancing modern living with the character of the original structure.
Warriewood Beach Pavilion – Casaballin
A sculptural holiday home with panoramic views, tailored for entertaining and relaxation.
Each home reflects our studio’s commitment to context-sensitive, enduring residential architecture.
Services
buck&simple prioritises a full service design commission providing complete architectural, joinery and interior construction packages for our clients.
Our full service engagement yields a higher quality building of enduring value as a result of considered, coordinated construction drawings that provide:
— more accurate early pricing that contributes to ongoing cost benefit analysis;
— improved construction & trade programming;
— price variation management;
— an efficient construction process;
— ongoing client side representation;
— simplified procurement processes;
— assurance of a high quality end result.
Our team is pragmatic and solution oriented providing clear communication between the Client and Contractor, giving you the confidence that the end result is as intended.
As experts in complex, steeply sloping & unique sites where aspect & view maxmisation are a priority, we relish design challenges & bringing your architectural home to life
- Architectural Design
- Site Strategy + Feasibility
- Interior Design
- Joinery Design
- Furnishing Selection
- Local Authority Approvals, Development Applications (DA) + Complying Development Certificate (CDC) Submissions
- Tendering + Contract Admin
- Project Management
Whether you’re looking to build a full-time family home or a luxurious weekender, we offer end-to-end architectural services to deliver exceptional homes on the Northern Beaches. When you search “architect northern beaches” you need us.
If you’re planning to build on the Northern Beaches, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch to discuss your site, vision and project goals.
