Northern Beaches Architects
Looking for experienced Northern Beaches architects to design your dream coastal home? With over 90 Northern Beaches residential projects since 2013 buck&simple is a design-led architectural studio creating bespoke residential spaces across Manly, Avalon, Freshwater and beyond.
Custom Residential Design for Sydney’s Coastal Lifestyle
buck&simple are expert Northern Beaches architects specialising in bespoke residential architecture & interior design tailored to Sydney’s iconic coastal region. From Manly to Palm Beach, our internationally recognised studio designs homes that respond to the unique landscape, climate, and lifestyle of the Northern Beaches.
Whether you’re building a new home, undertaking a renovation, or reimagining a site with architectural potential, our work is defined by clarity, sustainability, and connection to place.
As trusted residential architects in the Northern Beaches, we understand the region’s challenges and opportunities—from sloping blocks and bushfire zones to DA regulations and oceanfront exposure. Our designs maximise natural light, ventilation, and views, while integrating seamlessly with the natural environment.
We’ve worked extensively across the Northern Beaches, including:
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- Fairlight
- Balgowlah
- Clontarf
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- Dee Why
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- Collaroy
- Warriewood Beach
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- Narrabeen
- Seaforth
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- Newport
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- Bungan Beach
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- Pittwater
Each project is tailored to its location and the individual needs of our clients.
Our Architectural Services
We offer a full range of architectural and design services tailored to high-end coastal living:
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- New Residential Homes
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- Interior Design
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- Renovations and Additions
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- Site Feasibility and Planning
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- Interior Architecture and Joinery
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- Construction Documentation and Tendering
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- Project Delivery Support
Our approach is collaborative and transparent, ensuring your vision is realised with clarity and confidence at every stage.
Featured Northern Beaches Architecture Projects
Seaforth Coastal Home
Contemporary Seaforth family home designed for privacy, outdoor living, and coastal connection.
Avalon Beach House
A contemporary coastal retreat designed for passive solar performance, privacy, and minimal maintenance.
Manly Family Home
A light-filled renovation balancing modern living with the character of the original structure.
Warriewood Beach Pavilion
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.
Why Choose Buck & Simple as Your Northern Beaches Architects?
We are known across the Northern Beaches for:
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- Deep Local Knowledge – Experience navigating Northern Beaches Council planning, environmental overlays, and coastal site constraints
- Ambitious design led Architecture; not cookie cutter. A grounded ‘poetic modernism’ style. Restrained, sculptural, deeply material
- High end interior design that is both elevated and effortless
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- Sustainable Design – Passive design principles, thermal comfort, and environmentally responsible material selection
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- Holistic Delivery – Architecture, interiors, and build coordination under one roof
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- Client-Centric Process – Clear communication, creative collaboration, and a refined, flexible design methodology
Our practice is built on relationships, integrity, and the pursuit of lasting design outcomes.
Work with Experienced Northern Beaches Architects
If you’re planning to design or renovate a home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, our team of architects is here to guide you. We combine local expertise, modern design thinking, and technical precision to deliver homes of lasting quality.
Buck & Simple proudly works across the entire Northern Beaches region, from Manly to Palm Beach.
Interested in more?
Explore our process for building homes in coastal environments here.
Delve into our Freshwater House or Avalon Beach House projects
Contact us to book a consultation with our experienced Northern Beaches architects today.
Location
Our Architectural Studio is located in Manly on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Suite 102
46—48 East Esplanade
Manly NSW 2095
We acknowledge the 29 clans of the Eora Nation, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, live & play. We extend our respects to Elders past and present and to all First Nations People.
Services
Our ethos is simplicity, our approach is holistic.
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.
buck&simple have the capacity and flexibility on timing & deliverables, being able to schedule the necessary work-flows in order to be acutely responsive to your project specific requirements.
View our case studies for insights into our design thinking.
See some of our recent Media features below:
Featured on Architectural Digest
• Our work is internationally recognised for its connection to site and material honesty.
Explore how AD Italia featured a Buck & Simple home nestled around a 100-year-old fig tree in Sydney—celebrating modernist architecture, timeless interiors, and a reverence for the Australian landscape.
CO-Architecture's working with an Architect guide
• Curious about what it’s like to work with us? Read this in-depth guide on building a new home with Buck & Simple — featuring insights into our design process, communication style, and how we bring bespoke residential projects to life on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Buck & Simple featured in Habitus Living
• Our work on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has been profiled by leading design publications like Habitus Living, highlighting our commitment to timeless, site-responsive architecture that supports modern family living.