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Little Birch House / buck&simple

Valeria Silva — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Little Birch represents a case study in the bespoke detail. Realising a young family's dream to achieve the day-to-day calm of resort living adjacent to the daily grind. Resort vibes, domestic ease. Located on the traditional lands of the Kameygal people, city and district views abound as this private home descends and expands into its built oasis.

Pool House / buck&simple

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Located on the traditional lands of the Eora people, tucked behind a traditional semi, Pool House is a hidden backyard gem in the Eastern Suburbs. A statement in simple function, its robust natural materials make it a focal point for leisure and relaxation.

Casa Figueira / buck&simple

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Named after and centred around the century-old heritage-protected fig tree, Casa Figueira is a home nestled into its surroundings. Quietly secluded at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Sydney harbourside suburb of Rose Bay, the topography of the site eventuates to gun barrel views of the harbour and city beyond.

Fitzroy North House / buck&simple

Valeria Silva — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Located on the traditional lands of the Kulin people, this Fitzroy North home is nestled within a typical inner-north suburban street. Thoughtfully integrated landscaping ensures privacy in the front yard while concealing an urban oasis at the rear. buck&simple's role in transforming this family residence was to reimagine its core living areas, fostering a seamless connection between the house and its lush backyard retreat.

Casaballin / buck&simple

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Located on the traditional lands of the Gayemagal people, Casaballin is perched atop a sandstone cliff on Sydney's Northern Beaches. This generous lot commands a prominent position between the headland and the beach, offering glimpses of the ocean through a lushly landscaped garden. The residence, a modernist pavilion, has been carefully reimagined to embrace contemporary living while respecting its original architectural intent.

Wagstaffe House / buck&simple

Hana Abdel — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 02:00:00 +0000

Wagstaffe House is the realization of a dream to live in the trees overlooking the water. The layout consists of public and private wings that create a raised courtyard, open on one side to frame the view and create a place of refuge from the elements.

A + C Residence / buckandsimple

Andreas Luco — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 22:00:00 +0000

This beautiful example of mid-century modernism has been given a considered renovation to ensure it stands the test of time and stays true to its history. The A+C Residence involved modest alterations and additions to an existing single-family home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The clients were enamoured with the existing mid-century modern style of the home and sought to update it in a way that further exemplifies this era.

Crisp House / buckandsimple

Andreas Luco — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Crisp House involved the transformation of a modest 1.5-bedroom brick veneer cottage into a light-filled, environmentally inclusive home for a young family of 6. A calming palette with considered resolve settles the home into its complex context with a sophisticated arrangement of architectural prospect and refuge. The site is quite unique, a 180sqm of useable land and a battle-axe block surrounded by 8 neighbouring properties. The locality allows refreshing vistas of unobstructed natural features in multiple directions from the new first floor addition.

Macmasters Beach House / buckandsimple

Andreas Luco — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Macmasters Beach House involves a modern take on a traditional typology, the beach house. The beach house offers light and airy spaces, a seamless connection to nature, and a leisure-based lifestyle. Natural materials, a levitated structure, and passive design principals result in a home that sits harmoniously within its pristine setting.

Casa Crisp / buck&simple

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Casa Crisp is the transformation of a modest 1.5 bedroom brick veneer cottage into a light-filled, environmentally inclusive home for a young family of 6. The original cottage has been transformed into a modern beach house with a sophisticated interplay of natural materials and considered volumetric arrangement. A rectilinear timber form now sits atop the original brick veneer podium keeping much of the existing dwelling intact.

d+k House / buck&simple

Daniel Tapia — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:00:00 +0000

A throwback to mid-century modernism; classic volumes, lines and details permeate this mona vale residence.

The Whyte House / buck&simple

Cristobal Rojas — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

House Justice involves alterations and additions to a two storey, semi-detached, Edwardian Queen Anne/Arts and Crafts style house listed on the state heritage inventory. The project begun with our client requesting that we add a carport and an awning reacquainting the rear yard with their home.