We are pleased to present a brief overview of some of the highly recommended firms in Sydney, NSW and the unparalleled services they offer.

The Ripple House by Marker Architecture. Photography by Simon Whitbread. Blad timber clad home with concrete accents with gravel path and native Australian bushland gardens.
The Ripple House by Marker Architecture. Photography by Simon Whitbread.

Marker Architecture

Marker Architecture is a young and innovative architecture practice with a design aesthetic that emphasises thoughtful proportions and creative material's, crafting bold but timeless spaces. A small but lively team, Marker ensures every project is a personalised experience, offering trusted guidance and continuity throughout each stage of the project.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial & Master plan
Style of Work: Marker Architecture prioritises their clients' vision by creating a supportive environment. They aim to enhance lifestyles through innovative and thoughtful designs in each project.
Website: https://www.markerarchitecture.com.au/


Curl Curl 04 by Watershed Architects. Photography by Simon Whitbread Photography.
Curl Curl 04 by Watershed Architects. Photography by Simon Whitbread Photography.

Watershed Architects

Watershed Architects are well versed in designing high-end resdiential properties that harminse place, climate and community. Their work emhases craftmanship, careful material selections, and a deep connection to the natural environment, demonstrated through the 120+ projets they have worked on since 2002. Strong collaborative relationships are at the core of Watershed Architects, ensuring the best design, budget and value for clients.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
Style of Work: Watershed Architects specialises in high-quality residential design with a strong focus on environmental sustainability. Since 2002, they have delivered over 120 thoughtfully crafted projects across Sydney’s Northern Beaches and beyond. Their work emphasises a deep connection to site, climate, and context, using materials that harmonise with the environment. With a commitment to craftsmanship and strong collaborations with local builders, Watershed Architects ensures design excellence, budget certainty, and lasting value for their clients.
Website: https://www.watershedarchitects.com/


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House Woodlands by AO Design Studio. Photograohy by Luc Remond. Exterior of residential home with black and timber clad. Rocks in foreground, native plants in background.
House Woodlands by AO Design Studio. Photography by Luc Remond.

AO Design Studio

AO Design Studio holds people, place and sustainability at the heart of all their designs, crafting spaces that seamlessly integrate with their surroundings. Focused on blending the lined between the natural and built environment, their work reinforces connections to the environment whilst promoting a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Demonstrating their dedication to conscious design, AO Design Studio craft spaces that are functional and deeply rooted in their surroundings.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Sustainable Builds & Alterations
Style of Work: AO Design Studio believes in a humanistic approach in all their design work. They are driven by the people they work with, the places they design for and the program for each building. They believe in creating a healthy lifestyle and healthy planet in the process of their design work.
Website: https://www.aodesignstudio.com.au/


Surgo House by BILJ Architecture. Photography by Tom Ferguson. Mid-century modern living space with timber floors, cabinetry and dividing wall. Sage and walnut ricking hair.
Surgo House by BILJ Architecture. Photography by Tom Ferguson.

BIJL Architecture

A forward-thinking Sydney practice, BIJL Architecture are challenging the status-quo in design. With an inherent belief that spaces reflect collective values and aspirations, they design architecture that is meaningful and affirming, creating spaces that inspire communities both in the present and well into the future.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Community, Education and Public
Style of Work: Bijl Architecture believe that our homes, schools and places of gathering are an expression of our communities’ collective values and hopes, for now and for the future. Through their work, they make these aspirations resolutely life-affirming and real.
Website: https://www.bijlarchitecture.com.au/


Bay House by Castlepeake Architecture. Photography by Felix Mooneeram. Low angle of concrete and glass balcony overhand on modern residential build surrounded by tropical plants.
Bay House by Castlepeake Architecture. Photography by Felix Mooneeram.

Castlepeake Architecture

Castlepeake Architecture is a boutique Sydney practice who specialise in bespoke residential projects, spanning renovations and new builds. Their close-knit team ensures the easiest process for their clients, from inception to completion. Committed to delivering excellence the highest level of satisfaction, the thoughtful proportions and spatial relationships at the heart of their design elevate everyday living experiences.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Construction
Types of Built Projects: New Residential, Altered Residential and Heritage Residential
Style of Work: Castlepeake Architecture aim to design site specific houses that improve the lives of their clients. Well-proportioned spaces and forms, which relate intrinsically to the attributes of a site are life changing for the people who use them everyday.
Website: https://www.castlepeake.com.au/



North Bondi House by Stdio Arkive. Photography by Pablo Veiga. Exterior facade of double storey residential property finished with white brick and white timber clad. Glass sliding door looking onto kitchen with marble island bench.
North Bondi House by Studio Arkive. Photography by Pablo Veiga.

Studio Arkive

Studio Arkive is an emerging architecture and interior design practice focused on creating bespoke, timeless designs. Their work emphasises meaningful, context-oriented solutions that are equally thoughtful and playful. A marked simplicity in planning, light, volume and materiality characterises their work.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
Style of Work: Studio Arkive believe in bespoke, engaging and timeless design that inspires and enriches living. A considered simplicity underpins their work, balancing light, volume and materiality with thoughtful planning and function.
Website: https://www.studioarkive.com/


Ian Bennett Design Studio
Grandview House by Ian Bennett Design Studio. Photographer: Clinton Weaver

Ian Bennett Design Studio

Located in Newport Beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches, Ian Bennett Design Studio is a multi-disciplinary practice specialising in high-end residential designs. Renowned for their bold aesthetics and low maintenance materiality, their designs reflect a purity of form whilst accentuating the everyday experience. Focusing on geometric clarity and a deep understanding of context and client, they deliver timeless, resilient designs.

Scope of Services: Architecture, Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential
Style of Work: Ian Bennett Design Studio is a multi-disciplinary design studio that specialises in high-end residential design characterised by bold, low-maintenance, and pure built forms.
Website: https://ianbennett.co/


Redfern Reno by Blake Letnic Architects. Photography by Prue Ruscoe and Chloe Rayfield. Rear facade of double storey white home. White wire outdoor furniture with black cushions on grey tiled patio. Cactus plant on concrete coffee table.
Redfern Reno by Blake Letnic Architects. Photography by Prue Ruscoe and Chloe Rayfield.

Blake Letnic Architects

Focused n enhancing every space through thoughtful, purposeful design, Blake Letnic Architects choose to respond to each site's unique context and brief rather than adhering to a single design ethos. The interrelationship between materiality, shelter, light and landscape is the common thread that ties together their designs, all of which present a timeless and harmonious form.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Community and Commercial
Style of Work: Blake Letnic Architects does not look to impose an overarching design ethos on any given project. Instead, the team looks to absorb the site context and interpret client briefs to provide a resolved concept which informs every aspect of the design. BLa’s architecture aspires to express materiality, shelter, light and landscape in a timeless form
Website: https://www.blakeletnic.com/


ARCHER OFFICE
North Bondi House by Archer Office. Photographer: Kasia Werstak

Archer Office

Working across a broad range of public, commercial and private projects, Archer Office are creating thoughtful and impactful architecture. Grounded in a belief that excellent design outcomes emerge from a collaborative approach, they work closely alongside their clients to develop a shared understanding and conclusion.

Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial, Multi-residential, Cultural, Retail & Workplace
Style of Work: Archer Office prioritises a collaborative approach to design, working closely with clients and project teams to develop a shared understanding of the problem and create innovative solutions through iterative analysis and production.
Website: https://archeroffice.com/


Rocky Hill Memorial Museum by Crone Architects. Copyright of Crone Architects. Concrete two storey building with reflective metal wrap on second floor. Stairs leading from floor to first level.
Rocky Hill Memorial Museum by Crone Architects. Copyright of Crone Architects.

Crone Architects

A design-driven architectural and consulting firm with studios cross Sydney and Melbourne, Crone Architects have nearly 50-years of experience delivering large-scale commercial projects across Australia and Asia. Creativity, technology and sustainability are combined to create intelligent architectural solutions suited to the direct needs of their client, resulting in impactful and comprehensive design solutions.

Scope of Services: Architecture, Urban Design and Planning & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Commercial, Residential, Hospitality & Sustainable Design.
Style of Work: Crone recognises that intelligent, creative architecture unites technology, sustainability and human emotion and this, coupled with a decades-strong network within the design and construction industries, allows the team to formulate thorough design solutions across all scales and sectors
Website: https://crone.com.au/


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