Awards + Press

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Awards + Press •

Since DUO’s evolution, we’ve been honoured by the interest our work has received.

Our projects have been featured in national and select global publications—both in print and online—showcasing the unique homes we’ve crafted in collaboration with our valued clients.

DUO Featured In

Selected Press

  • The Local Project, Modernity in the Hinterland

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  • Photography - Andy Macpherson

    Project in association with Davis Architects

  • The Local Project, Modernity in the Hinterland

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  • The Local Project, Modernity in the Hinterland

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Select Editorials

  • August 2024

  • Sunlit Mid-Century Home

  • Homes to Love - Real Living

  • July 2023

  • The Classics Collection Byron Bay

  • Hardcover Book - Assouline

  • April 2023

  • Modernist Horizontal Lines

  • Mid-Century Home

  • January 2023

  • Memories and Meaning

  • Design Anthology - Australian Edition

  • November 2022

  • Home by the Sea - Las Palmas, Myocum

  • Hardcover Book - Natalie Walton

  • October 2022

  • Modernity in the Hinterland

  • The Local Project

  • July 2022

  • Hide and Seek

  • Inside Out

  • June 2022

  • Reflective of Place

  • The Local Project - Film

  • April 2022

  • Las Palmas: Design Story

  • Shelter - Film

  • January 2022

  • Embracing The Elements

  • Architecture AU

  • December 2021

  • At Home In The Hinterlands

  • Sitchu Sydney

  • November 2021

  • Las Palmas house in Byron Hinterland

  • Domain

  • October 2021

  • Contemporary Reimagining of Boyd

  • The Design Files

  • October 2021

  • Hinterland

  • The Local Project

  • June 2021

  • Fluidity Between

  • Houses, Kitchen + Bathrooms - Annual Journal

  • January 2021

  • Family Resemblance

  • Real Living

Shelter - Design Story: Byron Bay - Las Palmas

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Every project begins with curiosity. Hand-crafted balsa models ground our ideas in real space, helping us test form, context, scale and concept from the very early stages. There’s a certain playfulness in a handmade model that we welcome in t
This coastal home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has been thoughtfully transformed into a serene, timeless beach house. A simple, minimalist & sustainable inspired renovation that elevates the aesthetic & boosts both lifestyle and proper
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Classic design never goes out of style, and thoughtful planning works forever. Las Palmas was designed as a modern take on mid-century living, shaped by two distinct wings: 1. The 'Public Wing' for entertaining, gathering and life at full volume. 2
It all begins with an idea. DUO Architects transform spaces into high-performing assets, maximising both aesthetic appeal and long-term investment value through considered design. The cliff House, a Terrace only 4.5m wide, was designed to allow th
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Minimalist spaces, carefully composed to support a calm and considered way of living. Curated design is an exercise in restraint. Every surface, junction and shadow line is deliberate, allowing space, light, and texture to speak, with a quiet confid
At DUO, the architecture is designed to curate your experience of the site. Through long views, layered transparency and deliberate framing, the architecture becomes a lens, grounding the occupant in their surroundings while offering a quiet sense
Unique sites call for a unique design response. Coastal architecture demands more than a great view, it calls for resilience, simplicity, and a connection to place. Embracing natural light, cross-ventilation, and materials that endure in the coast
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Complex site? We welcome the challenge! Constraints often drive our most creative solutions. The Cliff House, a new terrace house in Paddington sits within a conservation zone, on a narrow 4.5m-wide site with a 6.5m sandstone cliff in the rear yard.
Every project begins with listening. By understanding your unique vision & your priorities, we create architecture that is tailored, not templated. Our process is collaborative, thoughtful, and grounded in designing a home unique for you. 
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A space where kitchens become sculpture. Introducing the newly completed Australian Headquarters for Leicht Kitchens. The space reimagines display as art with minimalist, architecturally resolved forms curated like works in a gallery. Each k
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Awards

Over the years, Teneil & Kirrili of DUO have proudly earned numerous prestigious awards and personal achievements that showcase our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in Architecture and Design.