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DOWNIE NORTH

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We design homes that authentically connect people to place and nature.
    We believe Architecture exists at the intersection of the rational and the poetic. Being conscious and responsive to the special qualities of place as much as the functional needs of modern life, our work answers the question of how to live well on this planet.
    We create inviting, elegant spaces from city to country to coast and approach each project with humility and dedication to our clients.


Catherine Downie
Having grown up around Sydney's harbourside, Catherine's has a love of landscape and the intangible qualities of place that informs her architecture. Before co-founding Downie North, Catherine gained extensive experience on award winning residential, interior and public projects. Catherine graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours and was shortlisted for the RAIA NSW Chapter Design Medal. She is the recipient of the University of Sydney Architectural Science Prize and Outstanding Merit Scholarship.

NSW Registered Architect #8818


Daniel North
Inspired by the ethos and optimism of the Modernists, Daniel co-founded Downie North to create memorable, long lasting architecture that is hard working, has a strong relationship with landscape and is human centred. With the belief that nature is the greatest teacher, Daniel has great interest in passive design strategies, design detail, and how architecture can create rich atmosphere, space and work with light. He has served the Australian Institute of Architects as a juror and taught at the University of Sydney. Daniel loves to draw.

NSW Registered Architect #8734
Year
Project
Award
2022
Mosman Minka
AIA NSW Architecture Awards, Residential Architecture—Houses (Alterations & Additions) Finalist
2022
Mosman Minka
Inside Out x Brickworks House of the Year Awards, Best Home Renovation Runner Up
2022
Mosman Minka
2020
Machiya House
ArchDaily, Building of the Year Shortlist
2019
Machiya House
AIA NSW Architecture Awards, Residential Architecture—Houses, (Alterations & Additions) Finalist
2019
Dragon Kite Residence
2018
Skylit House
Archilovers Best Project
Year
Project
Publication
Downie North respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work, the Cammeraygal and Borogegal people of the Eora nation.
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