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Duplexes

Duplex and dual-occupancy designs — DA-approved across Sydney.

Maximise the yield on your block with a duplex designed by architects who know what your council will and will not approve. One team handles design, engineering, certification and council liaison.

Free feasibility check. No obligation. We will tell you straight if your block does not stack up.

Duplex & Dual Occupancy
  • 100% council approval rate
  • 10+ years in Sydney
  • Design + engineering + approval, in-house
  • Fixed-fee quotes

DA-approved duplexes that maximise your block's yield.

Fit check

Who this is for

You bought (or are buying) the block specifically to develop a duplex for yield or resale. You want feasibility numbers before any design work, fast turnaround to CC, and Torrens or strata subdivision drawings included in scope.

  • Feasibility report within 5 business days of brief
  • Yield-optimised floor plans that hit local rental price points
  • Torrens or strata subdivision drawings included in scope when needed
  • Fixed-fee design and approval — your acquisition model holds
"I'd been burned by a previous architect on a duplex DA that got knocked back twice. Nemco redrew it, talked us through what council actually wanted, and got it through first try. Fixed fee, no surprises."
Rauf IqbalPunchbowl · Duplex
Section 01

Is your block actually duplex-suitable?

Not every block can take a duplex. Council rules on minimum lot size, frontage, FSR (Floor Space Ratio) and setbacks vary suburb by suburb across Sydney. Get this wrong and you'll spend $20k on plans for a project that never gets approved.

We do a feasibility check before any design work — for free. You'll know within a week whether your block stacks up.

Section 02

What you get with Nemco

Every specialist your duplex needs in one office, on one fee, with one number to call when you want to know where the project is at.

Section 03

Recent duplexes

A spread of recent duplex approvals across Sydney — Northmead, Willoughby, Sylvania Waters and beyond. Different councils, different block sizes, same fixed-fee process.

What's included

What you get with Nemco

  • Site feasibility report (what your council will allow)
  • Concept design with multiple layout options
  • Working drawings, structural engineering, hydraulics
  • Torrens / strata subdivision drawings if required
  • DA lodgement and council liaison
  • Private certifier coordination
  • Construction certificate (CC) drawings
FAQs

Questions about this service.

Can I subdivide the duplex into Torrens titles?

In most Sydney councils, yes — provided the block meets the minimum subdivision lot size and each half of the duplex meets minimum frontage and area. We include Torrens or strata subdivision drawings in scope when your block qualifies, and we tell you which one is right for your situation at the feasibility stage.

How long does duplex DA approval take?

For a standard duplex on a clean block, 8–12 weeks once we lodge. Heritage areas, flood zones or contested neighbours can stretch that. Because we design knowing what each council will and won't accept, we rarely cop the back-and-forth that pushes other applications to 5–6 months.

What's the difference between a duplex and a dual-occupancy?

"Duplex" is the everyday word. "Dual-occupancy" is the planning term used in most LEPs. They mean two dwellings on one lot — attached or detached. Whether yours is approvable as one or the other depends on your zoning and your council's definitions, which we sort at the feasibility stage.

Do I need a town planner as well?

No. We coordinate everything — design, engineering, hydraulics, certification and council liaison — in one office. If your project genuinely needs a town planning report (rare for residential duplexes outside contested overlays), we organise it as part of the fixed fee, not an extra invoice.

Book your free feasibility check.

A free, no-obligation read on whether your block stacks up as a duplex. You leave with FSR, indicative buildable area, and the right approval pathway — before any design work begins.

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