ABOUT US

Design. Collaborate. Marvel.

Founded by Duncan Cox and Chris McCabe and built on a passion of creating places that meet the beauty of our local coastal environment with a timeless but functional aesthetic.

The practice is built around the theme of Design. Collaborate. Marvel., not just a play on the DCM acronym built from the combination of the founder’s names, but also the principle of the way we engage with our clients, and our industry partners, to deliver buildings that are revered by not just their owners but anyone passing by.

We journey with our clients from start to finish of the design process, make suitable introductions to builders, interior designers, engineers and other consultants to make the ride a little easier.

Meet Your Team

  • Chris

    Director / Lead Building Designer
    Diploma of Building Design and Technology

  • Duncan

    Director / Lead Building Designer
    Diploma of Building Design and Technology

  • John

    Lead Building Designer
    Bachelor of Building Design

  • Luke

    Building Designer / Drafting Technician
    Diploma of Interior Technology / Diploma of Building Design

  • Ricardo

    Lead Building Designer
    Bachelor of Architecture (Brazil)

  • Scott

    Building Designer / Drafting Technician
    Bachelor of Engineering / Diploma of Building Design

  • Shaun

    Building Designer / BIM Manager
    Diploma of Building Design and Technology

  • Tahnee

    Office Manager
    Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Awards

  • BDAA 2023 National Awards

    Winner - New Residential Buildings ($601,000 to $999,000) - Shoalwater

    Winner - Heritage Buildings / Adaptive Re-Use - The Manor Bargara

    Commendation - Multi-Residential Buildings (up to 3 storeys) - Dawn on Bluebird

    BDQ 2023 Sunshine Coast Awards

    Winner - Multi-Residential Project up to 3 storeys - Dawn on Blubir

  • BDAA 2022 National Awards

    Winner – New Residential Buildings ($750,000 to $1.0M) – Oceanic

    Winner – Multi-Residential Buildings (up to 3 storeys) – Neerim Drive Duplex

    Winner – Unbuilt Work – Nizhny Aquarium

    Winner – James Hardie Industry Partner Award - Oceanic

    BDQ 2022 State Awards

    Winner – New Home ($350,000 to $700,000) – Mon Terre

    Winner – Residential Renovation over $1M – Mooloolah Drive

    Winner – Conceptual Building Design – Commercial – Nizhny Aquarium

    BDQ 2022 Sunshine Coast Regional Awards

    Winner – New Home ($350,000 to $700,000) – Mon Terre

    Winner – Residential Renovation over $1M – Mooloolah Drive

    Winner – Conceptual Building Design – Commercial – Nizhny Aquarium

  • BDQ 2021 State Awards

    Winner – New Residential House (up to $500,000) – Tully Lane

    Winner – Best Small Lot Design (up to 350m2) – Tully Lane

  • BDQ State Awards 2020

    Winner – New Residential House (up to $500,000) – Reflections Birtinya

    Winner – Multi-Residential (up to 3 storeys) – Neerim Drive Duplex

    Winner – Best Small Lot (up to 350m2) – Claremont Sunshine Cove

    Winner – Commercial Interiors – Goldenhall Aquarium (Greece)

    Winner – Best Special Project – Whitsundays Airport Aquarium

    BDQ State Awards 2020

    Winner – New Residential House (up to $500,000) – Reflections Birtinya

    Winner – Commercial Interios – Goldenhall Aquarium (Greece)

    Winner – Best Special Project – Whitsundays Airport Aquarium

Join The Team

DCM Building Design is located on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. We are a small but growing team of professional, dedicated and passionate people that work cohesively to ensure our clients get a premium personal design service that delivers on their dreams, visions and importantly budget.

Our aim is to not only deliver our award-winning brand of design but also to bring excitement and enjoyment to the collaborative process with our clients. We do this through clear process, great communication and excellent service. Our growth and success has been built on great design combined with great service.

We offer a flexible work environment from our new loft-style office in Currimundi. The office environment is relaxed, with plenty of natural light and a jovial ambiance. The team work hard but enjoy each other’s company and a collaborative approach to each project. Oh and we have an office dog who hangs out with us occasionally – a very relaxed team member!

To be successful at DCM you need to be friendly with a positive mindset, have high standards for your work, love the design process and be willing to learn, share and grow with the company. A can-do attitude with a desire to nail the brief with an added dash of wow will see you succeed here.

The Directors share a strong determination to assist their designers to develop and hone their skills so they can evolve in their career ambitions – no sitting idle in your skillset here. If you ask the team at DCM what they enjoy about working here they’ll tell you they love the flexibility, the working relationships and the caliber of projects they get to work on at DCM, and of course the Sunshine Coast location!

Whether we are currently advertising or not, if you’re ready to take the next step in your building design journey we would love to hear from you. Send us your CV along with some insight into what you could bring to the DCM team and our valued clients, and don’t worry we won’t leave you hanging we’ll be sure to respond!