Tucked beneath the heritage warehouses on the northern approach to the harbour bridge fronting a cool Melbourne-like laneway at Lavender Bay, Bay 9, which is due for completetion in December 2015, is part of the growing Middlemiss Street community. Next door is Bay 10, home of Barista Nathan Devlin’s cool espresso bar; The Body Mechanic, a specialist bike fit, gait analysis and physio outfit run by a bunch of elite athletes; and hot new tech start-up Pod Tracker. It’s a stunn

“North Sydney needs a soul” says Julian Brenchley, Principal Architect for the project. The brief was make me a cafe that would appeal to a discerning, young professional in the creative industries (read: trendy architect). As such the approach t0 the design and build reflects a great deal of attention to detail “Bay Ten is such a unique space” comments Brenchley, “There really is nothing like it anywhere, all the historic infrastructure spaces in and around the Harbour Bridg

One of Brenchley Architects projects in Dover Heights recently set new records in the Sydney real estate market, See the full article from SMH domain and watch Julian talk about the built and design with stunning footage of the building, how its environment informed its design and build in a video for the SMH here. #doverheights #hopetoun #juliantalksvideo #harbourviews