The co-creator of TV series The Block hopes its latest venture will set an example for other developers building tiny, “unliveable” apartments. Executive producer Julian Cress said this season’s imposing task – a low-density conversion of a derelict art deco building in Port Melbourne – set a standard in an emerging residential area. The rapid construction of compact, investor-targeted apartments across Melbourne has sparked a size matters debate in the property market. Check

Viridian's fabulously beautiful online Magazine Vision covered the Blocktagon Building in its latest issue, the writer and photographer Peter Hyatt of Hyatt and associates get the building and the Build, lovingly referring to the building as: Its the building with flares gold chains and reeking of patchouli oil. Its a wild child of the 60's and 70's. And its back again - and this time its a lot wiser, smarter and better looking then ever before. Grab a campari

Created as part of a challenge on this season's The Block, Mister Zen isn't merely riding the renovation reality television show's coat tails. Natalie and Sam Osborne, who also own Piccolo in Prahran, met The Block crew several seasons ago and bought a coffee caravan to cater to the crew, contestants and tradies on the strength of the bond that formed. Now they've taken over the base of the old Hotel Saville site, home to The Blocktagon apartments for a bricks-and-mortar cafe

Earlier this year Julian Brenchley, Principle Architect at Brenchley Architects was invidted to speak at the ABCB Conference at the Marriott Gold Coast. Often seen on Set of The Block with the "Brick" as he calls it. The trusty NCC is what Architects and builders abide by. See the video above for further details, with thanks from the ABCB. #ABCB #NCC2015 #TheBlock #Buildingcode #maninthehat #GoldCoast2015 #Speakingengagements

Residents of South Yarra have seen a transition in their neighbourhood this for the last week or so, its dark and shady, and we love it! #theblock #cladding #blocktogon #Channel9 #steelwork #shade #shuttering #external #LandscapeArchitecture

With a new bathroom on the horizon, Principle Architect at Brenchley Architects, Julian Brenchley is doing the hard yards finding the fittings for a bathroom that radiates peace and tranquility, a mini escape from the world, and of course the perfect shower experience. Recognised globally for state-of-the-art showers and tapware, New Zealand's Methven helps people create spaces that fully enrich their day-to-day lives. Through clever design, Methven enhances the moment of e

The new edition of Kitchens & Bathrooms Quarterly is out and there are some lovely detailed photos of the kitchen Brenchley Architects designed for our clients Annandale home and made by Sydney Kitchens. It features a butlers kitchen and stunning copper door handles that we had hand crafted by a true artisan, right here in Sydney! Head over to our press pages to see PDFs of the article in full. #Annandale #KitchensBathroomsQuarterly #copper #storage #award #arc

We just discovered the upcoming Kitchens & Bathrooms Quarterly Magazine has the Kitchen designed by Brenchley Architects and made by Sydney Kitchens on its front cover! ‪Look out for it on sale after June 11 - the issue with the beautiful Annandale warehouse conversion on the cover. The renovation of this Artists Studio commissioned by Julian Cress is a heartfelt tribute to his late father, the Artist Fred Cress. The Studio was lovingly restored to a luxury living space,

As we near the end of the build on The Block Trople Threat series, the final touches are being added to the external buildings and gardens. Every building in The Block Series has one feature added to it that recognizes the 9 network in the buildings physicality. The Latest edition landed on the grass last week. #TheBlock #LandscapeArchitecture #ThripleThreat #Concrete

Cleaning out our ancient file drawers today Julian happened upon the original sketches for The Block Bondi. They were a little bit worse for wear, but 10 years in a draw will do that to you! We love the detail with the cheeky gals on the balcony, something that Channel 9 fixed before their onair appearance, where they appeared in well placed bikinis! After 10 years in a drawer we say free the nipple, it seems like a very 2015 thing to do! #freethenipple #bondi #architec