The Block’s $250k kitchen branded ‘industrial, loud’ by legend Steph Ottavio

SJO Architects founder and Japandi Estate co-founder Steph Ottavio has questioned whether one of Kitchen Week’s biggest advantages actually helped. Picture: Nine One of The Block’s richest prizes might have been too much of a good thing, with Courtney and Sev’s $250,000 appliance haul failing the “gold tap” test. The House 4 pair finally unleashed their huge appliance package during Kitchen Week, filling their Mt Eliza kitchen with some of the show’s priciest inclusions. But despite entering the reveal with an advantage few home renovators could dream of, Courtney and Sev finished third. RELATED: ‘F**k’: Block break-in triggers epic meltdown The Block’s crazy Melb asylum gamble revealed Why Brisbane buyer packed up for Melbourne Instead, Adam and Jolene won after a far simpler design decision: turning their kitchen island towards the outlook, something no other team did. SJO Architects founder and Japandi Estate co-founder Steph Ottavio said the result was an example of what she called the “gold tap theory”. Ms Ottavio said a kitchen could be specked to the nines but still fall short if its layout and execution were wrong. Courtney and Sev finished third in Kitchen Week despite ent...