Hannah Le Roux

<i>The Block</i> reflects more than current decor trends; it exposes the contradictions that creep into the way we plan and inhabit our homes, writes Hannah le Roux.

When both the owner and caretaker gave up on Everest, an 11-storey flat block in Johannesburg’s notorious Hillbrow, the job of building manager did not look attractive. In 1999…