Showcasing opulence and architectural diversity, Leblanc-Cox Residence was envisioned by Texas-based architect Charles Todd Helton and is located in Austin, USA. According to the official project description, the design was inspired by the home featured in the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, North by Northwest. It is a modern design with an overall Frank Lloyd Wright feel. Open spaces with high ceilings and large windows characterise the house, which backs up to the Hogg Bird Sanctuary and Bayou Bend. The side of the residence facing the street is defined by compact walls of stone and wood, while the opposite façade was adorned with generous windows, opening up the rooms towards the two level swimming pool with three waterfalls. A large open plan social area sets the tone for an elegant haven, where opulence feels at home. How would you comment on the use of space and materials in the photos below? Can you find any striking resemblance between this residence and Hitchcock’s North by Northwest house? — via Freshome

Marià Castelló Martínez has designed a contemporary remodel and extension of a traditional stone-wall house located on the Spanish island of Formentera — via CONTEMPORIST

The Einzeiger Limited Edition watch features a single handmade solid gold hand. Only 25 pieces of each colour will be made (cream, white, black and rhodium coated) Each hand is made personally by Jörg Schauer using 18 karat pink gold for this. The movement used is a very rare old stock movement made in Germany: the Durowe 7426-4. A beautiful hand made watch from a master German watchmaker — via Watchuseek

The house [modostudio] is located in the Monte Argentario National Park on the top of an hill with an amazing view facing the sea and the islands just in front of Tuscany. It is an old agricultural warehouse which has been completely rebuild in its shape using recovery stones from the old building — via ArchDaily

Built from a beefy 2007-08 Triumph Bonneville body, Hammarhead Industries‘ new Ninety-Twomodel falls firmly in line with the bare-essentials aesthetic HHI has effortlessly grown to own. Originally designed and built as a one-off for the founder of Swedish workwear brand Dunderdon as part of their recent collaboration collection, the Ninety-Two turned out so well James Hammarhead and the crew decided to introduce it as a new model — via Cool Hunting

The conceptual framework for this project [CO-AP] is very much influenced by its context. The long narrow site is closely bounded by residential units to the south-west and the Piano Factory warehouse apartment conversion to the north. The west and east offer framed views to established trees and green streetscape respectively.

Taking these issues into consideration, the new additions attach to the rear of the terrace and unfold along the length of the site, with new floor levels corresponding to the natural topography, resulting in a series of split levels and pocket courtyards with the eight-metre high stepped Piano Factory heritage wall along the northern boundary as their backdrop — via ArchDaily

The Samal Design watch has a 42mm case made of concrete and a quartz-driven chronograph movement– via Wrist Watch Review