Most of the new works [Lahznimmo Architects] are concentrated at the rear of the house, where a dark glazed brick clad living cube creates a grand room with a high timber veneer ceiling and generous opening to the garden. The cube creates a secondary, contemporary form that is clearly distinct from, yet connected to, the front of the house and is subservient to the main pyramidal roof of the original house. The parapets of the cube formally terminate the extended eaves line of the original house — via ArchDaily

The KH+DH Houses designed by Vladimir Kalinowski aim to accomodate two elderly couples. Conceptualized around the idea of a centrally located courtyard, the homes are connected both visual and programmatically by the garden. The relationship between inside and outside also became a crucial aspect of the quality of space — via ArchDaily

Breitling freshens it up a bit with two new special editions of its Avenger Seawolf Chrono Blacksteel, dubbed Code Yellow and Code Orange. Other than the colors, these watches are unchanged from original Breitling Avenger Seawolf Chrono (2010) — 45mm case, 1,000 meter water resistance, and a Breitling patented magnetic pushpiece system which enables the chronograph functions to be fully functional even at 3,300 feet deep (most chronographs can not be used at meaningful depths because it can compromise the watertight-ness of the watch — via Perpetuelle

Onix Architects have designed the Chimney House in Bosschenhoofd, The Netherlands — via CONTEMPORIST

This is a house [Burr & McCallum Architects] built around an art collection. The need to maximize wall space while still having large windows led to our design solution: A rectangular box with windows to the view contains the major living spaces. This is broken in several places with cubes containing studies, the front entry, and the screened porch. These cubes push into the interior, providing walls for paintings, small “accidental” gallery spaces, as well as the separation necessary between private and public spaces — via ArchDaily

Sundance is one of the top Japanese custom motorcycle builders, but it’s a name unknown to a surprising number of westerners. Zak Shibazaki’s company focuses on performance as much as looks, with a range of high-tech, go-fast goodies designed to eke more horsepower out of stock Harleys. Sundance’s custom bikes always have the go to match the show, and this 2010 machine is a prime example. The starting point is a 1995 Harley-Davidson XL1200S frame, with modifications including side rails to beef up the lateral and torsional rigidity. Then there’s a multitude of bespoke parts including that custom aluminum tank and a gorgeous painted carbon fiber seat unit. But the real action, however, comes from the motor. As with all Sundance SuperXR engines, the bottom end comes from an Evo Sportster—but everything else is custom-built for racetrack performance — via Bike EXIF

The new Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk Pro 1,000M automatic diving watch comes in the same peculiarly shaped case that was first presented nine years ago.

The timekeeper’s signature shape comes courtesy of the setting crown, which is ergonomically placed at 4 o’clock and is protected from vicissitudes of life with a pair of crown guards — via World Watch Review

The house [CVDB arquitectos] is located in a lot with 8 x 40 meters (24 x 120 feet) in the urban historical fabric of the city of Cartaxo.

A central patio and a garden allow the light to go through all spaces of the house during the day. This central patio is an importance element in the structure of the house, designing a void, around which the house develops itself. The project explores the length of the site enabling its inhabitants to enjoy its different spaces and visualize, wander or move into and through this axis that becomes the main movement sequence of the project — via ArchDaily

The vintage-styled Chronoswiss Balance automatic chronograph watch features a double retrograde display that resembles wings of a butterfly.

Powered by the new La Joux-Perret Caliber 8310 self-winding movement (actually, Chronoswiss has become the first watchmaker to implement the caliber in an actual watch,) the new timepiece features a perfectly balanced combination of a chronograph with a pair of retrograde indicators– via World Watch Review

The water house [Li Xiaodong Atelier] is a private house, located at the foot of snow mountain Yulong in Lijiang. Sitting on a wide open sloping site, which has a panoramic view towards Lijiang, an ancient trading settlement whose old town is famous for its historic network of waterways and bridges — via ArchDaily