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Architecture firm SAOTA has recently completed this modern house in Saint Tropez, France — via Contemporist

Obra Arquitetos designed LLF House in São José Dos Campos, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Known for thousands of glass-filled, boxy homes from the 1950s and 60s, Joseph Eichler was the developer of this four-bedroom, two-bath home in Granada Hills, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Constructed in 1964, the slant-roof home is open and airy, with Eichler’s signature floor-to-ceiling windows that let in plenty of light. Original features abound, including 1960s globe light fixtures, the original Saturn front-door hardware, and the home’s original white Helvetica address numbers on black squares — via Curbed

TECON Architects designed Doja 36 House in Cluj-Napoca, Romania — via ArchDaily

The Deus contest is now a global event, and attracts a weird and wonderful selection of amateur builds. This year’s overall winner was a humble Honda S90 converted to electric power. It beat out over 200 other entries and was built for the princely sum of just $929. The man behind the moped is Aaron Laniosz, a designer who moved to California after finishing a Master of Architecture degree in Illinois — via Bike EXIF

Takeru Shoji Architects designed Shiro House in Akita, Japan — via ArchDaily

Johnny Nguyen of Upcycle Motor Garage built two BMW R100s at the same time, creating a pair of sister bikes that are equally gorgeous in slightly different ways — via Bike EXIF

Yuusuke Karasawa Architects designed S-House in Chichibu, Japan — via ArchDaily

Estudio Transversal designed Ortega Mora House in Retiro, Colombia — via ArchDaily

Indio da Costa Arquitetura designed Mata Atlântica Residence in Río de Janeiro, Brazil — via ArchDaily

The newly opened Odunpazari Modern Museum (OMM) comes courtesy of Kengo Kuma and Associates. Situated in the center of Eski?ehir, Turkey, the OMM is a gorgeously modern structure among the city’s historic Ottoman-style architecture. The facade is a series of interlocking timber boxes that look like a high-design Jenga set — via Curbed

Dmitry Golubchikov’s Zillers Garage is back with another jaw-dropping creation based around a Vincent Lightning engine, but virtually everything else is made by hand — via Bike EXIF

Studio Gabriel Garbin Arquitetura designed IP 01 House in Guarujá, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Singaporean firm Guz Architects together with local practice Riva Architects, has recently completed two modern houses, that are nestled into the hillside in Logie Point, Jersey — via Contemporist

Nowhere does Sarasota’s architecture shine more than in Lido Shores, a sandbar neighbourhood full of modernistic homes dating to the 1950s. Take this three-bedroom, three-bathroom home located just a few blocks from the water. Designed by renowned architect William Rupp and called the Pavilion House, the home showcases the Sarasota School’s affinity for open floor plans, indoor-outdoor living, and large planes of glass — via Curbed

This house knows how to make the most of a pop of colour. Tucked away on a verdant plot of land in Merida, Mexico, Casa del Lago is all neutral tones and concrete, save for a handful of sun yellow doors. Taller de Arquitectura Contextual (TACO) designed the house as part of a development where all the homes share a pond in the back. The home stretches into a wedge shape and is surrounded by lush greenery that softens the concrete and gives the space a warm, tropical atmosphere — via Curbed

The Ming 17.06 Copper: case, 38mm x 10mm, 316L stainless steel with brushed and polished finish; 43.9mm lug to lug. Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating; 100 metre water resistance. CHF 1,250 — via HODINKEE

ABAR Office designed Cheshm-o-Cheragh Bazaar in Mashhad, Iran — via ArchDaily

Lado Blanco Arquitecturas designed Madriguera House in Spain — via ArchDaily

Bruschini Arquitetura designed Bocaina Refuge in São José do Barreiro, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Cyril Durand Behar Architectes designed Campus Pernod Ricard University in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France — via ArchDaily

Built in 1952, the home was designed by noted Wisconsin architect and Frank Lloyd Wright contemporary William Kaeser. Despite choosing Cranbrook Academy of Art over Taliesin in his youth, Kaeser’s prolific career was clearly influenced by Wright’s organic principles. Long horizontal lines mark the exterior, and the home features overhanging roofs, multiple walkout patios, and an affinity for Usonian principles.

The home sits on a quiet cul-de-sac in the coveted Shorewood Hills neighbourhood on a wooded, oversized lot. If this looks like your Wisconsin dream, 3408 Circle Close is on the market now for $1,050,000 — via Curbed

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Herb DeLevie, this mid century gem is full of quirky details. The Max & Arlyne Hurwitz House sits just outside of down town in Madison, Wisconsin, on a tree-lined plot of land.

DeLevie, a student of Wright’s at Taliesin, designed the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in 1966, and it’s filled with striking features like a giant stone fireplace and angled walls, all sorts of nooks, plus amenities like a sauna and wet bar. The house opens into an entryway framed by 15-foot double doors. Inside, the home has an open-plan layout with split levels connected by multiple staircases.

Located at 202 N Blackhawk Avenue, this gem is now on the market for $549,900 after a recent price drop — via Curbed

SPASM Design Architects designed The House Cast in Liquid Stone in Khopoli, India — via ArchDaily

Patricio Castelli knows this hustle all too well. He’s based in Argentina, where he specialises in shaping aluminium for motorcycle and car projects. But his clients never commission truly radical stuff, so he occasionally builds something outrageous for his own delight. And if you’re wondering just how outrageous it gets, how about an aluminium-clad scoot that looks like it rolled out of a 1950s sci-fi epic? — via Bike EXIF

iStudio architecture designed Brick House in Wada, India — via ArchDaily

Studio AG Arquitetura designed Lake Annex in São Paulo, Brazil — via ArchDaily

The initial concept was to take a Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Twin and make it the best cafe racer it could be… and then to take it vintage racing — via Return of the Cafe Racers

This house in Chile’s wine country is an inverted take on indoor-outdoor living. Alvano y Riquelme Architects designed Casa 14 for a life lived outdoors with an expansive concrete terrace that surrounds the angular house — via Curbed

Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama + Amorphe designed Beniya Mukayu Byakuroku in Japan — via ArchDaily

Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados designed Martina House in Ocuilan de Arteaga, Mexico — via ArchDaily

The latest Hazan Motorworks creation has the lines of an Italian sportbike, classic race hoops, and a very special Knucklehead motor. It’s an astounding motorcycle, and extremely cohesive — via Bike EXIF

From luxury penthouses to sky-high secret slums, urban rooftop architecture is like a hidden world of its own, often invisible from street level. Most of us go about our daily lives in the city never knowing what exists right above our heads. In Bangkok, architecture firm WARchitect has completed a new example: an exclusive modern getaway that takes full advantage of panoramic views and a lack of prying eyes with lots of glass walls — via Web Urbanist

The Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 53 Compression Blue Lagoon watches are the references ZO9274 and ZO9275. The former comes with a silver dial, an orange hand, a steel bracelet, and the blue lagoon bezel, while the latter has a blue lagoon dial, a black bezel with red accents, a red hand, and a rubber strap. They’re both 40mm, they’re both made of stainless steel, and they’re both powered by no-nonsense STP 3-13 automatic movements. And, importantly, they both highlight that piercing blue colour. On a rubber strap, the ZO9275 is priced at $1,095 and the ZO9274 on the bracelet is just a few hundred dollars more at $1,395 — via Hodinkee

Known for thousands of glass-filled, boxy homes from the 1950s and 60s, Joseph Eichler was the developer of this Claude Oakland-designed home in Orange County, California. Constructed in 1964, the four-bedroom, two-bath home has been freshly remodelled with authenticity in mind. Original features include Arcadia aluminium sliding doors, mahogany panelling, interior door hardware, and 1960s light switches. An open floor plan allows enough space for a dinette off of the kitchen, and Eichler’s signature floor-to-ceiling windows let in plenty of light — via Curbed

Mobius Architects designed Green Line House in Poland — via ArchDaily