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RTA Studio designed Arrowtown House in Arrowtown, New Zealand — via ArchDaily

Jiejie Studio designed Beijing Zisheng Courtyard in Beijing, China — via ArchDaily

HAUS Arquitetura e Incorporacao designed Collector’s Garage in Sao Paulo, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Ateliê de Arquitetura Líquida designed House Between Trees in Juiz de Fora, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Tsolakis Architects designed House Renovation in Psychiko, Greece — via ArchDaily

Nature meets luxury at this sprawling home in a private golf club development in Arden, North Carolina. Built in 2010 for an artist and financier, the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom home balances whimsy with some practical amenities. The shingle-clad house opens onto an expansive great room with a dramatic timber vaulted ceiling and stone wall. An octagonal master suite comes with 5.5m vaulted ceilings and a wall of windows that look out onto the rolling green hills — via Curbed

This Honda CB750 was just the kind of project to ease Mike LaFountain back into the business — via Bike EXIF

Antonio Costa Lima Arquitectos designed Hopscotch House in Brejos da Carregueira de Baixo, Portugal — via ArchDaily

Bryden Wood designed Beach Shack Residential Retreat in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida — via ArchDaily

Thought Parallels designed Skew House in India — via ArchDaily

Andrew and Helen Berry’s passion for Art Deco inspired them to try and recreate all the glamour of the 1930s in a 21st century home in Surrey. The problem was that they had firm ideas on what the outside would look like, but less of an idea of how to work the interior. But like most Grand Designs projects, it all came through in the end and what you see here is pretty much what was created 12 years ago. The current asking price, which is £1,600,000 — via WowHaus

This vintage Triumph bobber took Marnitz Venter four years to complete and included a massive scavenger hunt for parts — via Bike EXIF

Nayra Iglesias of architecture and interior design firm In Out Studio, has recently completed Violet Bliss, a new hotel room concept that was recently shown at the 2019 edition of MARBELLA DESIGN. When designing the space, the colour violet was chosen as it represents the mixture of masculine with feminine (red and blue), and sensuality with spirituality — via Contemporist

Situated along the winding coast of California’s Highway 1, this modern masterpiece is perfectly positioned to soak up the otherworldly views of Big Sur. Renowned architect Mickey Muennig designed the five-bedroom house in the mid-1970s, and it’s recently undergone a $1.5 million restoration and expansion to bring Muennig’s vision into the present — via Curbed

Nicolás Campodonico designed M&P House in Rosario, Argentina — via ArchDaily

Charles Eames is best known for the moulded plywood chairs that became a mainstay of mid century modern design. But one of his earliest projects was this six bedroom, six bath home in Huntleigh, Missouri. Called the Meyer House after its original owners, the sprawling 675 square metre structure was designed by Eames in 1937 in partnership with Robert Walsh, and it’s now on the market for the first time in over 55 years — via Curbed

atelier masomi + studio chahar designed HIKMA – A Religious and Secular Complex in Dandaji Village, Niger — via ArchDaily

Creative Union Network designed H House in Quito, Ecuador — via ArchDaily

aquidos designed Residencial Cal Meya a Nas in Nas, Spain — via ArchDaily

Steck Arquitetura designed Julieta House in Brazil — via ArchDaily

There are only three homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Texas, and this six-bedroom, six-and-a-half property — called the William Thaxton house — is the only in Houston. Originally constructed in 1955 as a modest 167 square metre Usonian, the home was designed for a wealthy insurance executive. It now includes a renovation from 1995 designed by local architect Bob Inaba of Kirksey Architecture that added 585 square metres. The renovation used Wright’s L-shaped, single-story building as a centrepiece, adding an enclosed patio, central courtyard, and expanded family room — via Curbed

This five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath home located north of the city overlooking the Santa Fe Opera is called Casa de Vidrio, or glass house. The property consists of two structures: A 520 square metre main house and a 148 square metre guest house. Both structures sit on two lots that total 13.5 acres accessed through 24-hour security at Casas de San Juan. The contemporary design was built with art collecting in mind, as much of the house boasts ideal spots to showcase paintings, sculptures, tapestries, ceramics, and glass — via Curbed

Ventura Studio designed V12 House in Ulloa, Spain — via ArchDaily

Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this two bedroom, two bathroom dome homeis called the Sunflower House due to its round shape and the petal-like awnings over the triangular windows. Built in 1952 by architect James Dresser as a family home, the structure was featured in many 1950s magazines due to its unique style — via Curbed

Stuart Silk Architects together with interior design firm Maison Inc., have recently completed the renovation of a mid-century modern house located on a plateau above Coachella Valley, California, that was originally built in the 1960s — via Contemporist

When Guillermo Acuña decided to build himself a getaway on the remote Chilean archipelago of Chiloé, he did so with a perfect balance of rustic charm and modern touches.

Named Isla Lebe, the house is a series of three buildings, joined by raised wooden pathways that cut through the verdant landscape and protect the structures from high tides — via Curbed

Perhaps you just like the old school look, but don’t feel comfortable with ageing mechanics. Or maybe you just like the idea of something environmentally-friendly. If that’s you, the 1960s-style Regent No. 1 electric motorcycle might be your perfect mode of transport — via Retro to Go

For a small family’s vacation home, Turin-based architecture firm Wafai Architects proposed a uniquely-designed luxury villa overlooking the picturesque Türlersee lake in Switzerland — via ArchDaily

Granada Garcés Arquitectos designed Fragments — Counter Monument in Bogotá, Colombia — via ArchDaily

Originally designed in 1939 as an 84 square metre home, the Sondern-Adler House in Kansas City, Missouri features three squares that form the classic Usonian L-shape. In 1948 the home’s second owners hired Frank Lloyd Wright to expand the property to its current 275 square metres, adding a great room, a third bedroom, a carport, and two additional bathrooms — via Curbed

Architecture firm Olson Kundig has designed the Country Garden House in Portland, Oregon, for a master gardener — via Contemporist

Luigi Rosselli designed Homage to Oscar House in Bellevue Hill, NSW — via ArchDaily