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Fancy the look but don’t fancy the upkeep? This four bedroom Art Deco-style property in St Brelade, Jersey could be for you. That’s obviously if you fancy a move to the Channel Islands.

Yes, unashamedly inspired by the art deco era, this house (one of two identical properties you can choose from) is all new, with all the latest additions, like underfloor heating and a smart home surround sound system for example, not to mention some top notch finishes throughout, as the images show.

If that sounds like your kind of thing, an offer in the region of £775,000 will probably secure it — via WowHaus

The latest motorcycle to roll out of Deus Ex Machina‘s workshop tackles the problem head on. Nicknamed The Mouse Trap, it’s based on a 2008 Yamaha Scorpio — a sprightly commuter bike with good handling and terrible looks — via Bike EXIF

Together with the client a brief was developed, but from the start it was obvious that a simple single story design [studio MWA] using natural materials, quality orientation to capture sun to take advantage of passive solar energy heating, rainwater and spring water collection, environmentally responsible sewer treatment, with a sustainable approach was ideal — via ArchDaily

The best of both worlds in more ways than one, this castle-based house blends subterranean and loft living as well as modern and historic architecture.

Redesigned by De Matos Ryan, it is somewhat amazing that the tower portion was left to weather, age and even burn for so long before someone adopted it as part of a new architectural project — via Dornob

The Technomarine Night Vision comes in green, white, blue, black and orange — via Perpetuelle.com Watch Blog

Curved houses can be at risk of being just a little hokey. But here is one from Sarasota, Florida, that carries it off. There is nothing hobbit-like about this confidently executed structure.

From TOTeMS, this guest-house is sited overlooking a wide river and it offsets a bold, modern curved roof with squared-up structure at the ground level — via Home Design Find

De Bethune tells us that the ninth step of the Bolon Yokte Ku, the cosmic pyramid of the Mayan civilisation, symbolizes the advent of a new world, the ninth underworld, according to which the evolution of consciousness is believed to reach its highest level. The brand marks the occasion of humankind’s symbolic passage into this new underworld predicted by the Mayan calendar with a 12-piece edition created in tribute to the scholarly traditions of this people — via WatchTime

The Cube is the final phase of Birmingham’s Mailbox development and one of Make‘s largest buildings to date. Comprising offices, an automated car park, apartments, retail units, a hotel, spa, restaurant and sky bar, The Cube was conceived as a building which would never close; crafted to open up routes and views to emerging neighbouring districts and permeable to both the users of the building and the community as a whole. Pivotal to the continued regeneration of the surrounding area,The Cube’s striking appearance has had a dramatic impact on the Birmingham city skyline — via ArchDaily