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The project, designed by Arquitetura da Vila, is for the home of a young couple, in a terraced house constructed in the beginning of the 20th century, in Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro, and aims at establishing harmony among the existing set, the interventions made, and the environment, preserving the guidelines of its historical heritage. The goal was to fulfill the needs of its future residents — via ArchDaily

Maybe I just need a little shack on the beach, where you can eat fresh seafood and enjoy simple life. Like this little place built on a rock, in Zanzibar — via Gizmodo Australia

Haines House, designed by Christopher Polly Architect, is located in the inner city Sydney suburb of Newtown, in an area that is steadily displaying evidence of gentrification in the general upgrade of the surrounding urban fabric.

The proposal involved the complete refurbishment of an existing single storey semi-detached dwelling with the addition of an open plan volume beyond the original rear existing roof plane, to improve the physical and visual relationships to the new rear garden, while harnessing improved access to sunlight, natural ventilation and views to borrowed landscapes and sky beyond — via ArchDaily

This project continues BKK Architects‘ exploration of how interiors engage with the landscape. This is a vigorous, emphatic relationship commensurate with the power of the Australian landscape. Not a touch the earth lightly approach. The relationship is symbiotic rather than subservient. The large, solid masonry wall acts as an anchor to the house that embeds it into the landscape. They have long been fascinated with the power of building; the cultural and political act of constructing walls in the landscape; how we claim territory and inhabit the landscape — via ArchDaily

Cell Space Architects designed the Villa-K in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan

This site is located on a hilltop in one of the eminent Karuizawa villa areas. All directions around the site are clear for view in winter. The villa consists of four parts of floors and four parts of roofs around a central pillar. The four floors placed on different levels are connected to the surrounding out space through windows in order to give diverse views for the residents. The inner spaces are divided into four parts and, on the other hand, are connected in a spiral around the central pillar. The four roofs are connected with different angles one another. Sunlight coming through the slits between the roofs highlights the division of the inner spaces — via CONTEMPORIST

AATA Associate Architects originally started with the idea of the Morerava Cabins when they saw an opportunity to create a tourist complex on Easter Island in 2009. Analysing the tourist market on the Island they quickly realized most sectors were well developed, spanning from luxury Hotels to private homes and camping, however one niche sector was not covered: family friendly cabins which meet certain quality standards — via ArchDaily

Specials don’t come any more special than this lovely MV Agusta. And it has an immaculate pedigree, too—it was built by Primo Felotti, the stylist and bodywork fabricator employed by MV Agusta from the 1950s onwards. The bike is based on a 1977 Ipotesi, a 350cc model designed to bridge the gap between the Varese company’s racers and street bikes — via Bike EXIF

Once considered the tallest building[s] in the world from 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Towers designed by Cesar Pelli stand as a cultural and architectural icon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Completed in 1998, the Petronas Towers are a reflection and homage to the dominant Islamic culture of Malaysia — via ArchDaily

Lange keeps on monetizing its initial success with the revolutionary Zeitwerk digital hand-wound watch. The new A Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Striking Time adds a chiming mechanism to the jumping hours and minutes complication.

To make enough space for the new complication, the German engineers have increased its diameter by roughly 1/10th of an inch to 36.00 millimeters. The movement has also become a trifle thicker, now measuring exactly 10.00 mm — via World Watch Review

Cantilevered from the wall, made from heavy steel, concrete or glass, these stair treads seem unfettered by the laws of physics, hovering in the air. All manner of engineering tricks were used to make these 18 modern staircases into works of art that we just can’t stop staring at — via WebUrbanist

The legendary Italian watch brand Officine Panerai has once again updated its range of watches designed especially for left-handed people. Not adding anything new in style, the recently presented Panerai Luminor 1950 Destro 8 Days Titanio Special Edition (PAM 368) hand wound watch certainly adds something in flesh — via World Watch Review

HASSELL designed the new workplace for dtac, one of Thailand’s leading telecommunication providers, to accommodate 3,500 staff occupying 62,000 sqm over 20 floors.

The dtac corporate philosophy of play and learn is successfully reflected in the design, challenging conventional notions of arrival, meeting, concentration and relaxation spaces. This was the principal aim of the new workplace – to communicate the philosophy to both staff and visitors — via ArchDaily

Last week, one of the oldest Swiss watch Manufactures presented its new Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle World Time (Ref. 86060/000R-9640) automatic watch that features a sophisticated second time zone representation mechanism — via World Watch Review