World famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed several homes in the Phoenix area. [For 3D models of some of his Arizona and other US homes, check out this website.]
One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Phoenix homes sold last week for $2,800,000. It was built in 1951, just eight years before FLW died in 1959. Frank’s son David Wright was the original owner of this house. It had never been offered for sale before.
[Disclaimer: We are not calling this home ugly. Due to its historical significance, it is worth presenting to you today.]
Let’s take a tour.
The house has a spiral design with ramps.
The lifting of the house from the ground provides room for air to flow freely.
Here is an archival photo believed to be from the early 1950s.
Another old photo showing the foundation. The lot size is 2.18 acres.
The curved walls can be seen in the kitchen.
Concrete block and wood were the dominant building materials. This is the living room with a dramatic wood ceiling and concrete fireplace.
Approximately 2,500 square feet home with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
Curved hallways.
The wood looks brand new instead of 58 years old.
Another fireplace. Beautiful wood ceiling.
Staircase.
There is a guest house as well.
Exterior view of the spiral ramps.
6 responses so far ↓
1 WildCard45 // Jun 27, 2009 at 7:22 pm
WOW! The thing that comes to mind ~All in all you’re just another brick in the wall….;)
2 Carrie Bethel // Jun 28, 2009 at 12:22 am
Thanks for this tour.
3 melbee // Jun 28, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Am I an architectural heathen because I don’t *like* Frank Lloyd Wright houses? Gray concrete blocks?? Those are for basements, or prison cells. That looks like a staircase to the dungeon (albeit with nice wood ceilings, I’m sure).
Ok, I’ll step off my I-hate-Frank-Lloyd-Wright soapbox now.
4 WildCard45 // Jun 28, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Maybe it takes being on acid!….J/K~;)
I have mix feelings, love it, hate it! But I’m Aquariuses, we tend to like the usually….
5 Loving Frank // Jun 30, 2009 at 7:55 am
Sad to see this country is still full of uneducated Neanderthall masses ready to occupy the millions of foreclosed, grotesque McMansion monuments to our misguided self-importance, littering the American landscape. At least it keeps real design wonderfully exclusive, what if we all sought to live in great, naturally harmonious and environmentally friendly dwellings…………?
6 melbee // Jul 16, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Nope, Loving Frank, no need to jump to harsh conclusions about those who disagree with you. I just prefer a different design aesthetic. I’d go for colonial, greek revival, mission, craftsman, New England shingle style, cape cod, over this, that’s all.