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Would you like to buy Frank Lloyd Wright's Circular Sun House?

The final house designed by the archistar is going up for auction

Would you like to buy Frank Lloyd Wright's Circular Sun House? The final house designed by the archistar is going up for auction

The sun always shines on Paradise Valley, a desert oasis nestled between Camelback Mountain, McDowell Mountains and Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Right here, set between the canyons of Arizona, is the latest work by Frank Lloyd Wright. Known as Norman Lykes House or Circular Sun House, the residence is characterized by its shape composed of a series of circular elements that fit perfectly into the topography of the landscape. Wright designed it in 1959, a few months before his death in April of the same year. Built in 1967, it was later renovated by his apprentice, John Rattenbury, in 1994.  The original project, a repetition of arches and circles, featured a structure of colored concrete blocks shaped in this way to merge with the rocks that surround it and to emphasize the impression that the mountain embraces the house. The building's eye-catching futuristic design has an area of approximately 3000 square meters, a space that includes 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a private office on the second floor with a 360-degree view and a garden terrace with a swimming pool covered in mother-of-pearl. The second owner of the building has made some changes to the archistar's concept such as, for example, reconfiguring the bedrooms, cutting the number of bedrooms from five to three, transforming the workshop into a media room with a home theater and reducing the dark wood interior cladding of the walls. The furniture remains entirely handmade in Filippino mahogany. The most important element, in addition to its architecture, which makes the villa unique, is the breathtaking view of the canyon.

If you like images of the house and would like to buy it, now you can because the property, which was last quoted at $2.65 million, will be auctioned off on October 16 by Heritage Auctions. What are you waiting for?