The Norman Lykes House, the final home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is on the market for $8.95 million.
The sprawling desert home was designed with concentric circles to create a flow between each room.
Wright designed the house to have unobstructed views of Palm Canyon in Phoenix. Take a look inside.
The Norman Lykes House, also known as the Circle Sun House, was one of just 14 circular homes designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.The home was designed in 1959 and built in 1967.
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“Aimee and Norman Lykes commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design their house in Phoenix in 1959. It was the last structure built for an original client from Wright’s designs,” Barbara Gordon, the executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, told Insider.
The house was constructed in 1967 under the supervision of architect John Rattenbury, who had worked with Wright on its design, Gordon said.
“It is reportedly one of the last designs Wright worked on before his death in 1959,” she added.
The house was designed to blend in to the natural environment that surrounds it, and includes vast views of downtown Phoenix, similar to Wright’s own home and studio, Taliesin West, located in Scottsdale.The south side of the house overlooking Palm Canyon.
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The main entryway to the house features the ‘compress and release’ design concept — where tight entry spaces opened up to a larger, open room — that Frank Lloyd Wright was known for.The entryway connects the living room to other rooms in the home.
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There are several half-moon skylights sprinkled throughout the house that let in lots of natural light.The design used concentric circles to create a flow from one room to the next.
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The home is being represented by Deanna Peters with HomeSmart out of Phoenix. It previously sold for $1.67 million in 2019.The living room includes a circular fireplace.
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Architect Erik Peterson with PHX Architecture, one of Wright’s apprentices, told the local FOX 10 news station that the famed architect would ‘want the home to evolve’ with its next owner.The mountains surrounding the property are known as the “Phoenix Mountain Preserve.”
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Every room in the house has unobstructed views of Palm Canyon.At night, guests can catch a glimpse of the nearby Biltmore Area as well as downtown Phoenix.
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The hallways in Circle Sun House also include curved wooden storage cabinets.All of the built-in wood features are made from golden-hued Philippine mahogany.
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The kitchen includes curved countertops, inlaid lighting for the cabinets, and half-moon windows.Yes, that’s a circular island with a built-in cutting board.
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The bedrooms at Circle Sun House include sweeping views of the mountains and downtown Phoenix.There are a total of 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in the home.
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The primary bathroom includes honed Italian rose marble.Each bathroom has its own spectacular view of the surrounding area.
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On top of the house is an office that includes built-in curved bookshelves and a large wooden desk.The office could serve as another bedroom.
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The half-moon pool in the home’s backyard includes mother of pearl tile, according to the listing.The home was ranked in the top-15 short-term rental properties in Phoenix by Domaine Daily in 2021.
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Frank Lloyd Wright homes often include car ports because ‘a car is not a horse, and it doesn’t need a barn,’ he once said.The backside of the home.
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