Inside The Home Frank Lloyd Wright Designed For His Son | Unique Spaces | Architectural Digest

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Published 2024-04-23
Today, AD travels to Phoenix, Arizona, to tour the David and Gladys Wright house—the home designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for his son. When your father is America’s most celebrated architect, the greatest gift he could give you is a house, and this unique home uses many of the same ideas Lloyd Wright incorporated in the design of the Guggenheim Museum. The spiral structures, often symbolizing the infinite or longevity, are poetic, as David and his wife Gladys lived to be over 100 years old in this house. After many years of neglect and threats of demolition, father-and-daughter duo Bing and Amanda Hu bought the house and have since been on a mission to restore it to its former glory, keeping its legacy alive.

Archival Photos Courtesy of Pedro E. Guerrero


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All Comments (21)
  • @filmcrew3531
    A Frank Lloyd Wright house that was on the verge of destruction? WOW! Thank you to the family Hu for rescuing and restoring it! Beautiful!
  • @grandreveler
    So glad that this house did not get demolished. It's a masterpiece. Thank you to the Hus for saving and restoring it.
  • @zacka161
    As a wheelchair user, seeing a ramp access incorporated into a beautiful design as a feature to celebrate is really quite moving.
  • @AudreyLMcFarland
    The to Hu family - Thank you! As an American, I am honored that you felt so passionate about preserving this house!
  • @MatthewHarrisStudio
    Thank you Bing and Amanda for preserving this beautiful masterpiece. Such a beautiful story on so many levels.
  • @suzannemorrell439
    I remember when this was up for sale not that long ago., I hadn't realized a company had bought it and slated it for demolition. What a loss that would have been. We are so grateful to the Hu family for taking on this rescue and restoration. Thank you so very much.
  • @drakbar5957
    An architectural masterpiece now in the hands of loving caretakers. A sincere debt of gratitude to the Hus for their generosity and vision.
  • @JoelDavid678
    Such an honor to have told this story!! So proud of this video! 🥲🥲🥲
  • @cheeririnaldo435
    Amazing that any builder would think to demolish a treasure like this and replace it with mediocre cookie cutter structures. I'm always grateful for people like this who are willing to preserve and protect such such unique homes.
  • @beckyrubin3754
    How devastating would it have been to demolish this masterpiece? A million thanks to the Hu family, their vision and dedication to the restoration of a national treasure.
  • @pamg2628
    Thank you to the Hu family for restoring this beautiful piece of history. This comes at a poignant moment after the disturbing news of the demolition of a historical house in LA.
  • @katherinebeebe8293
    I had an opportunity to tour this house a couple of times. There's a guest house on the property that's just as amazing. Glad to see that it is being restored for future generations to appreciate.
  • @dubs31
    Thank you, Mr. Bing Hu and Ms. Amanda Hu. This was a real treat to visually experience, with the help of AD & The FLW foundation. Be well, all.
  • @pierre.a.larsen
    That is another masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright. A big thank you to the Hus for preserving the house. It would be a crime to tear it down.
  • @trevoclark
    HUGE thanks to Bing and Amanda for saving this!
  • @hanskloss1331
    as a kid that ramp holds endless possibilities for fun rides on bikes , skateboards , etc
  • @thebob01
    It's great to see Frank Lloyd Wright's genius preserved instead of being demolished
  • @emmajilrowanna6772
    The decorative concrete blocks are stylized orange trees, referrencing the orange groves that surrounded the house when it was built.
  • @sujathaviswanathan7210
    This is not a house, but a masterpiece as Mr. Hu notes at the end of the video. Absolutely breathtaking! Love AD more and more for such meaningful content!