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

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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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コメント (21)

@filmcrew3531 21日前

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 21日前

So glad that this house did not get demolished. It's a masterpiece. Thank you to the Hus for saving and restoring it.
@zacka161 21日前

As a wheelchair user, seeing a ramp access incorporated into a beautiful design as a feature to celebrate is really quite moving.
@AudreyLMcFarland 14日前

The to Hu family - Thank you! As an American, I am honored that you felt so passionate about preserving this house!
@Susweca5569 14日前

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.
@suzannemorrell439 14日前

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.
@MatthewHarrisStudio 21日前

Thank you Bing and Amanda for preserving this beautiful masterpiece. Such a beautiful story on so many levels.
@JoelDavid678 21日前

Such an honor to have told this story!! So proud of this video! 🥲🥲🥲
@drakbar5957 21日前

An architectural masterpiece now in the hands of loving caretakers. A sincere debt of gratitude to the Hus for their generosity and vision.
@beckyrubin3754 21日前

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.
@pierre.a.larsen 21日前

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.
@pamg2628 21日前

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.
@timothyfinlay5062 9日前

Not every building deserves to be saved, but this one sure does. I lived in Phoenix during the tribulations with this house, and am thrilled at what has happened. I was recently at Falling Water, again, and this house feels the same. Pure Wright.
@thebob01 21日前

It's great to see Frank Lloyd Wright's genius preserved instead of being demolished
@angelliinna 21日前

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.
@emmajilrowanna6772 21日前

The decorative concrete blocks are stylized orange trees, referrencing the orange groves that surrounded the house when it was built.
@dubs31 21日前

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.
@trevoclark 21日前

HUGE thanks to Bing and Amanda for saving this!
@Alice_Walker 10日前

The house, the restoration, the filming and the editing are all BEAUTIFUL. Thank you ✨
@hanskloss1331 14日前

as a kid that ramp holds endless possibilities for fun rides on bikes , skateboards , etc