Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House Is Officially the Most Expensive Wright-Designed Home Ever Sold

Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Ennis House just set a record. After a little over a year on the market, the unique 6,000-square-foot residence—also known fondly as the Blade Runner house—was recently purchased by an unnamed buyer for $18 million, making it the most expensive property designed by the legendary architect ever sold. (It’s worthwhile to note that it was originally listed for $23 million. Branden and Rayni Williams of Hilton & Hyland and Ron De Salvo at Coldwell Banker shared the listing.)

The three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom home is composed of a main house and detached guest quarters that sit on just under an acre of dusty hillside property in Los Angeles. Designed by Wright and later built by his son Lloyd Wright in 1924, the home is named for its first owners, the wealthy retailer Charles Ennis and his wife, Mabel. It is considered Mayan Revival style, and the exterior is made up of 27,000 perforated and patterned decomposed granite blocks.

Inside, a cinematically long marble hallway spans the length of the main house, connecting various rooms including a formal living room with a mosaic-tiled fireplace, a dramatic formal cathedral-like dining room, and a cozy library with ample windows and stunning views. The vintage kitchen has black-and-white tiled flooring and a set of glass doors that open out onto a terrace. On the lower level, there is a discrete screening room with a curved bar and open fireplace. Each of the bathrooms boasts a different patterned tile, and all have leaded glass windows and doors.

In the backyard is a large swimming pool and slender koi pond, and the south-facing side of the home features a number of terraces, balconies, and private courtyards with more amazing views. A gated motor court that can easily accommodate at least a half-dozen cars sits between the main house and the guest quarters.

Because of its unusual aesthetic, the Ennis house has been used in a number of TV commercials, shows, and films over the years. Most notably, 1982’s Blade Runner, but also Twin Peaks, Rush Hour, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Its structure was significantly damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and it wasn’t until 2011 that supermarket billionaire and real estate aficionado Ron Burkle purchased the home for $4.5 million with the intention of restoring it to its original elegance. Burkle reportedly spent $17 million on reconstruction and restoration costs before putting it on the market last year.

Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest