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Paul Rudolph's legendary Walker Guest House, though compact in scale, is a monumental work of radical design and masterful skill. Considered by many to be one of the most important architectural designs of the twentieth century, this ground-breaking work of art is now available for only the second time since being completed in 1953. The ingenious cubist design was conceived using an eight by eight grid, both horizontally and vertically. The lightly raised steel frame supports movable wood panels that can be opened or closed, allowing an effortless relationship to indoor and outdoor space, as they are attached to pulleys and seven red-painted cannonball weights. It is this feature that earned it the nickname 'The Cannonball House". Rudolph himself said about the structure "With all the panels lowered the house is a snug cottage, but when the panels are raised it becomes a large screened pavilion". The Guest House was one of Rudolph's favorite projects and has been justifiably celebrated since first constructed. It has been featured in Progressive Architecture, Architectural Forum and Architectural Record to name a few publications. The iconic Ezra Stoller photograph from House Beautiful recently greeted visitors entering Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph, the retrospective of Rudolph's beautiful, influential work that was on view earlier this year at The Met Museum in New York City. This spectacular architectural sculpture currently sits wrapped like a Christo sculpture, stored and protected, ready for its next steward to move, restore and place onto a new setting (upstate, a new state, in the desert, on the coast). The sale also includes multiple items designed by Rudolph for the Guest House, as well as plans and additional images. Photographs (c) Ezra Stoller / Esto