The late, Atlanta-based architect and developer John C. Portman is best known for creating epic multistory atrium lobbies, most notably the one inside the Embarcadero Hyatt in San Francisco, which was featured in the 1977 Mel Brooks film “High Anxiety.” It follows, then, that for his 13,000-square-foot oceanfront home in Georgia’s exclusive Sea Island enclave, now listed for $40 million, the innovative designer and builder centered the unreservedly unconventional eight-bedroom residence around a soaring atrium. A dozen massive columns support a gridded roof structure that hovers three floors above a shallow reflecting pool alongside a circular two-story glass volume that houses the living and dining rooms. Meanwhile, Canadian billionaire circus baron Guy Laliberté, co-founder of Cirque de Soleil, has hung a $9.3 million price tag on his fully customized (and surprisingly sedate) 50-room mansion in Montreal’s Outremont neighborhood. |
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 The expansive Outremont home owned by circus tycoon Guy Laliberté contains a whopping 50 rooms. Read More |
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| | | After saying farewell to CNN, the broadcast journalist has decided to sell his residence in the nation’s capital. Read More |
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| | | A pioneer of epic multistory atrium lobbies with dizzying overlooks, John C. Portman built the eye-catching Sea Island home as a personal refuge for his family. Read More |
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| | | The historic Presidio Heights residence, long owned by venture capitalist C. Richard Kramlich, features an exercise pool and picturesque views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Read More |
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| | | The design firm James Thomas worked with a couple to transform their standard Windy City condo into something spectacular. Read More |
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| | | The Los Angeles-based development firm House of Rolison put their signature stamp on the six-bedroom pad in the foothills above the Rose Bowl. Read More |
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| | | The Hollywood Hills residence was built in the 1940s as the architect's first independent commission. Read More |
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