This thoroughly modern Georgia mansion was one hated by locals now its listed for $40M

This statement home in Georgia is now listed for a just-as-statement sum — but its design alone wasn’t always enjoyed by locals.On Sea Island, a contemporary structure that stands apart from the neighboring Mediterranean-style residences aims to fetch $40 million, according to the Wall Street Journal, which makes it among the most expensive in the state.Welcome to Entelechy II, designed by the late Atlanta architect John Portman — Entelechy being the Greek concept for the realization of potential.Portman, who passed away in 2017, resided with his family in a primary home in Atlanta called Entelechy I, which the Journal notes has a stream running through it.

He was known for his work including the Peachtree Center in Atlanta and the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco.At Entelechy II — which has seven bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms across 12,586 square feet — the exterior is primarily marked by a grid-patterned canopy perched above mighty columns and draping greenery.While being built in the 1980s, neighbors detested the property’s look.“They all hated it,” Portman’s daughter, Jana Portman Simmons, told the Journal.“I was like, ‘We might have to move, this is terrible.'”That was then.

Now, however, that draping greenery — jasmine, in fact — has softened the appearance.And the appearance is a true, and lovingly preserved, time capsule from the 1980s.Listing images show a property facing the Atlantic Ocean whose grounds are embellished with brightly colored sculptures.

The main entry is accessed via a pyramid-shaped staircase.There’s a courtyard with a reflecting pool; from it, those columns are visible, some of which house bathrooms, closets or stairs.Portman purchased a 1-acre lot in 1974, but didn’t begin building until early the next decade.

It was his property, not a commission from a client, which allowed him creative freedom.“It was his opportunity to do whatever he wanted and to really express himself in a really playful way,�...