With its white walls and cubic volumes, this Connecticut property exudes gallery vibes. But its connection to the art world runs much deeper – it was designed by architect Charles Gwathmey, who is renowned for his renovation of New York’s Guggenheim Museum.

Gwathmey was the founder of the American practice Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects and was famously one of five pioneering architects identified as The New York Five in 1969. In 1992, his firm was commissioned to restore and expand the Guggenheim Museum, complementing Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic swirling gallery with an eight-storey tower to increase the museum’s capacity.

‘The Falls’, as it is known, is located at 23 Mauwee Brook Way in Kent, Connecticut, and sits on 41 acres of landscaped grounds overlooking the picturesque Litchfield Hills. Gwathmey designed the house as a series of interlocking geometries: boxy volumes are at the front, while a curving volume, with a wall of glass, is at the rear, designed to capture the view of the waterfall, which lends the house its name from the living room.

Landscape designer Deborah Nevins created the estate’s park, gardens, and perennial paths, which envelop the four-bedroom home. In keeping with the estate’s grand scale, rooms boast soaring ceilings and curved walls, with interiors designed by Stephen Sills. Architect Michael Arad also designed an addition to the house, which includes a bedroom suite with an office, and there’s a private tennis court, pool and spa on the grounds.

Kathryn Clair and Kathryn Claire Bassett of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty are the listing agents for the Connecticut property, with an asking price of $8 m.

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