The snazzy abode late PoMo kingpin John Portman used to call home in Sea Island, Georgia, is up for sale. For anyone with an extra $40 million lying around, Entelechy II can be yours. Just call Sothebys. The estate, Entelechy II, was finished in 1986 on the isle between Savannah, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida. It gets its name from a philosophical concept by Aristotle, Entelechy, or , that pertains to form giving and realizing potential.Vegetation adorns and is draped across much of the exterior. (Bartolotti Media)Portman himself was enthralled by the concept his entire life, or with having ones end within. He was also a self-described Emersonian, or student of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He worshipped Kant but also Tom Wolfe, namely the main protagonist in his 1998 book, A Man in Full, Eva Hagberg wrote in her review of Entelechy II for Wallpaper. Entelechy I was completed in 1964 in Atlanta also for Portman and his family. Entelechy II was built two decades later. The latter consists of a main residence, but also a private 3,400-square-foot guest cottage.Sothebys was sure to include the estates philosophical underpinnings in its description: Entelechy II transcends the conventional, standing as a harmonious interplay between architectural form and the natural grandeur of its oceanfront setting, Sothebys said in its ethereal sales pitch, stocked with references to the Enlightenment. It added, This is not merely a home; it is a sanctuary of enlightened living.A living space features stark white walls and decorative, rounded fireplace. (Bartolotti Media)A dining room with brick pavers and circular bench seating on its perimeter. (Bartolotti Media)The sellers further noted that Portmans genius is evident in the meticulous orchestration of space, light, and materiality. The international auction house added that the estates glass facade blurs the line between interior and exterior, opening up spaces throughout the house to views of the Atlantic Ocean.This sculpture, Mickey, was completed by Portman in 1986. (Bartolotti Media)Whether Entelechy II is what Aristotle had in mind when he put his pen to paper circa 300 BCE is anyones guess. Nevertheless, Entelechy II is stocked with original sculptures Portman made, including Dooleys Dance (1986), Mickey (1986), Reclining Figure (1986), Totem (1987). From a birds eye view, Entelechy IIs roof is square. But a mind boggling series of axes break up the volume into sinuous nooks and crannies, not unlike the plan for Entelechy I. Outside, vegetation masks much of the facade.An indoor-outdoor water feature. (Bartolotti Media)A cavernous exterior room with water on the ground proportionally recalls the Temple of Karnak. The pool area is where things really get bonkers, where a sculpture by Portman cantilevers out toward the Atlantic Ocean. It recalls the house by Myron Goldfinger where Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill slammed quaaludes in Scorseses The Wolf of Wall Street.In describing its relationship to Entelechy I, Sothebys shared: This aesthetic is reminiscent of his work on Entelechy I and II, where the synergy between the built environment and its context elevates the residence from mere habitation to an immersive, sensory experience.