Action film fixture Dolph Lundgren recently picked up a new home in Los Angeles. The ex-Fulbright fellow and muscle-bound screen presence picked up the residence—a contemporary dating to 2009—for $3.9 million.

The home is expressed mainly through a towering, tiered design that employs concrete, glass, and a shoji-inflected garage door for a little dimension. It’s a looming presence, and its living space to lot size square-footage reveals much about the architectural sensibility employed in dealing with this sort of L.A. neighborhood: 5,230 square feet of interiors vs. a 5,091 square-foot lot size.

So up she goes, with three full floors towering, and a top-floor terrace offering—as a result—very pleasantly rarified views of the city. The ground-level exterior living area, however, is limited to a narrow marginal strip that just manages to pack in a lap pool.

But the strikingly slender property demarcations give way to an interior that is comprehensive and open, with living spaces that present a nice sense of proportion while offering an expansive living style. The comprehensive nature of the house extends to a home theater, a gym (in the garage), and an office.

Lundgren’s career is an interesting tale, beginning with a stint as a hood in the last Roger Moore Bond film, and continuing consistently to the present date. His directorial efforts include 2010’s potboiler ‘Icarus,’ which he also starred in.