![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, that was Wright’s intention with the use of open space and large windows, my eyes were constantly drawn to the outdoors and the natural beauty surrounding the home. Low ceilings make the home seem more cozy than cramped, and the incorporation of wood brings the natural world inside. The living room is fully furnished and you can almost imagine a ghost of the Kaufmann family coming in from around the corner to relax in front of the sizable fireplace. However, as you step into the weekend home, the atmosphere immediately brightens. Approaching Fallingwater.ĭriving onto the property feels isolating as the dense forest blocks out most of the light. Wright spent $155,000 to build the multi-story home (well above his initial estimate of $35,000), incorporating boulders from the mountain into the building’s foundation and steps that lead straight into the river below. They commissioned Wright, famous for integrating his architecture with nature, to build the home for them in 1934.Ĭonstruction of Fallingwater began in April 1936 and was completed in 1939. The home was once a weekend retreat for the Kaufmann family, who owned a successful chain of department stores in the area. Located seventy miles southeast of Pittsburgh near Ohiopyle State Park, this iconic home is built literally on top of a waterfall and has attracted more than just engineers and architects over 160,000 people visit the property each year. ![]() When you ask an architect about Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the first words out of his or her mouth will, without fail, be mention of his masterpiece, Fallingwater. ![]() We will make a small commission from these links if you order something at no additional cost to you. For a closer view of the sitting area just past the fireplace, see this photo of the living room.Ĭlick here or on photo for hi-res (huge) (3264x4228 pixel, 3.7MB) version.Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. To see the fireplace from the opposite corner, see this photo of the living room. The dining area, which is in this same room, is just to the left of the photographer, while the kitchen is just to the right of the photographer, on the other side of the wall. The woodwork also harmonizes with this theme, including the shelf in the foreground, and the molding above (which is deep enough to be on the verge of becoming shelves in their own right). They are not at all set flush rather, some stones protrude quite a bit more than others - again suggesting a kind of cantilevered rock ledge. Notice the stones of the wall visible on the right in the photo. (See also this view of Fallingwater from a low angle. Any exterior view of Fallingwater from downstream shows the dramatic cantilevered levels and terraces resembling rock ledges also visible in those photos. Stone formations are a central theme at Fallingwater, in keeping with the natural setting. The large, Cherokee-red kettle has been swung into position into the fireplace in this photo, though it is described in Edgar Kaufmann Jr's book on Fallingwater as "symbolic." (Compare to its position when "put away" in the recessed area in the wall next to the fireplace in this photo.) Frank Lloyd Wright described this boulder as "Kaufmann's favorite spot for lying in the sun and listening to the falls." So according to Wright this feature is the starting point for the home, determining the height of the main floor. The raised stone formations on the floor in the foreground are said to be boulders which were on the site, left in place intentionally. The fireplace and hearth are a focal point for the living room at Fallingwater. Living room fireplace and hearth, looking from kitchen door to south windows. ![]()
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