Falling Water
Frank Lloyd Wright
Bear Run, Pennsylvania
Terri
Meyer Boake B.E.S. B.Arch. M.Arch.
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Falling Water Frank Lloyd Wright Bear Run, Pennsylvania
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About the building: This has to be the most famous building by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the most often cited in architecture admission interviews! I had the chance to visit on a fairly overcast March day. They do give tours (for significant cost). They are extremely particular about keeping the group at a quick pace through the building (concerned about theft and damage). It was difficult to photograph the rooms without throngs of people. Patience. The sound of the water heard through the open windows was spectacular. The deterioration of the (lightly) reinforced concrete was also spectacular. They were measuring significant deflections on the main cantilevered deck -- which was propped up in the interim awaiting some inventive and non destructive method of repair. Most of the concrete in the trellises was very thin and quite saggy. There was a lot of water penetration and resultant damage where the building was built right in to the rock cliff (which is often left exposed on the interior). That too was awaiting some interesting remedy to prevent more damage. http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Fallingwater.html
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| Overall
view from down the creek. |
View
of large cantilever at front. Note structural props underneath. |
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| View
of upper patio, looking into bedroom area. |
Concrete
trellis covering drive to upper level accomodations. Note sag. |
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| Stepped,
curved concrete canopy covering walk to upper level apartment. |
Reflecting
pool and patio at upper level apartment. |
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| Detail of
corner window in study. |
Detail of
study. Room was very quiet with window closed. The water was very loud
when open. |
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| Sun streaming
into living area. |
View of living
room. |
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| View out
of living room to woods beyond. |
Light coming
in on dressing table and sink. |
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last updated March 8, 2008 |
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