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Fallingwater

Fallingwater. Image From wright-house.com. Building a Proposition. Edgar J. Kaufmann Owner of Kaufmann’s Department Store Owned vacation land outside of Pittsburg Approached Frank Lloyd Wright to design and build a permanent vacation home at the location outside of Pittsburg.

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Fallingwater

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  1. Fallingwater Image From wright-house.com

  2. Building a Proposition • Edgar J. Kaufmann • Owner of Kaufmann’s Department Store • Owned vacation land outside of Pittsburg • Approached Frank Lloyd Wright to design and build a permanent vacation home at the location outside of Pittsburg. • Frank Lloyd Wright • Architect who would design and construct Falling Water home for the Kaufmann family, becoming his greatest masterpiece.

  3. Wright’s Concept • Kaufmann wanted elements of nature incorporated thoroughly into design of the house. • Wright takes idea one step further • Reflects aspects of nature throughout plan • Positions the house over a water fall on the Bear Run River.

  4. Natural Design • Clean Cut, Horizontal and Vertical lines. • Use of Stone • Integration of River into House Layout • Boulders from original site incorporated into living area • House is “one with nature” Image from delmars.com

  5. Structural Aspects • Terraces • Cantilever Design • Stairs to River • Flooring / Boulders • Glass Image from Pittsburgh.about.com Image from paperseed.worldpress.com

  6. StructuralAspects Image from Pittsburgh.about.com Image from cambridge2000.com

  7. Floor Plan Image from wpconline.org

  8. Floor Plan Image from wpconline.org

  9. Floor Plan Image from wpconline.org

  10. Fallingwater, Falling into Water? • Structural Problems: • Main Terrace experiences sagging in South West corner. • Cantilevers Failing • Cause & Solution: • Due to lack of steel rebar in concrete of Terrace • Post-Tensioning cables applied to Cantilevers under house Image from miconexion.com

  11. Fallingwater or Rising Mildew? • Distinct use of Architecture • House is “one with nature” • Extensive use of horizontal and vertical lines and cantilever system • Structural Failures • Falling Water or Rising Mildew? Image from nationaltrust.org

  12. Sources "The Story of Falling Water." Falling Water. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. 19 Feb 2008 <http://www.paconserve.org/fw-building.asp>. "Fallingwater." Wikipedia. 01 Feb 2008. Wikimedia Foundation Inc.. 19 Feb 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallingwater>. "Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece House Above the Falls." Fallingwater. 20 Jan 2008. 24 Feb 2008 <http://www.wright-house.com/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater.html>.

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