2018IPAT-JanzekovicKarmen: PATRIMONIO: Frank Lloyd Wright

As a example of 3D modelling from the history I prefer to take Falling water from Frank Lloyd Wright as a lot of his buildings are being or are demolished. This is how in these days historical buildings/ places are appreciated- they are not and that is really sad.Fallingwater was build in 1935 in rural southwestern Pennyslvania. It is built partly over a waterfall on a Bear run. The house was designed for the family of Edgar Kaufmann. In the late 30s it was the one of the three buildings(Waterfall- Wax building- Herbert Jacobs House) that were build and are designated to a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

Falling water

Fallingwater stands as one of Wright's greatest masterpieces both for its dynamism and for its integration with its striking natural surroundings. Wrights Fallingwater also shows Wrights passion for Japanese architecture.
The residence was intended to be a nature retreat for its owners. The fireplace hearth in the living room integrates boulders found on the site and upon which the house was built — ledge rock which protrudes up to a foot through the living room floor was left in place to demonstrably link the outside with the inside.
Integration with the setting extends even to small details. For example, where glass meets stone walls no metal frame is used; rather, the glass and its horizontal dividers were run into a caulked recess in the stonework so that the stone walls appear uninterrupted by glazing. From the cantilevered living room, a stairway leads directly down to the stream below, and in a connecting space which connects the main house with the guest and servant level, a natural spring drips water inside, which is then channeled back out.

Falling water interior

Bear Run and the sound of its water permeate the house, especially during the spring when the snow is melting, and locally quarried stone walls and cantilevered terraces resembling the nearby rock formations are meant to be in harmony. The design incorporates broad expanses of windows and balconies which reach out into their surroundings. In conformance with Wright's views, the main entry door is away from the falls.
Wright had initially planned to have the house blend into its natural settings in rural Pennsylvania. In doing so, he limited his color choices to two colors, light ochre for the concrete and his signature Cherokee red for the steel.