Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

It's his most famous design. The look is immaculate. The house includes original furniture and artwork donated by the Kaufman family (now Macys) and is a museum.


Practically speaking the house was too warm for comfort today. The ceilings are generally low (doors were just above 6' high) and the bedrooms are small ... everything very compact and efficient. And beautiful.


The family loved this area because of the stream and waterfall. They hired Wright to design a house thinking they would have a view of the falls that they loved. They were surprised to find he had designed their house directly above the water and falls.

2 comments:

Cathy and Jeff said...

It is very beautiful!

Chris and Elaine said...

I have always wanted to go there. Studied it in art class. Are there any other homes around it or is it pretty secluded?