Fallingwater Critque
Fallingwater Critique
Personal Reaction: I didn’t understand the building when I first saw it’s image pop up, but with further investigation, it grew on me. Maybe it is because I am not an outdoorsy kind of person But the way the building is designed, is unique and quit intriguing. This building has many square edges, it seems basic along the outside of the building. But it is when you look at the materials used, the rocks along the exterior walls and the red paned windows and reilings that seem to bring everything all together. I still am not sure if I like the way the building is put together, but it works for it’s private and intimate location. It appears to have been always made for this location, the building seems almost natural. And the colors work very well together, again, all natural.
Structure: The structure of the building varies with each area. There are 3 horizontal trays made up of reinforced concrete which form there three levels of the house. There are four piers, or bolsters anchored into a boulder underneath the main floor act as the fulcrum for the house. Counterbalancing weight to the back, or north side, of the house keep it from toppling into the stream. The cantilever, which is the long piece of concrete underneath the building is the basis for the entire structure.
Materials: The materials which Frank Lloyd Wright has used to create the falling water building were very simple. He used sandstone, reinforced concrete, steel and glass. Which all the materials can be seen by loping right at the building. The building has many shapes and lines, but together it flows very peacfully. Some that are seen are pentagon, rectangle, semi-circle and squares pieces of the building. Talking about them separately, you wouldn’t think they would flow as nicely. But they do work together in this setting.
Context: The environment and the building all do flow nicely together. If this building was built in a rural area in a community of
Personal Reaction: I didn’t understand the building when I first saw it’s image pop up, but with further investigation, it grew on me. Maybe it is because I am not an outdoorsy kind of person But the way the building is designed, is unique and quit intriguing. This building has many square edges, it seems basic along the outside of the building. But it is when you look at the materials used, the rocks along the exterior walls and the red paned windows and reilings that seem to bring everything all together. I still am not sure if I like the way the building is put together, but it works for it’s private and intimate location. It appears to have been always made for this location, the building seems almost natural. And the colors work very well together, again, all natural.
Structure: The structure of the building varies with each area. There are 3 horizontal trays made up of reinforced concrete which form there three levels of the house. There are four piers, or bolsters anchored into a boulder underneath the main floor act as the fulcrum for the house. Counterbalancing weight to the back, or north side, of the house keep it from toppling into the stream. The cantilever, which is the long piece of concrete underneath the building is the basis for the entire structure.
Materials: The materials which Frank Lloyd Wright has used to create the falling water building were very simple. He used sandstone, reinforced concrete, steel and glass. Which all the materials can be seen by loping right at the building. The building has many shapes and lines, but together it flows very peacfully. Some that are seen are pentagon, rectangle, semi-circle and squares pieces of the building. Talking about them separately, you wouldn’t think they would flow as nicely. But they do work together in this setting.
Context: The environment and the building all do flow nicely together. If this building was built in a rural area in a community of