Fallingwater Booklet

BSR 253 / BUILDING
DESIGN“ THE FALLING WATER ”

Presented By:
1. Ethaneal Almanzo Chong (2019419476)
2. Muhammad Farez Bin Zulkepli
(2019221698)

2 HISTORY OF “FALLING WATER”

Fallingwater, weekend residence near Mill Run, Southwestern Pennsylvania, that was designed by American
architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the Kaufmann family in 1935 and completed in 1937. The residence opened as a
museum in 1964. The house’s daring construction over a waterfall was instrumental in reviving Wright’s
architecture career and became one of the most famous 20th-century buildings. There are some building that have
unique design like in the picture below which is the architecture of these building is Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright

3 PRINCIPLE
DESIGN
Employ natural materials-
wood, brick and rock Inspired by Japanese The orthogonal forms of the projections
architecture. The exterior of and the walls, instilling in house a sense

the house maintains an of “architecture"
intimate relationship with the

surrounding nature

Two pergolas form an arc which goes around Achieved an impressive integration
the trunks of two trees. It means the respect between the building and the forest

for nature. which surrounds it

4 BUILDING Walls and other vertical elements
STRUCTURE which define the spaces of the
Majority of the house’s
structure is made of concrete Some details of the house house, as well as the floors, were
can also be seen in steel and covered in the local stone

others in wood

Materials used for the house
construction: (concrete, rough stone,

local stone, wood and steel)

FALLINGWATER’S PLAN (First floor plan)

This building, constructed over three levels, sits on a rock over a natural waterfall. Then, it consists of two
levels of living areas. Both the living areas extend up to the waterfall and give a good view of the surrounding
countryside.

FALLINGWATER’S PLAN (second floor plan)

FALLINGWATER’S PLAN (Third floor plan)

PRIMARY BASIC
SHAPE
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2. LINE 3. PLANE
1. POINT - Contain infinite points - Contain infinite
- Dot - Express direction , points
- Shows location growth, orientation
- No location - Point in motion
- Prime element

PRIMARY BASIC SHAPE

9 Right view of building:

Horizontal plane
(rectangular shape)

Vertical plane
(rectangular shape)

PRIMARY BASIC SHAPE

10 Top view of building:

Roof plane
(rectangular shape)

Roof plane
(rectangular shape)

PRIMARY AXIS AND
ELEMENTS BALANCE

AXIS AND BALANCE

The building features a
staircase that connects all three
Moors of the building. The
staircases are made of wood
and surrounded by glass. This
helps creates balance as the use
of glass helps create an illusion
of open space for the occupant.

Staircase

CENTER

CENTER

The living room of the house

also incorporates symmetry in

its design. The varied but

similar furniture of the house

creates harmony. The

placement of the furniture

also helps creates balance.

Living Room

PROPORTIO
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PROPORTION

The proportion of the planes in
this building varies signiZcantly.
The vertical planes are larger in
size when compared to the
horizontal planes. The horizontal
planes also have similar shapes
and sizes.

Right Elevation

14 HIERARCHY

HIERARCHY

The concept of hierarchy is shown
here. The walls are built with a larger
size when compared to the other
walls in the building. The deliberate
placement of the walls in the middle
of the building is done to put
signiVcance to the wall. The walls are
also built with diWerent materials
compared to the other walls.

Right Elevation

15 RHYTHM

Front Elevation Entrance

RHYTHM

Rhythm is incorporated into the design of the building. The
planes shown here are all made with the same materials, sizes
and spacings.

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16 RHYTHM

RHYTHM

The use of the stones as
vertical walls are also found
on the roof of the building.
Here, the large vertical walls
is similar to the ones found on
front and entrance of the
building.

Roof

RHYTHM /
17 REPETITION

RHYTHM AND
RBeEaPmEs TarIeTbIOuiNlt above the

driveway of the building. These
beams are made of the same size
and length.

The beams are connected to walls
made from stone following the
similar as the rest of building.

Driveway

18 DATUM

DATUM

The driveway acts as the main
datum line for the building. It
is used as a reference point
for the building elements.

Driveway