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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

TALIESIN WEST
North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, United States
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

CONTENTS
CONTEXT

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

PHILOSOPHY

PLAN SECTIONS AND

ELEVATIONS

CASE STUDY
NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOL
LOCATION : SOUTH WEST PART OF THE US
SCOTTSDALE | ARIZONA
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North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, United States
 FACT FILE
• Location – Scottsdale near Phoenix, Arizona

• Climate – dry and arid weather with a strong breeze.

• Temperature : over the course of a year, the

temperature typically varies from 6°c to 40°c and is
rarely below 2°cor above 43°c.

• Avg. rainfall is below 100mm.

• Thunderstorms are the most severe precipitation

observed during 45% of those days with precipitation.

• Campus Area : 251 Hectares/620 Acres

• Student strength: 20
• Faculty Strength: 20
• Offers only Masters program of 2-3 years.

CASE STUDY
NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOL
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
PHILOSOPHY

He believed that a student must not just

learn on academic basis but also through
participation and experience. Taliesin West is
a successful attempt to provide this brand of
education.

Rather than following credits and grade

systems, this institute has 38 different fields
that each student must learn.

Students are required to participate in

construction , community service alongside
their regular classes.

“Architecture is life; or at least it

is life taking form.”
ARCHITECTURAL PLAN It was laid out on a strict northwest - southeast axis but
TALIESIN WEST construction happened in piece meal manner from the 1930s
to the 1940s

TALIESIN WEST
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION
TALIESIN WEST NORTH FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION BOULEVARD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ
85259, UNITED STATES

1. DRAFT ING STUDIO

SOUTH ELEVATION
2. TERRACE STEPS
3. DINING ROOM
4. APARTMENTS
5. LOGGIA
6. GARDEN ROOM
7. WRIGHT’S LIVING QUARTERS
Stoller, Ezra, and Neil Levine. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
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SOUTH ELEVATION
Alternating high and low ceiling

EXTERIOR FACADE
Along with rock, the next
most prevalent materials
here are redwood beams,
and canvas, this latter
stretched tight on frames to
form slanting roofs.

THE OFFICE INTERIOR

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SOUTH ELEVATION

The theatre interestingly has a larger area given to the stage than the audience

STUDIO SPACE

All glass faces showcase miter joints to enable unobstructed views

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SOUTH ELEVATION

Dynamic spaces tasteful play of primary colours in rich hues and use of
natural materials. Extension of 19th century art and crafts movement.

Thick walls around 2 feet thick and

light provided by pendent lighting

CABARET FROM THE INSIDE

Low entry base and corridors showcase how the design revolves around human scale CASE STUDY
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ITS DESERT MASONARY AND LOW FLAT ROOF PROFILE COMPLEMENTS RATHER THAN DOMINATES THE
LANDSCAPE
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