FALLING WATER

Frank Lloyd Wright

“Wright spotted a rock that jutted out over the Surrounding Vegetation: Ceiling heights kept low
streaming water, and decided to build the that one can directly look into the woods. So its
house there and let the water flow look like that is part of a building.
underneath.” The main idea behind the house
The use of rock which is present there into walls
was also generated by the landscape only.
and floor.
There are many things available on-site only if
The building built without disturbing the natural
one can have a vision for it.
surrounding landscape.
Sound of Water: Bringing the sound of the
stream inside the building.
Materials: Building looks like completely part of
nature/landscape [Blend with nature]. Because of the use of
materials in such a way. [Camouflage]
The colour of horizontal forms kept as ochre that reflects the
colour of the rock and colour of frame kept as red that reflects
vegetation colour in autumn (keeping in mind that how a
building looks throughout the year).
One can feel all of the five elements which are naturally
available while staying at that place. Water, Earth, Fire (we can
relate it with sunlight also), Air, and Sky.