Kaufmann, Sr. Kaufmann , and their son, Edgar Kaufmann jr. In , Edgar Kaufmann jr. Fallingwater is owned and operated by the Conservancy and open to the public to tour as a museum. Fallingwater is surrounded by 5, acres of natural land, streams and trails known as the Bear Run Nature Reserve. Since the first public tours began in , Fallingwater has welcomed more than six million visitors from across the globe.
Fallingwater is the only major Wright work to come into the public domain with its setting, artwork and original Wright-designed furnishings intact. Fallingwater preserves Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, conserves the site for which it was designed, and interprets them and their history for present and future generations. Visitors from around the world have experienced Fallingwater since Advanced ticket purchase is essential to guarantee admission.
When you support Fallingwater, you help preserve history while supporting the ongoing education and preservation of one of the best all-time works of American architecture.
Before, during and after your visit, you can contact us to ask questions, buy tickets or give us feedback about your visit. Wright revolved the design of the house around the fireplace, the hearth of the home which he considered to be the gathering place for the family.
Here a rock cuts into the fireplace, physically bringing in the waterfall into the house. He also brings notice to this concept by dramatically extending the chimney upwards to make it the highest point on the exterior of the house.
Fallingwater consists of two parts: The main house of the clients which was built between , and the guest room which was completed in The original house contains simple rooms furnished by Wright himself, with an open living room and compact kitchen on the first floor, and three small bedrooms located on the second floor.
The third floor was the location of the study and bedroom of Edgar Jr. The rooms all relate towards the house's natural surroundings, and the living room even has steps that lead directly into the water below. The circulation through the house consists of dark, narrow passageways, intended this way so that people experience a feeling of compression when compared to that of expansion the closer they get to the outdoors.
The ceilings of the rooms are low, reaching only up to 6'4" in some places, in order to direct the eye horizontally to look outside. The beauty of these spaces is found in their extensions towards nature, done with long cantilevered terraces. Shooting out at a series of right angles, the terraces add an element of sculpture to the houses aside from their function.
Kandinsky, Improvisation 28 second version , Kirchner, Self-Portrait As a Soldier. Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye. Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow. Meret Oppenheim, Object Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon.
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