falling water and the castle-like aesthetic

  Akyles D.

The man who built America, the father of architecture, designed over 1000 homes in a 70-year period. Frank Lloyd wright has an astounding number of accolades and titles that are truly reflective of his contributions to architecture in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I found his take on organic architecture and the castle like aesthetic of falling waters to be the most interesting aspect among his creations.

 Falling waters is a stunning home. Standing in the middle of a forest, atop a waterfall one would imagine that any singular manmade squared structure would be so out of place in a forest but the cream colors of the cement and stones and the shadows they create make it seem as if this fort like house can just disappear into the forest, hidden from any who don't know where it is. I call it a fort like house because the stone portions remind me of a fortification from the Middle Ages and classic era of similar materials but different purpose. the balconies and their cement railing/walls giving a fortified and safe appearance but their color being gentle and soft. if I'd seen it without the context of its origin, id have thought it a home built in and around an old stone tower found deep in abandoned woods and now even with its new design and added structures the stone still wishes to disappear into the surrounding forest.

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