[Cbautz]

Falling Water in Western Pennsyvania...enloy - all photos taken by moi

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[olga]

Great pics, great building. Thanks - I enloyed a lot!

[harryc]

:tup: Nicely maintained -

[BVictor1]

When I was there (1999) the house was still under structural renovation.

[TimCity2000]

^ same here... all my pictures show scaffolding all over the place :(

[brickell]

I've read that it's not aging well. Did you notice anything along those lines?

[Cbautz]

no, it seemed to be in very good condition. However, as noted above there was an intense restoration effort.

[atl2phx]

great tour. thanks!

is that fleshy/peach color based on original specs? maybe im used to seeing old B&W pics, but i thought the painted aspects were more grey/concrete toned.

[hammersklavier]

That sandstone that the building's made out of stands up very well.

I've never been to Fallingwater per se, but I have been to the Ohiopyle Falls where the Youghiogheny River crashes over a ledge of the same sandstone. Rapids completely surround it.

That, by the way, is the town closest to Fallingwater proper.

[Evergrey]

i like the adidas athletic garb


nearby Ohiopyle is a must-visit

[bluemartini]

I was there in 97 and there were steel beams under the cantilevers over the stream holding the cantilevers up. Has that issue been resolved? I didn't see them in your photos.

[Grego43]

I've been there before and since the repair/restoration...amazing!

From Wikipedia...

Fallingwater's structural system includes a series of bold reinforced concrete cantilevered balconies. However, the house had problems from the beginning. Pronounced saga were noticed immediately with both of the prominent balconies - the living room and the second floor.

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Conservancy) conducted an intensive program to preserve and restore Fallingwater. The structural work was completed in 2002. This involved a detailed study of the original design documents, observing and modeling the structure's behavior, then developing and implementing a repair plan.
The study indicated that the original structural design and plan preparation had been rushed and the cantilevers had significantly inadequate reinforcement. As originally designed by Wright, the cantilevers would not have held their own weight.
The 2002 repair scheme involved temporarily supporting the structure; careful, selective, removal of the floor; post-tensioning the cantilevers underneath the floor; then restoring the finished floor.

[photoLith]

I heard on tv or something that this building was going to have to be demolished since the creek runs right below it and the upkeep is just too much from the humidity coming off of the creek, but I think they do restoration work all the time so they dont have to destroy it, it is one of the most incredible buildings out there.