PROJECT PROFILE: Fallingwater
Location
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Description
Fallingwater is one of the most recognized examples of modern architecture in the world. Frank Lloyd Wright designed this vacation home for Edgar Kaufmann in 1935. It has been open for public tours since 1963 when it was gifted by Edgar Kaufman Jr. to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. A major preservation campaign starting with investigative field research in 1995 culminated in 2003 with the successful structural stabilization of the cantilevered terraces and installation of custom waterproofing systems.
Scope of Project
Replicate exterior staircase and rebuild stone wall:
- Perform stream diversion to allow demolition of existing concrete steps, wall and foundation below the master cantilever terrace and the stream
- Furnish and install new stainless steel stair supports
- Reconstruct concrete steps leading from stream to the master cantilever terrace
- Catalogue rubble stones of wall in place, pour new concrete foundation and re-construct stone rubble wall by reinstalling all stone in their original locations
Additional Information
Owner: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Client reference available upon request.
