Reflection

In week 1 Studio Class, we were to research an architect, designer or artist who dies within the last 50 years. I chose Frank Lloyd Wright, and although he dies in 1959, 52 years ago, I was still able to use him. Once I had researched my architect, and 2 of his works (Falling water and the Goetsch-Winkler House), I was given 2 pieces of paper and we were to fold a representation of each house using only a single piece of paper.

My idea of Frank Lloyd Wright that I received from his Falling Water House, where I draw most of my influence from, is that he liked to use overhangs, so naturally my whole design is based on overhangs on buildings. I also draw influence from the way he designed the building to blend in with the surrounding environment.

I imagined that building will also be built where a waterfall is, however unlike Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water, which blends in with the environment but does not disturb waterfall, I wanted mine to interact with it more, I put my waterfall flowing over the top of my building but it also blends in with the environment, as it is cut into the face of the cliff from the waterfall, and is the same height.

The plan of the building is very simple; there is the back wall, and 2 smaller side walls to help support the roof. Initially these 2 walls were half the height, but I now moved them up taller. The fourth wall is the wall of water from the waterfall. The building has only 2 rooms.