Frank Lloyd Wright: the most famous American architect. Up to this point, I had heard the name but was not aware of his work to be frank. But, I am an fan of modernist architecture, due to my frequent visits to Chandigarh, a city designed from nothing by Le Corbusier.
So when I saw on Wikivoyage that one of the attractions near Pittsburgh was Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous constructed residence, I had to go.
Fallingwater is located in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community with a population of just 231 about 20 miles from the West Virginia border. The house is known for its aesthetic quality: being built literally on a waterfall. However, this is also a curse, as it has perpetual structural problems. Annual maintenance costs are $1 million.
It was built in the 1930’s for the Kaufman family, the owners of a department store in Pittsburgh. Eventually, it was taken over by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and is now a tourist attraction. I was lucky to find a tour icket even several months in advance.
Some people visit Fallingwater simply to see the grounds. Perhaps I would to if I lived nearby.
The tour started and the house came into focus. The straight lines in nature are quite the contradiction.
The home itself has multiple floors.
Even the outer portions have a pergola of sorts.
Wright made use of natural light as much as possible. There are lots of windows, these with views of Bear Run stream.
The kitchen had formica counters, a sign of the times. I do like the yellow though.
Then we entered the central area. Wright designed not only his residences, but also the furniture inside of them.
He was ahead of his time with the use of open concept spaces. 
The dining room had interesting looking chairs and also floating shelves, once again ahead of their time.
The low ceilings were also a product of the times, but at the same time practical, particularly for heating and cooling.
A view of a waterfall, the sole reason this residence was constructed in the first place.
There are several balconies. What a wonderful feeling to sit in nature.
More windows.
The bedrooms. Note the size of the beds. Again, practicality over everything.
These bed appear to be large, but are actually simply two beds pushed together.
I love the use of transom windows here. More natural light. 
There is even a pool!
And natural pools.
The aforementioned pergola, this time viewed from above.
Finally, the tour was coming to an end, so I just took some snaps on the way out.
The juxtaposition of the stream flowing under the house is mesmerizing.
One final goodbye to the home.
Ironically, the last picture I got of the day is the iconic one associated with the home. A home on a waterfall on another waterfall, what else can be said?
This was the first Frank Lloyd home I’d visited, and I can now say I’m a full fledged fan. Interestingly, there was another Frank Lloyd Wright home, Kentuck Knob, nearby. That was the next stop.