Most of the images of Fallingwater on the Internet have so many trees that it's a little bit hard to see the whole structure as an architect would. I found a si

Most of the images of Fallingwater on the Internet have so many trees that it's a little bit hard to see the whole structure as an architect would. I found a site though which has photos of an architectural model of it[1] as well as a spinnable 360 view. I would say based on looking at that model that it actually does embody the principles in this post. The primary mass is formed by the central column and the two main wings that stick out to the sides (primary mass should be evaluated as an artist would, not by simplistically the largest box of the house). It has asymmetry, but it's cohesive, not awkward, asymmetry, and it's definitely balanced. The proportions make sense in the context of the terrain, because the widest portion is drawn along the edge of the hill, melding with the ground, and the bottom portion is filling the gap in the valley. It definitely has rhythm, because all of the balconies and windows are drawn from the same palette, cohesive again. 1: http://architectural-models.com/newsite/galfallwat.html http://architectural-models.com/newsite/galfallwat.html Edit: I just noticed that model is $61,000!