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A classic example of organic architecture, Fallingwater is both integrated into the landscape and designed to echo the shapes of the landscape where it is nestled.  This dynamic building is suspended over a falls, which pours down from underneath one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s bold projecting terraces. The building seems to grow out of the landscape.  And, in fact, it actually does. Wright allows a boulder from the site to penetrate the floor of the house, so that the natural rock foundation actually merges with the interior of the house. This boulder forms the living room fireplace. With this design element, Wright blends rock, fire and water. Wright embeds his building supports into solid rock and even manages to build around nature, totally integrating his structure into the natural landscape. For instance, Wright actually built around a tree, incorporating the tree into the design of his building. As part of his creed of organic architecture, Wright also used natural materials to build  Fallingwater. He opened a quarry directly at the site, so that the stone used in the house is local. Both inside and outside, Wright’s’ materials are native to the area.