Fallingwater Institute adds four timber ‘portals’ to Frank Lloyd Wright landmark

Students enrolled in the Fallingwater Institute will live in the wooden cabins.

Students participating in the Fallingwater Institute's summer residence program will now have a beautiful new homebase to better study the iconic <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/frank-lloyd-wright/">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> design and national monument. Architects <a href="http://bcj.com/">Bohlin Cywinski Jackson</a> have designed four "modest wood portals" to provide updated lodging to the rustic 1960s teaching facilities.

The Fallingwater Institute, which has been offering summer residency programs to architecture lovers of all ages for over 20 years.

Students participating in the Fallingwater Institute's summer residence program will now have a beautiful new home-base from which to study the iconic <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/frank-lloyd-wright/">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> design and national monument. Architecture firm <a href="http://bcj.com/">Bohlin Cywinski Jackson</a> designed four "modest wood portals" to provide updated lodging to the rustic 1960s teaching facilities.

The cabins are all connected with a light-filled walkway.

The angular shape of the structures are meant to provide air circulation.

On the interior, built in shelves and most of the furniture were made with simple plywood and cork flooring is used throughout the cabins.

Bill James, project architect from Bohlin Cywinski Jackson's Pittsburgh office, explains that the four new cabins were designed to be subtle, but comfortable additions for summer tenant.

A horizontal pine screen, which was harvested and milled on site, connects the four cabins, which all have stunning views of the surrounding nature.

The angled nature of the design was strategic to provide shade in the summertime while also optimizing air ventilation throughout the cabins.