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home-for-wayward-fawns · 6 months ago

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𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝑀𝒶𝓃'𝓈 𝒮𝓅𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝐼𝓈 𝒜𝓃𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑀𝒶𝓃'𝓈 𝒟𝒾𝒶𝓂𝑜𝓃𝒹 𝑀𝒶𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝐿𝒾𝓈𝓉

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝟣: 𝒜 𝒟𝒾𝒶𝓂𝑜𝓃𝒹 𝐼𝓃 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐵𝒶𝓎𝑜𝓊

‎‎‧₊˚✧ Thank you to the lovely @selenezq for letting me kidnap her OC Emma for this story! ✧˚₊‧

TW: dark themes, kidnapping, obsession, stalking

Emma Morningstar was the youngest child of Lucifer and Lilith, often seen as the 'spare' within the royal family. She has spent her life ignored and neglected by all of those around her.

After an evening of clubbing, she finds herself tied up in an old cabin in a dark bayou. She's spent her life vying for the attention of others, and it seems she may have bitten off more than she can chew.

The night sky was a pitch-black blanket draped above the small, damp pocket of Hell. Tall wooden posts held small oil lanterns illuminating the dark bayou below as a thick heavy fog rolled in, obscuring what little light the stars might’ve hoped to shine down on the mossy grasslands.

Crickets chirped loudly while the sounds of the marsh water bubbling filled the air, but there was a strangeness to the ambience that had been crafted. An eerie static hung in the dense night air, a signal to any unfortunate enough to become trapped within this pocket dimension that all was not as it seemed.

A large cabin rested on an old rickety foundation held above the deep, dark water below by wooden stilts. Were it anywhere else, this cabin might’ve looked serene. It was a beautiful, tall building made of thick heavy stones and dark, ancient wood. It was evident that despite its dilapidated exterior, this building was well-maintained—loved, even.

A lone, rickety, wooden chair stood in a dank, dark room within this ancient cabin. The chair creaked from pressure as the young woman sat within it shifted awake. She was a sight to behold, a beautiful belle with platinum blonde hair and brilliant, bright crimson eyes. Her porcelain skin seemed to shimmer under the light shining through a nearby window; beautiful as she was though, she looked quite out of place.

She wore a short satin red dress with knee-high black boots; she had a painted face with painted red nails. It was evident that this young lady was dressed for activities far better suited for a nightclub, rather than deep within a haunted bayou. She slowly blinked her eyes open, her surroundings becoming more clear every time she did so.

She groaned as the first bout of exhaustion hit her—she had not awoken where she had fallen asleep. She rolled her shoulders back—a sharp knot forming in the taut muscle—and she quickly realised her movements were rather limited. She tilted her head back as she pulled at her arms, trying to free them from what bound them.

As she did so, she saw that her wrists were bound together tightly by thick rope. It had been expertly tightened with no marking left on her pale skin, and her captor had taken the time to interweave a pretty red satin ribbon with the rope and had tied it into a cute, little bow. She was almost ashamed at the little flutter in her stomach—why would they take the time to tie a bow for her?

As she wriggled on her seat, she found that her ankles had also been bound to the legs of the chair, spreading her legs, and revealing her lacey red underwear. A plump red cushion had been placed beneath her rear, and she found that despite the pain in her shoulders; she had been kept relatively comfortable over the time she had been asleep.

As she looked around, she found she had been kept in what appeared to be a lounge. A large brimstone fireplace held a warm, roaring fire—signifying she was not alone—and the flames flickered, keeping her quite warm. The room held two large sofa sets, an old blanket strewn across one of them in an almost homely manner.

Pictures adorned the walls, mostly portraying images of a familiar-looking deer demon with a large rifle and his newly caught hunts. The bodies he stood beside varied in size, but all portrayed various sinners with animal features lying dead on the ground of a dark bayou. There were other pictures too, pictures of a young girl with a cyclops eye and a tall, slender woman dressed in 19th-century styled clothing. He looked happy with them, genuinely happy with a broad grin as he faced the camera.

Curiously, there were other photos too—photos he shouldn’t have. There were photos of her in her bedroom at home, sleeping soundly in her bed and photos of her out with her friends at exclusive, expensive restaurants that even overlords of the highest calibre would struggle to gain access to. He almost seemed to have a collection of photos of her, as if he’d been stalking her for months.

“Ah, ma joli diamant!” She heard the familiar drawl of a transatlantic accent call out to her. “You are finally awake. I was beginning to worry I had perhaps put one too many sleeping tablets in your drink.”

The door slammed shut behind him as he walked forward, a broad grin spread across his face as he laughed. She narrowed her eyes in response, and it almost looked as though his smile was about to fall but it didn’t. Emma had never officially met The Radio Demon but she’d heard of him.

She had heard the rumours spread among the people of Hell—the grinning sadist who loved to bear witness to the suffering of others—and the slightly kinder version told by her sweet but naive sister. Alastor was the charismatic and entertaining, yet darkly mysterious benefactor of her sister’s little passion project.

Emma had warned Charlie that Alastor likely held nefarious intentions for the hotel, but she had as per usual been waved off and as such, had decided to let her sister find out the hard way how malicious overlords could be. She had never considered that Alastor’s scheme would involve her though. She was hardly important. The youngest of the royal family, the second in line to the throne—the spare.

“Look, whatever ransom you want, my Dad will pay for it. You didn’t need to go through the dramatics of this creepy cabin and tying me up.” She rolled her eyes, looking up at him with defiance shining in her eyes—he was not the first to kidnap her, and she doubted he’d be the last.

“Oh, my dear, I fear you misunderstand my intentions. I’ve been watching you for quite some time.” He told her with a chuckle, gesturing towards the many photos adorning his walls.

He rested his cane against the door, leaning it against the handle before he began his slow, stalking approach towards her. He was the prowling cat, finally having trapped the canary in a locked room, and she looked around frantically for an escape. She had been abducted in the dead of the night more times than she’d like to admit, but they’d never wanted her before.

They wanted her Father, or something from Charlie, or money; they never her. He stopped inches away from her, his large hand lingering on her naked knee as he looked into her eyes, his wide grin never faltering.

“You been stalking me? Creepy much.” She scoffed, trying to put on a brave smirk but she felt it wobble in place. She was unsure what he wanted, and she did not like the pit in her stomach forming the longer he stared at her.

“Hm, that isn’t very kind. Not that I can expect much I suppose, I don’t imagine Daddy taught you very many manners, now did he? He certainly didn’t teach you to watch your drinks when you’re out late at night.” He tutted at her, his hand sliding up her thigh.

She was aware she should feel grossed out, disgusted even, but there was an odd comfort washing over her as he squeezed gently. He kept his eyes pinned to hers, never once gazing upon her scantily dressed form. Somehow it felt more intimate

“I get a lot of free drinks.” She said defensively, a blush crossing her face.

“I’m sure you do! Pretty little thing like you, but you really should be more careful. You never know who might be watching, and what their intentions might be.” He said, looming over her as he did so. “You should be grateful that it was just little old me, and not someone with far worse intentions, ma chéri.”

He gripped her knee tighter, claws digging into her skin as with his free hand he pressed two fingers underneath the bottom of her chin, pushing it up to face him. She jutted her chin out in defiance, pursing her lips together as she refused to let him see her fear. Infuriatingly, it seemed to amuse him as his grin stretched impossibly wide.

“And what might your intentions be, if you don’t play to sell me back to my father for a pretty penny?” She asked him, waiting with bated breath for his response.

She would be perfectly fine. She would find out what he wanted, and simply wait him out. She just had to be patient enough until her father realised she was missing. It couldn’t take him that long to realise his youngest daughter was missing—surely.

“You’re lonely.” He told her and she felt herself bristle at the accusation. He gripped her chin tightly, refusing to let her look away as his eyes glowed, staring down at her. “You’re a sad, lonely little girl who puts herself in dangerous situations because you want to feel something—anything. I’ve been watching you for a very long time Emma Morningstar, longer than you know, and I think it’s about time I made you mine. You’ll never be lonely, you’ll never be sad; you will have my undivided attention. Doesn’t that sound nice?”

“Quite self-important, aren’t you?”She scoffed, looking at him down her nose as she secured her prissy princess mask in place. She might have been the royal spare but she was still royalty. “I am the princess, what makes you think I want your attention?”

“I think you’ll find my attention quite agreeable once you get to know me a little bit better. I’m leagues above the thug you found yourself dancing with last night.” He told her, rolling his eyes before releasing her chin.

She sighed in relief as her head fell, looking down as he crouched to untie her bonds around her ankles. “I’ve had a very long day, my darling, and I would appreciate it greatly if you didn’t run.”

He stood up, walking around the back of her seat to untie her hands. She sat up straight, pulling her hands forward and felt him looming behind her, his sharp claws digging into the back of the chair. He leaned forward, his hot breath hitting the back of her ear as he did so.

She felt her heart rate quicken as she shifted, her eyes flickering around the room to look for the easiest escape. This wasn’t the first time she’d been abducted and it wouldn’t be the last; she was faster than he’d expect, even in these heels.

“I’m wounded, my pet. You’d rather go back to your old life; dancing with faceless men who view you as a mere cock sleeve for their own amusement? You’d truly rather that than someone who genuinely cares for you?” He whispered lowly in her ear.

She felt a shiver run down her spine as the pit in her stomach grew. She would never confess it to him, but she was rather flattered. She could not remember a time in her life when she had been the centre of attention, not because she was the princess but simply because she was Emma. She received plenty of attention, but none had been quite so thorough in their stalking.

“If you must run; I insist you take off your boots.” He sighed, coming around the front of her and crouching down, unzipping the side of her boots.

“You into feet?” She sneered down her nose at him and he chuckled, pulling the heavy leather boots off and placing them to the side in a smooth motion.

“No, ma cher; I adore every part of you, including your feet I suppose, but I’m simply ensuring we avoid casualties. I will allow you to run; I will not allow you to break your ankles in those ridiculous shoes.”

He took a step back, his eyes raking over her form with a perverse glint before he walked over to the door. He removed his cane as he did so, opened it, and then looked back at her expectantly. “Come now, my dear. You wanted to escape, didn’t you? I’m holding the door open. Let’s get this over with, shall we?”

She stood up tentatively, rolling her shoulders lazily as she clicked her joints. She walked forward cautiously, feeling like the lamb being tricked by the wolf. She stood at the doorway, looking out into the dark bayou. Past the lanterns, there was a thick, dark endless void and she got the sense something was waiting out there, something hungry and sinister.

“I’m allowed to go, just like that?” She asked, looking up at him and he smiled down at her. She tried to ignore the strange disappointment settling in her chest as she kept her scornful mask in place.

“If I’m being honest, I’d much prefer if you would choose to stay inside. As I said, I’ve had a very long day, my love, and I was rather hoping to get better acquainted over a nice hot meal. If you simply must run, then I suppose I’ll just have to catch you.” He told her. He lazily leaned against the door, his arms crossed with a teasing smile spread across his face. He shook his head as he continued. “I promise, you won’t get very far.”

She looked at him one last time, the ever-grinning radio demon. He displayed no measure of anxiety or worry, she almost felt like he wanted her to run. She looked back out across the bayou, her heart beating erratically within her chest and then she ran.

The wood creaked beneath her pounding feet as she moved as fast as her body would allow. She heard him laugh, a loud booming sound filled with static but dared not look back. She was right. He had wanted her to run and she’d played right into his hand—what else was she supposed to do?

“You look so pretty when you run, princess!”

Even as her heart beat erratically within her chest, her breathing coming hard and fast while her feet pounded into the marshy wetlands, Emma felt her heart almost skip a beat at the sound of his laughter. There was something deeply wrong with her—there simply had to be—as a thrill ran down her back.

He wanted her; he really, really, wanted her.

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biofunmy · 5 years ago

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Bette Midler’s Fifth Avenue Penthouse Goes on the Market for $50 Million

Bette Midler is selling her longtime family home on the Upper East Side, an airy triplex with lush landscaped gardens, complete with composter and shed, and sweeping vistas of the Central Park reservoir and Midtown skyline.

Ms. Midler, an award-winning entertainer, and her husband, Martin von Haselberg, a performance artist, bought the penthouse at 1125 Fifth Avenue and 94th Street in 1996. The venerable prewar co-op proved a perfect fit: It’s near the school their daughter, Sophie von Haselberg, attended, has a full-time doorman to assure privacy, and is a short drive from the theater district and Carnegie Hall.

But at around 7,000 square feet — and that’s not even counting the additional 3,000 square feet of outdoor space — the apartment is too big for the empty-nester couple, and so they’re placing it back on the market. The asking price is $50 million, according to the listing broker, John Burger of Brown Harris Stevens, with $25,515 in monthly maintenance.

“It’s time for another family to enjoy it,” Ms. Midler said in an email, adding that she and Mr. von Haselberg “consider ourselves die-hard New Yorkers” and plan to downsize into another Manhattan home.

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The penthouse, a combination of two units, occupies the top three floors of the brick-and-limestone building, all of which are connected via curved stairways with brass balusters. (Elevator service is available on the 15th and 16th floors, but not the top floor of the triplex.

After the units were purchased, the interior was remodeled over two years into a comfortable loft-like space by the architect Frederick Fisher and Partners and the exterior was landscaped by Sawyer Berson. “The ceilings were lower,” Ms. Midler said of the previous layout, “the corridors narrower, and many of the rooms were much smaller.”

Today, she said, “it’s like a country house in the city.”

The apartment contains four main bedrooms and six and a half baths, along with a home gym that could be converted into a fifth bedroom. There are also three wood-burning fireplaces.

The main entrance is on the 16th floor. A spacious central gallery, with a powder room and small office, leads to a greenhouse with a seating area. On the west side is a 24-by-25-foot living room anchored by a wood-burning fireplace with surrounding ceramic tiles handmade by the artist Kim Dickey. Off the living room, a wraparound terrace with limestone pavers alternating with turf provides direct reservoir and park views, as well as a place for lounging, eating, and one of Ms. Midler’s favorite pastimes, bird-watching.

“Our street is the highway to the East River for all sorts of water birds,” she said. “The red tail hawk often comes to visit.”

Ms. Midler added a birdbath and birdhouses along the terrace. She also had purple ribbons taped on some of the apartment windows as a safety measure for wayward birds.

On the main floor’s east side is the dining area and kitchen, which also opens to the terrace and offers cityscape views and an herb garden — something Mr. von Haselberg, who enjoys cooking, has used for his dishes. The kitchen is equipped with stainless-steel appliances, including an enormous stove hood, marble countertops and an abundance of custom cabinets and storage.

The en-suite bedrooms, a family room and a windowed laundry room are on the 15th floor. The sprawling master suite has a large dressing room with a fireplace; numerous closets; a small beauty parlor; two steam rooms; and the home gym. One of the two master baths features a Japanese hinoki-wood soaking tub.

The top floor contains a 21-by-18-foot library/music room with another fireplace and a full bath. Built-in shelves houses a sizable collection of vinyl record albums. And then, of course, there’s the rooftop garden.

Ms. Midler, who won a Tony Award two years ago for her performance in “Hello Dolly!,” has a special affinity for green spaces. In 1995, she founded the nonprofit New York Restoration Project, which is dedicated to reclaiming and restoring city parks. Her garden terrace is lined with terra-cotta tile and features potted pine trees and tomato and lavender plants, as well as an assortment of flowers, including roses and hydrangea.

Besides the spectacular views, Ms. Midler says she will especially miss the home’s tranquillity.

The penthouse was decorated in soft, neutral colors by Fernando Santangelo, and includes an eclectic mix of antiques and traditional furnishings with many pieces of art pottery.

Throughout the unit are light oak floors, high ceilings and numerous oversize windows. “There isn’t a dark room in the apartment,” Mr. Burger, the broker, said.

The 1125 Fifth Avenue apartment house, in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood, was designed in a neo-Renaissance style by Emery Roth and built in the mid-1920s; it was converted to a co-op in 1951. Notable residents have included the actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, Disney’s chief executive Bob Iger and the financier Ted Ammon.

In July, a 14th-floor apartment, just below Ms. Midler’s penthouse, sold for $19 million.

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spicynbachili1 · 6 years ago

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Xenia treasure hunts: where to find the five items

Shortly after discovering the fairly secretive group in Murderer’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll encounter an enormous, magnificently sturdy lady named Xenia. In a position to throw grown males by doorways as if throwing a pebble into water, this lass can develop significantly keen on you. She’ll initially ask you for cash for data both Alexios or Kassandra wants, however for those who saved her brother in one of many recreation’s many facet quests, you’ll be capable of hunt for some artefacts for her. Sadly the maps she offers you’re lower than correct, so this information will filter the entire stuff you don’t must know and as an alternative let you know the place to seek out the 5 gadgets she seeks.

Murderer’s Creed Odyssey Xenia treasure hunts information

You’ll start this quest-line by chatting with Xenia in Pirate’s revenge after a sure level within the story. She is going to request that you just get well a number of artefacts of worth, 5 in whole, that she needs to personal. Being the pirate she is, she has data of their places within the type of fairly obtuse treasure maps. If nonetheless you’d desire to be taught extra about the best way to play Murderer’s Creed Odyssey, in case you’ve not performed the revitalised Origins and need to get again into the sequence, head to our Murderer’s Creed Odyssey information to stand up to hurry.

Birds of a Feather

The primary merchandise is a golden feather. You’re given three maps so as to discover it. Nevertheless you possibly can ignore these fully for this information. To seek out the merchandise you search, you first should journey to the southern most level of the Isle of Salamis. There you’ll discover a small pyre on a platform, with a rock to the left of it. You received’t discover something there, however a lighthouse keeper will proclaim that the gods are going to desert them.

Discuss to him and also you’ll discover out that bandits stole it. Head to the small crypt within the centre of the island, to seek out them. Kill all of the bandits and loot the corpse of the chief to seek out the feather. Return to Xenia to finish the hunt.

Sacred Vows

Xenia’s subsequent request will probably be to retrieve a crafted golden bracelet from a rich man about to supply it to the gods. Your vacation spot will probably be Cape Sounion, which is the southern-most tip of Attika. You’ll want to look at the altar exterior the temple and close to a cliff, solely to seek out the providing field is lacking. It’s off to do a little bit of detective work to work out what occurred. Near the location is a ribbon that has been discarded. Barely additional down the highway is the lid, and additional nonetheless to the appropriate are some flower petals.

Lastly you’ll discover the field itself which is empty, which results in two . One among which is arguing concerning the bracelet, so discuss to them. They’ll ultimately let you know they threw it off the cliff, so time to take a dip within the Mediterranean. Soar off the cliff and into the water, swimming straight right down to get well the artefact. Give it to Xenia to finish this quest.

She who controls the Seas

Your subsequent artefact that Xenia asks you to seek out is Triton’s conch shell. It may be discovered within the northern area of Makedonia. It’s within the space often called the Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike, within the cove between the central tip and the skinny tip to the appropriate. The close by landmark you’re searching for is an underwater cave simply off the coast, close to some floating containers. Trying underneath the large rock formation is a cave, so swim by.

It’s pitch black inside, so use your Athena’s sight to see a bit higher. Finally you’ll be capable of hop out of the water, so accomplish that and into the pool on the opposite facet. Swim some extra and also you’ll ultimately see a torch flame flicking above water. Emerge from the water and be able to struggle. These goons are are principally made up of melee attackers with a few bows to assist them. Kill them and find the chest surrounded by wood barricades to seek out the conch. Carry it to Xenia for some extra Drachmea and to complete this quest.

Throw the Cube

Xenia will ask you to seek out the final set of her maps. A swindler named Autolykos swiped them from her. She tells you that he hangs round Nauplia, so head over to the Wetlands of the Hydra to the settlement there. Within the docks you’ll discover a man close to some pots. They appear like good pots. Could be a disgrace if one thing have been to occur to them.

When you’ve smashed his crockery, he offers up the situation of the maps that are in his home subsequent to the Nauplia Shipshed. Head there to seek out that previous Autolykos has some safety arrange within the residence. Sneak into the principle entrance by going across the guard and loot the chest you see in entrance of you to seek out the maps. One map refers to Pan’s Flute, which you’ll discover within the Cave of Pan, in the direction of the north-eastern level of Attika within the hills of Marathon Seaside. As you journey inside, you’ll discover it’s surprisingly quiet, however press on deeper into the cave to discover a treasure hoard. In it is going to be Pan’s Flute.

A second map will discuss with Apollo’s Lyre. That is positioned to the japanese level of Euboea, near the Forgotten Ruins of Makris. You’ll know you’re in the appropriate place while you see a ruined set of columns, together with a statue of a person being bitten by a snake. On a slab close by, near the campfire, is the treasure you search. Head again to Xenia handy over the gadgets from Throw the Cube earlier than taking a stroll with Xenia. She’ll take you to Galateia who was injured on an expedition, shedding cargo and other people after being attacked. Accepting will full the earlier quest and begin Priceless Treasure.

Priceless Treasure

Settle for and Galateia will let you know they have been crusing close to a spot referred to as Pellene once they have been boarded. Go to the Erymanthos Peaks within the bigger space surrounded by Scavenger’s Coast and Kyllene Foothills within the Achaia area. There’s a fort indicated on the map, with the north east entrance being terribly guarded.

Contained in the constructing by way of the doorway with canvas stretched over the doorway, you’ll see a small field on a desk in entrance of you and subsequent to a small fireplace. It’s the merchandise on the left hand facet on the desk that you just search. Escape again to Xenia to finish the quest-line. You’ll even be capable of have a romantic second with Xenia at this level must you so want.

That’s the top of the treasure hunt. Did you’ve gotten enjoyable looking for all of the artefacts? Nicely regardless of which alternative you made after finishing that facet quest, there’s loads of others to embark on. Head on to our Murderer’s Creed Odyssey facet quests information for extra on the opposite issues you’ll find within the recreation. You too can check out our Murderer’s Creed Odyssey The Blind King information to discover a number of the sights in Historic Greece.

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tastydregs · 8 years ago

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Frank Lloyd Wright integrated architecture into nature at Fallingwater

Continuing our celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birthday this week, we're delving into the history of Fallingwater, the admired holiday home that the architect built on a waterfall and was named the "best all-time work of American architecture".

Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater in 1935 for his friend Edgar Kaufmann. The client asked for a holiday home for his family that faced the 30-foot (nine-metre) waterfall of the Bear Run Nature Reserve in rural Pennsylvania.

But on visiting the site, Wright spotted a rock that jutted out over the streaming water, and decided to build the house there and let the water flow underneath.

Photograph by Robert P Ruschak, courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Taking cues from the rock edges, the American architect cantilevered floors from the house's three levels. Occupied by a series of terraces wrapped with reinforced concrete balconies, these project over the water's edge at the rear and the wooded valley on the other sides.

Wright also extended the open-plan living and kitchen over the torrent, to create a large space for the family to socialise on the tight plot.

As well as referencing the surrounding natural forms, Wright chose locally sourced sandstone to make up the body of the house, and a limited colour palette for the exterior to ensure that the property blended into its surroundings.

Photograph by Corsini Classic Summer, courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

The concrete is coloured a light ochre, while the steel frames of the ribbon windows are painted in red to match the colours of the trees.

In doing this, Wright presented an example of "organic architecture", his philosophy that promotes the harmony between design and nature.

The architect continued to bring nature inside the house. A huge ledge of rock juts through the floor of the living room to form the heart of the fireplace at its centre, while boulders from the site are incorporated into its walls.

Glass doors slide from the living room to provide access to a staircase that leads down to the river's edge. Steps also lead directly outside from Kaufmann's bedroom on the second floor. A stream was also allowed to drip straight into the house.

The structure of building was a bold choice for Wright, and one of his early experimentations with concrete. The design created tension between himself and Kaufman, who often questioned the structural integrity of the ambitious cantilevers.

Kaufman and his family holidayed in Fallingwater until he died in 1955. After this, the property passed to his son Edgar Junior.

Photograph by Christopher Little, courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Since 1963, it has belonged to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which now run it as a museum. From 2012, the house has been used for a series of summer camps to teach skills in architectural problem-solving to high-school pupils and school-leavers hoping to study architecture at university. A series of dwellings were recently completed nearby to house these residents.

Fallingwater is often referred to as one of Wright's masterpieces. In 1991, the house was named by the American Institute of Architects as the "best all-time work of American architecture". It was one of 10 of the architect's buildings nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015.

Tomorrow, 8 June 2017, marks the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth. As part of a series of events taking place to mark the occasion, Fallingwater will host the Wright for Wright exhibition that focuses on the architect's self-designed residences.

Dezeen is celebrating Wright's birthday by looking back at five of his most famous projects. These include Robie House, his most "consummate expression" of Prairie style, and Hollyhock House, an early example of Mayan Revival architecture.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House is an early example of Mayan Revival architecture

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20 Living Rooms with Floor-to-Ceiling Windows

Could you live in a house without windows? I’d bet your answer could be a large no. are you able to imagine staying in a boxed house and not using a air or gentle or a good view from a window? Neatly, that wouldn’t be a home in any respect! that may be why it is vital so as to add windows to a home. As a question of reality, a few householders prefer to have tall glass windows to maximise the view and to have a fair amount of natural gentle into the inner. Yes, ground-to-ceiling home windows might certainly be great for the home, especially in the front room. can you imagine sitting in your settee whilst observing a ravishing view from your window? That could be very enjoyable! Now, this is what you could love to see. What we now have nowadays is a roundup of a few lovely living room designs that made use of flooring-to-ceiling home windows. needless to say, you could possibly love this and it's going to inspire you to get a window very similar to this to your own home! Right Here we pass:

Studio MM Architect, pllc If this had been my weekend space, i do know exactly the place i would plant myself: in the front room chair next to the window wall and its stunning view. The narrow widths of glass (the opening could feasibly be one or two items of glass) and vertical frames echo the trunks of the trees past.

Fredman Design Group Earthy components akin to nubby, textural materials and a hand-crafted rug manufactured from wool and silk assist blur the line among the up to date and the natural. Lest you forget your impressive area, a map of San Francisco incorporates the blues of the water and sky.

Mediterraneo Design Construct, Inc. sixties formal enclosed living room picture in San Francisco with white partitions and concrete flooring

Bruns Architecture In This case the flamboyant painting and timber beyond paintings very well together. Low, iciness light comes in during the argon-crammed triple-pane low-E glass to further warmth up the polished concrete flooring, that have their very own radiant heating. The sun on the flooring reduces the desire for the radiant heating, letting the warmth expend throughout the day.

Swatt | Miers Architects Proposal for a large brand new open concept living room remodel in San Francisco with a ribbon hearth, travertine floors and a stone fireplace surround. Love the wall of glass and wonderful view. Feels so connected with the surface.

Hufft Tasks In The Course Of The extensive use of top tech and super environment friendly glass, each as windows and clerestories, there is no need for artificial gentle in the course of the day.

Bagnato Architects A circle of relatives room comprises the use of different materials for the ceiling, partitions and ground together with wooden paneling and have lighting fixtures. inbuilt joinery for TV unit and window seat.

Kaegebein Effective Homebuilding Sixteen-foot ceilings allow for dramatic perspectives from this Aspen, Colorado, lounge. The Ground-to-ceiling hearth supplies an even view of the out of doors house.

Zone FOUR Architects, LLC I COULD spend ages talking about the whole lot there may be to be told from remodeling your home: the most efficient varieties of tile for a bath ground, little main points that you just shouldn’t put out of your mind whilst reworking, tips and tips for completing a challenge on time — you name it. But a reworking project, being a rather noteworthy life experience, can also train you a lot approximately your self.

FINNE Architects The House interior has been designed to be utterly imperative with the outside. The living pavilion accommodates more than twelve items of customized furnishings and lights. Windows have high-performance LowE insulated glazing and are provided with concealed sun shades.

FINNE Architects The east-going through house is sited alongside a top bank, with a stupendous view of the water. the primary living volume is completely glazed, with 12-ft. top glass partitions facing the view and large, 8-feet.x8-feet. sliding glass doors that open to a slightly raised wood deck, creating a seamless indoor-outside space. in the course of the heat summer season months, the dwelling house seems like a big, open porch.

BiLDEN the relationship among the internal and exterior was reinforced. Partitions of glass rebuilt and re-glazed with twin-pane, power-environment friendly doors and windows.

Chris Pardo Layout – Elemental Structure Instance of a minimalist open idea front room design in Seattle with white partitions and a library. Love the several size openings, in black.

Guild Hall, Inc. This mid-sized latest open thought lounge with gray partitions provides us every other concept on how to retailer a bicycle on the wall. Understand that there are bikes wherein the opposite one is above the opposite.

Feldman Architecture, Inc. The Home’s orientation gives both the colour of the oak cover in the courtyard and the solar flowing into the good room at the area’s rear façades. this contemporary take on a conventional ranch house gives recent materials and panorama to a classic typology.

Van Ellen + Sheryn Architects Celebrate the development – i love the way in which this room is all about the framework of the development, with an actual party of the lovely wooden and chunky joints. The stove’s flue very discreetly piercing the ceiling within the corner will get top marks from me, too.

Risa Boyer Structure Vibrant and earthy at the same time, orange and brown is a vintage midcentury up to date colour combination. On This room, the bold orange wall helps spotlight the dramatic wood ceiling and glass windows, features which might be both standard of this period. Brown — even in the type of wooden — tones down the vibrancy of orange. Also, the pairing underscores the nice and cozy nature of every color, making this midcentury space fashionable and inviting.

EBL Building A Stylish living room layout in Miami with gray walls and a wall-fixed TELEVISION. Nice space, love the ceiling to floor windows

HB Layout A Big fashionable open concept living room design in Vancouver with a regular fireplace, white walls, darkish hardwood floors, a stone fireside surround and brown flooring.

Western Window Systems Making essentially the most of a wooded lot and inner courtyard, Braxton Werner and Paul Field of Wernerfield Architects reworked this former nineteen sixties ranch space to an inviting yet unapologetically up to date home. Geared Up with Western Window Techniques products throughout, the home’s beautiful external perspectives are framed with massive expanses of glass that allow in a lot of herbal gentle. Multi-slide doorways in the bed room and living areas connect the outside with the house’s family-friendly interiors. Isn’t it great to have a lounge with tall windows? you've gotten seen that it brought attractiveness to the homes and it additionally allowed the access of herbal gentle into the inner. on account of this, there may be little need to make use of artificial light throughout the day. Another sure thing approximately it's that you simply might be capable of get a fair view of the out of doors space. Might you add ground-to-ceiling home windows into your front room? Read the full article

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