In the Fisher House, Kahn eschews the linearity of the modern plan and focuses on a simple geometry, allowing the cubes to provide a separation of public and private space.

It was while in Dacca, Bangladesh working on the Capitol Complex, that Kahn discovered the idea of two cubes intersecting at an angle.

[citation needed] In 2012, the Fisher family sold the house to a private owner under the guidance of The National Trust.

Stepping away from traditional siting methods, Kahn turned the living quarters to face the northeast so that the view of the woods could be framed in the dramatic double height window construction.

[citation needed] The Fisher House uses form to separate the different public and private uses of the home.

[8] The second volume is slightly off square, having a rectangular plan, and holds the living, dining and kitchen space in a double height room.

The decision to create two distinct volumes was driven by the original dual design requirement of home and physician’s office.

Kahn sought a sense of monumentality and longevity in his work, but also strove to bring the ideas of modernism to a place of familiarity.

The woodwork used in the Fisher house creates the sense of warmth and tradition to an otherwise starkly modern design.

The stone foundation was necessary due to the home’s placement on a slope and its need for a solid anchoring into the ground of the site.

The exterior and interior portions of the home are made from the same cedar wood sourced from the local Pennsylvania area.