On Monday, we went to one of Gaudi’s houses in Barcelona. I didn’t take any pictures of the house because my camera ran out of juice, but this is me outside, teleporting my friend so he could join us.
Gaudi designed the house for the Batllo family, re-working the old house that was already in place since 1877. It was completely renovated. The project was even brought before the city because of certain elements of the design which overpassed housing standards.
Gaudi usually wants to incorporate nature as a part of his work, and I saw this apparent in his use of increased natural lighting. Also, the building itself resembles the body of a human. There are columns that look like bones, balconies like skulls, and on the top the colors are like decaying flesh.
One of the most unusual parts of the building that I loved was the stone and iron facade. Apparently, there were many artists that Gaudi asked to help —it was a project of a vast scale, import, and range of artistry. Some other artists were the brothers Badia, who worked iron, and the carpenters Bardes y Ribo.
