Restored and remodeled by
the Spanish modernist architect Antoni Gaudi in the years 1905–1907,
Casa Batllo is now one the most overlooked buildings by the tourists
who visit Barcelona. Although Casa Batllo is a museum now, Gaudi
designed it for for a wealthy Barcelona Aristocrat.
The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones),
and indeed it does have a visceral, skeletal organic quality.
Close up of Casa Batllo chimney :: Photo Credit: WikiMedia
Casa Batllo’s roof has been compared to a reptilian creature, the
backbone of a gigantic dinosaur, the dragon killed by St. George (Sant
Jordi being the patron saint of Catalan).
It seems
that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely.
Much of the facade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic
tiles that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues.
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