Complete details of Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló (1904-1906) was designed by the Spanish architect Gaudí. It is famous for its weird shape and is one of the classics in the history of architectural design. A representative building of Catalan modernism style. It is Gaudi's most completed modernist style building. This apartment is located in Barcelona, ??Spain and has 6 floors. In 2005, it was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Protection Unit by UNESCO. Basic introduction Chinese name: Casa Batlló Foreign name: Casa Batlló Time: 1904-1906 Characteristics: Famous for its weird shape Country: Spain Historical value: The most complete modernist style building in the mature period of Gaudi's architecture Introduction to the building , architectural features, street appearance of Casa Batlló, colorful facades of Casa Batlló, skeleton of the facade, yawning balcony of the facade, princess balcony, holy sword cross, dragon spine roof, porch dedicated to the owner, dragon spine shaped escalator , mushroom fireplace, front room of the living room, main living room, dining room, attic, courtyard tiles, river skylight, platform fence, modernist exhibition hall, deep sea patio, water-textured glass, chimney, dragon spine, three-dimensional cross, Cultural background, architectural structure, designer, architectural introduction. The interior design of the house adheres to Gaudi's consistent style, with no edges and corners, and is all soft wavy shapes. Gaudi once said: "Art must come from nature, because nature has created the most unique and beautiful shapes for people." He believed that there are no straight lines in nature. Straight lines belong to humans, while curves belong to God. The main hall (Piano Nobile) on the first floor is the most essential part of the whole house. It is also where Batlló's family lives. It has a separate entrance and stairs - this is a typical Gaudí style. Modern style elements can be seen everywhere inside the hall. Crafts. The top of the room is a huge spiral shape, like a whirlpool in the sea, with a sea anemone-like ceiling light in the center. In addition, the main hall opens to a modernist-style courtyard, providing outdoor space for various large-scale events. At the same time, there are internal stairs leading to the Jujol Rooms (second floor of Casa Batlló) and the Coach House - Coal Cellar. Coach House - Coal Cellar has a spacious interior with a total area of ??1100 square meters and can accommodate 600 people at the same time. It can be accessed through a separate entrance from Garcia Avenue, making it very suitable for large celebrations or other events, such as large receptions. For meetings or holiday dinners, the famous Coal Cellar on the lower level is a great place to hold a party. At the same time, the entrance facade is 12 meters wide, allowing the room to be used for commercial purposes, such as holding exhibitions, displays or other gatherings. As you go up layer by layer, the closer you get to the top floor, the color of the tiles gradually deepens, from light blue to dark blue. It is difficult to spot the change without looking carefully. The water-patterned glass on the side of the stairs reflects the blue of the wall, making it The house looks like it's in the sea again. Moreover, when you look up from floor to floor, you will find that the doors, windows, and stairs on each floor of the building have different shapes. Even the walls are selected and designed to match the shapes of the doors and windows, which is full of fun. Casa Batlló's "The Dragon's Belly" on the roof is the attic, which is inside the Dragon's Spine. The main color of the interior is tooth white, with exquisite catenary arches. This fully reflects Gaudi's naturalistic tendency - the arch is a bionic structure. Interestingly, this structure imitates the giant reptile dinosaur that lived in the Mesozoic Era. The center of gravity of the dinosaur's huge body, long neck and thick tail was at the waist, and the weight of the body was transferred to the thick body through the body's center of gravity. On the limbs, the upper part of the entire body is like an arch bridge. It is an ideal structural shape that can bear huge loads. It also uses less materials, is strong and resistant to pressure, and has a beautiful and elegant appearance.

Light enters the interior through openable thin skylights, stained glass windows or large curved glass windows. For Gaudí, light was part of architecture. Light can shape a space and immerse it in a magical atmosphere. In this apartment, even the smallest room will have an open structure to capture natural light. Main reception room Entering the hall, the hall is composed of large picture windows composed of large floor-to-ceiling windows. The picture windows run almost the entire width of the room and can be fully opened via a vertical opening system on each window. This system relies on weight balancers hidden at either end to work. Restaurant The restaurant of Casa Batlló is also full of dreamy arcs. In this restaurant, you can see various elements from nature. Attic The top floor of Casa Batlló was used by the residents as a storage room and laundry room. Servants and residents would come up to hang out the laundry. Gaudí used suspended arches on the top floor. Using suspended arches can save costs and expand space. These curved vaults, made of brick, plastered and polished, support the entire platform. To the right of this unique corridor are open walls shaped like fish gills. *** Courtyard tiles The restaurant is adjacent to *** Courtyard. Gaudí used the same craftsmanship techniques as the main facade, using collage mosaics in the gardens and grounds to create a colorful visual effect. The tiles on the floor are all original tiles from the old houses. Under the guidance of Gaudí, the masons freely created abstract geometric figures. On the exterior wall of the courtyard of Casa Batlló, there are several flower beds embedded in the wall. They are also composed of ceramic and broken tile collage patterns, which are also works designed by Gaudí. River skylight From the dining room, you can enter the courtyard through a small bridge. On both sides of the bridge are fences with wavy lines, full of movement. Two pieces of blue glass are a pond designed by Gaudí. Next to the pond are colorful tiled plants and flowers. The pond uses blue glass to provide lighting for the downstairs area. Platform Fence Modernism Exhibition Hall Casa Batlló officially opened its modernist decorative style home exhibition hall to the public in November 2008. The exhibition hall restores the scenes of wealthy bourgeois life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. All furniture and utensils in the exhibition hall are antiques from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The decoration style also respects the living habits of that era. Deep sea patio water pattern glass railings are decorated with water pattern glass designed by Gaudí. Chimney This open space on the roof of Casa Batlló. Dragon's Spine The roof on the facade of Casa Batlló is designed as a dragon's back composed of large ceramic scales, which coincides with the legendary dragon defeated by Saint George, the patron saint of Catalonia. The dragon is also a traditional symbol in Catalan culture. Three-dimensional Cross Near the dragon's spine, there is a cross that stretches on all sides. The cross is placed above a strange bulbous object, which reflects Gaudí's religious attitude. Cultural Background Casa Batlló is a story in itself. A beautiful princess was trapped in the castle by a dragon. The Catalan hero Saint George fought with the dragon to rescue the princess and killed the dragon with his sword. The dragon's blood turned into a bright red rose, and Saint George dedicated it to the princess. Gaudí was inspired by this, so every design of this house has a special meaning. The cross-shaped chimney represents the hero, the scaly arched roof is the back of the dragon, the facade of the house is inlaid with colorful porcelain tiles, like a dragon body covered with dragon scales, inlaid with colorfully decorated glass and uniquely conceived The balcony is a mask... Of course, some people say it is a skeleton, which exactly echoes the human bone-shaped bracket in the hall. However, this design does not give people a gloomy feeling at all. The colorful collage glass under the sunlight is dazzling... Casa Batllo Gaudí moved the fairy tale to the bustling Avenue Garcia in Barcelona. Architectural Structure First of all, there is the design of the main hall on the first floor, which is the most essential part of the whole house. Because Spain attaches great importance to the family room: the family room is in the best position of the house and has the best lighting effect. It is the place where family members gather, reflecting the functionality of the residents.

Secondly, there is the emergence of the courtyard. The main hall of Batllo Apartment leads to a modernist courtyard. The most prominent feature of Spanish architecture is its courtyard building, which is called Patio in Spanish. "Patio" is the Spanish name for the open-air courtyard inside the building and surrounded by colonnades. This kind of courtyard in Spain is unique in European architecture. Due to Spain's unique geographical location and abundant sunshine, Spanish people like to drink tea, chat, rest and soak up the sunshine in the courtyard in the afternoon. Therefore, the courtyard is very important to Spanish architecture. It functions like a living room in other European buildings and is an integral part of Spanish residential architecture. In another sense, Spain advocates unrestrained feelings, and romance and freedom are its ideals. The high-spirited bullfighting and passionate flamenco break the restraints between people, and the strong and sincere emotions come from the heart. Influenced by this culture, there are no strangers in Spain. Introduce this concept into living, take the harmonious and natural neighborhood relationship as the starting point, pay attention to the beauty of form and the smoothness of space, so as to bloom a strong "courtyard feeling". Batllo Apartment Again, Spain is a maritime country, so "water" is one of the soul elements of Spanish style. The interior of Batllo Apartment uses a large number of blue tiles and water-textured glass. Designed by Gaudí (1852-1926), Spain’s great modernist architect in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The classic buildings he designed include: Temple De La Sagrada Famelia, Casa Batlló, Casa Mila and Parc Guell, all of which are listed It is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and remains in the history of world architecture. Apartment Batllo