Casa Batllo - Goudi Part 1

Today we started the morning at the Casa Batllo. AMAZING. This structure was built and designed by Goudi. The premise of Goudi's work revolved around nature and everything flowing. So nothing was really symmetrical and everything flowed. The outside and inside of the building was lined with glass that was recycled from other purposes (zoom into the picture from the outside...you'll be surprised! Goudi was also the first of his time to reuse material). This building had two stairwells in the inside which made me think of the sea because of how blue they were and the flow upwards. All of the windows allowed for natural lighting and airflow. To add, even the doors shape was asymmetrical around the edges and the stairwell railing was like a spine of a creature. Finally, the ceilings were never just ceilings they would have some sort of design and much were decorated with gold leaflets. So many fine details and truly spectacular!Read more