Sunday, 3 March 2013

Up on the roof and other places...........

Chimneys and airvents at Palau Guell

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Gaudi - Barcelona

Casa Battlo, Barcelona

Palau Guell - an earlier work and a heavier design in terms of fitments - ironmongery/wooden ceilings and columns.  A masculine house for a wealthy patron.

Undulating roof lines, conical, bulbous ceramic tiled chimneys and airvents add another living space to a Gaudi roof.  A man who mastered function, ergonomics, engineering and fine details derived from natural forms into the construction of  incredulous and effortlessly pleasing buildings.  Arts and Crafts taken one stage further.  The word organic can be overused but the use of  sinuous curves in the details of his houses ie woodwork, ironmongery and stained glass are created from a direct observation of skeletal forms, fauna and flora.  

Mushroom fireplace
Stairs to the roof

And of course: drum rollllllllllllll
Sagradia Familia  a work in progress



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