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The roof terrace at La Pedrera-Casa Milà is unique. Walking around it is like being in a museum full of Gaudí-style sculptures. On the roof you’ll find order, aesthetic quality and great functionality in the elements of the construction: the staircases providing access to the attic, the ventilation towers and the chimneys. To soften the ...
The roof of Casa Mila (La Pedrera) not only seals the building against the elements but also reveals three of Gaudi’s concerns: insulation, lighting and ventilation. On the rooftop, we find order, beauty and tremendous functionality in the built features: stairwells, ventilation towers and chimneys.
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The roof resembles both the ribs of a huge animal and a palm, giving the roof-deck a very unconventional shape similar to a landscape of hills and valleys. The shape and location of the courtyards makes the arches higher when the space is narrowed and lower when the space expands.
Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or "open quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1910. Enrico Coco. Add to collection.
1 day ago · Casa Milà, also known as La Pedrera, is one of the most iconic buildings designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí. Constructed between 1906 and 1912 at the behest of Pere Milà and Roser Segimon, this modernist building is located on Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample district of Barcelona. Casa Milà represents a manifestation of Gaudí’s ...
Aug 12, 2019 · Discover the interior, facade and roof of Casa Milà. My name is Sarah and I would like to introduce you to one of my favourite attractions in Barcelona. Casa Milà has had a controversial past, however it is now a popular tourist attraction in the Catalan capital. Firstly, I will introduce you to Antoni Gaudí, the architect of La Pedrera ...
May 3, 2013 · Written by Jonathan C. Molloy. Share. With its undulating façade and surrealist sculptural roof, Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Milà appears more organic than artificial, as if it were carved straight...
