The Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Spain was originally built in 1877 but was remodeled between 1905-1907 by architect Antoni Gaudi at the commission of its owner. Gaudi transformed the facade and layout of the building, giving it his signature modernist style through his creative use of stone, iron, glass and ceramic materials. The colorful and organic facade culminates with a roof that resembles the scaly back of a dragon and evokes the natural world through its dramatic shapes and textures.

1. CASACASA
BATLLÓBATLLÓ
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2. HistoryHistory
 The Casa Batllo,
designed by Emili Sala,
was built in 1877 and its
owner, the textile
manufacturer Josep
Batlló i Casanovas,
commissioned Gaudí to
remodel the façade and
to redistribute the
courtyards in 1905.
Gaudí gave his personal
touch and the Batlló
house became one of the
most emblematic
projects of his career.

3.  It is an exponent of the Catalan Modernism,
between 1905 and 1907. Located at number
43 Paseo de Gracia,its most famous part is
the façade, considered one of the most
creative and original work of the architect
who combined stone, wrought iron, glass
and brittle ceramics.

4. InformationInformation
The poetry of the façade
culminates in the roof, which
is topped with pinkish-blue
ceramic pieces in the form of
scales and evokes the back of
a dragon.
There is a tower crowned by
a small, convex cross.
The chimneys and water
tanks on the roof are
recovered with pieces of
glass and coloured tile on a
mortar base.