One of Gaudi’s
largest and most striking works is the Casa
Batlló (1904–1906). Gaudí
focused on the facade, the main floor, the patio and the roof, and built a
fifth floor for the staff. Gaudí
kept the rectangular shape of the old building's balconies—with iron railings
in the shape of masks—giving the rest of the facade an ascending undulating
form. He also faced the facade with ceramic fragments of various colours, which
Gaudí obtained from the waste material of the Pelegrí glass works. The interior
courtyard is roofed by a skylight supported by an iron structure in the shape
of a double T, which rests on a series of catenary aches. The helicoidal
chimneys are a notable feature of the roof, topped with conical caps, covered
in clear glass in the centre and ceramics at the top, and surmounted by clear
glass balls filled with sand of different colours.
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