After more than a century, Casa Batll\u00f3 has completed one of its most ambitious restoration projects: the architectural revitalization of the rear facade and the private courtyard on the main floor, where the family lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This intervention restored Antoni Gaud\u00ed\u2019s original 1906 vision, after decades of changes and significant losses since 1915.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Restoration at Barcelona\u2019s Art Nouveau gem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve visited Barcelona, \u200b\u200byou\u2019ll know that the facade of Casa Batll\u00f3 is one of the city\u2019s most famous landmarks, however, this glamour has not until now been reflected in the back of the Art Nouveau property, which has deteriorated over the years, with the colors fading and architectural features lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, a year-long renovation project, using local craftsmen to reconstruct Gaud\u00ed’s innovative support system for the vaulted balcony, has come to right the wrong: the lost features of the courtyard, such as the flower pots and pergola, and the original hues of the facade have returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The renovation coincides with the 20th anniversary of Casa Batll\u00f3’s inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List and, according to its director, Gary Gautier, is a gift to Barcelona and the world, in addition to a unique opportunity to continue to reveal Gaud\u00ed’s genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From then to now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Josep Batll\u00f3, the Spanish industrialist who commissioned the famous architect Antonio Gaud\u00ed to renovate his house, initially requested the building’s demolition. However, thanks to Gaud\u00ed’s audacity, this plan was abandoned and a complete renovation was carried out between 1904 and 1906.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The architect completely transformed the facade, redistributing the internal partitions, expanding the skylight and transforming the interior into a true work of art. In addition to its artistic value, the building has enormous functionality, more in line with our time than with the past. Some even consider it a precursor to the architectural avant-gardes of the late 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The current owner is Nina Bernat, daughter of Enric Bernat, Catalan businessman and inventor of the Chupa Chup lollipop, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After more than a century, Casa Batll\u00f3 has completed one of its most ambitious restoration projects: the architectural revitalization of the rear facade and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1209,1189,1188,1157,2809],"tags":[7067,1174,7066],"class_list":["post-24837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exhibitions","category-articles","category-arts","category-culture","category-design","tag-antoni-gaudi","tag-barcelona","tag-casa-batllo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24837"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24839,"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24837\/revisions\/24839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}