Casa Batlló

This is probably one of my favorite buildings, and is definitely one of the first buildings i want to go visit in the near future. 

 Its a key feature in the architecture of modernist Barcelona. It was built by Antoni Gaudí between 1904 and 1906 having been commissioned by the textile industrialist Josep Batlló. 

Nowadays, the spectacular facade is an iconic landmark in the city. The "Manzana de la Discordia", or Block of Discord, is a series of buildings in Passeig de Gràcia. It is home to a collection of works by the most renowned architects, amongst which is Casa Batlló. 

The house, now a museum, is open to the public, both for cultural visits and for celebrating events in its splendid modernist function rooms.

 It is surprising to see how well the building is placed within context. Clearly standing out with all the strange curved shapes and completely different textures to the existing context, yet it still pics up on vertical as well as horizontal lines.

 The Whole building is tiled on the outside with different colors of mosaic. Not one wall or opening was designed with sharp 90 degree corners giving it a very organic shape.