Casa Mila, A Surreal House designed By Gaudi

I want to mention once about Casa Mila, a surreal house designed by Antoni Gaudi. One of the architectural characteristics in Art Nouveau style is the extensive use of the wrought iron, which emerged in the variants of metalwork in the buildings of Antoni Gaudí, a Catalan architect and the pioneer of Spanish Modernism.

The building gates of Gaudi’s work, such as the main entrance to the Finca Miralles, the main gate of Casa Batllo, are impressive wrought iron examples of the European metalwork designs. The gate in Casa Mila in La Pedrera assigned to Josep Maria Jujol, another Catalan architect who worked in many of Gaudi’s famous projects, is one of the most beautiful iron gates in the world.

Gaudi also could create other metal works such as brass and bronze works to produce decorative designs like doorknobs and handles. The integrated sculptural constructions depicted Gaudi’s technical capability. He discovered the metalsmith and smelting techniques to put the delicate metallic pieces together.

Gaudi guided the professional artisans to work on his projects and comply with his expectations. He optimized the production process for each piece, dipping the hands and fingers of his personnel in clay to form an ergonomic cast-made mould and to ensure the human physical aspects in production.