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Exploring Antoni Gaudi Architecture

  • Writer: Erin
    Erin
  • Nov 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jul 30

Traveling to Barcelona is like traveling to an outdoor art gallery. The whole city is scattered with the architecture from designer Antoni Gaudí. As a testament to him and his work, this week, we will explore Barcelona.


A low-angle exterior shot captures the unique architecture of Casa Vicens, a building designed by Antoni Gaudí. The building features an intricate facade with a distinctive pattern of red bricks, green tiles, and white accents, creating a checkerboard or striped effect. Ornate balconies with iron railings and potted plants are visible. The building has turrets and towers, and a dramatic perspective against a partly cloudy sky. Bare tree branches are visible on the right side of the frame.
Casa Vicens

Casa Vicens

One of Gaudí’s amazingly unique designs is Casa Vicens, which was Gaudí's first major architecture commissioned project. Designed with various materials, the bricks, tiles, and iron came together to create a truly unique style and started the Catalan Modernism movement. Since it was first built in 1888, this once summer home has undergone renovations and transformations into a museum.


A detailed, upward-angle shot of the iconic Casa Batlló in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí. The building's unique facade is adorned with a vibrant mosaic of colorful, textured tiles. Several balconies with organic, bone-like shapes and wavy railings protrude from the building, each with an irregular, eye-like opening. Windows with shutters are visible behind the balconies. On the far right, a vertical section of scaffolding covered in white material is partially visible, indicating ongoing work or protection.
Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló, known as the house of bones to locals, was built to look more like the back of a dragon than a home. The Batlló family commissioned Gaudí to redesign the house into a priceless creation. He created the façade to look like different levels of anatomy. The base tier is a combination of abstract bones, followed by a tier of blood vessels and muscles, and the top tier is a layer of scales and the spiked back of a dragon. This house is now open as a museum to tour the soft innards of this giant creature.


An elevated view captures the vibrant mosaic-tiled serpentine bench of Park Güell in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí, in the foreground. The bench is adorned with colorful broken ceramic pieces forming intricate patterns. Beyond the park's unique architecture, including a gingerbread-house-like building with a pointed roof, the cityscape of Barcelona spreads out, with various buildings and the distant urban skyline under a bright sky. A tall, slender spire with a checkered pattern and a cross at the top is visible on the right.
Park Guell

Park Guell

Perched high atop a hill in Barcelona, Park Guell is one of Gaudí's most natural designs. When entering the park, you'll be greeted by a giant salamander known as "el drac." Winding your way through the stone columns of the arboretum, you'll find small pieces of mosaics, manicured gardens through what was once designed to be a self-contained community for 60 families. It was transformed into a city park that opened in 1924.


A ground-level view captures the Nativity Façade of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, under a clear blue sky. The highly detailed stone facade features numerous sculptures and intricate architectural elements, including large, organic-shaped arches. Green netting is visible on the upper sections of the unfinished basilica, indicating ongoing construction or renovation. People are gathered at the base of the building, and a white van is partially visible in the foreground.
Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia

His last and most famous to date is the Sagrada Familia. Gaudí took on designing this basilica that was estimated to take over a century to finish. The three facades of the magnificent church depict the Passion, Nativity, and Glory. The interior comprises 18 spires, numerous towers, chapels, portals, and other features. The tallest of the spires, once complete, will make the Sagrada Familia the tallest church in the world. Forty-four years after the foundation was laid, Gaudí was tragically hit by a tram, with only 20% of the construction complete on his masterpiece. The building is said to be finished in 2026 for the anniversary of his death. However, other estimates extend into 2040 for completion.


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