Sheet No 1

SignRagini SahuB.Arch 3 year14ARCH010ACA, Agra

Date12/02/17

ART NOUVEAU

CASA BATLLÓ• Architect- Antoni Gaudi• Location- Barcelona, Spain• Date- 1905 to 1907• Building type- Apartment building (remodel)• Construction system- Concrete• Climate- Mediterranean• Context- Urban• Style- Expressionist or Art Nouveau

• Building is extremely functional.• The building had a basement, a ground floor, four other floors and

a garden in the back.• It has a visceral, skeletal organic quality.• Goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely.• Façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles

that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues.• The roof is arched and was likened to the back of

a dragon or dinosaur.

LOFT• One of the most unusual spaces.• It is known for its simplicity of shapes and its Mediterranean

influence through the use of white on the walls.• It contains a series of sixty catenary arches that creates a space

which represents the ribcage of an animal.• It was formerly a service area for the tenants of the various

apartments in the building and housed laundry rooms, storage areas, etc.

OVERVIEW

• Gaudí included a huge gallery – to see and be seen – which projects several metres out.

• He also added large oval-shaped feature windows.• inserted stone columns in the shape of bones, and

balconies in the shape of masks• building is crowned with a spectacular roof which,

being composed of large scales, looks like a dragon’s back.

• It also has a tower, and rising from this is a cross with four arms pointing north, south, east and west.

• The entire facade is tiled with a mosaic composed of pieces of glass and ceramic discs, giving an undulating surface.

FACADE

ROOF TILES• Roof's arched profile recalls the spine of a dragon with ceramic

tiles for scales.• Small triangular window towards the right of the structure

simulates the eye.• The tiles were given a metallic sheen to simulate the varying

scales of the monster, with the color grading from green on the right side, where the head begins, to deep blue and violet in the center, to red and pink on the left side of the building.

TOWER AND BULB• Tower topped with a cross of four arms oriented to the cardinal

directions.• It is a bulbous, root-like structure that evokes plant life.

MAIN FLOOR• Entirely in sandstone, and is supported by two columns.• Joinery windows set with multicolored stained glass.• There are six fine columns that seem to simulate the bones of a

limb, with an apparent central articulation; in fact, this is a floral decoration.

• The rounded shapes of the gaps and the lip-like edges carved into the stone surrounding them create a semblance of a fully open mouth, for which the Casa Batlló has been nicknamed the "house of yawns." 

Floor plans of Casa Ballto

Dragon roof terrace

Attic

Noble floor

Balcony

Section

External façade of Casa Ballto

Tower & Bulb

Stained glass window

Skeletal structure

Ceramic tiles

• This is the former residence of the Batlló family. Covering more than 700 square metres, it is the main dwelling in the building.

• It is accessed via a splendid private entrance hall which puts the visitor in mind of Captain Nemo’s underwater caves, with skylights which look like tortoises’ shells, vaulted walls in curving shapes and a spectacular staircase.

• Noble floor has a spacious landing with direct views towards the blue tiling of the building well.

• the main suite which, with its three interconnected rooms, is like a shop window display onto Passeig de Gràcia, with huge windows which let the light in.

• Gaudí created large oak doors with organic shapes into which are set panes of stained glass.

• These doors, as well as separating the three rooms, allow a single light-filled space to be created.

NOBLE FLOOR

Sheet No 2

SignRagini SahuB.Arch 3 year14ARCH010ACA, Agra

Date12/02/17

ART NOUVEAU

HORTA MUSEUM• Architect- Victor Horta• Location- Brussels, Belgium• Date-  1898-1901• Building type- private house and studio• Construction system- Concrete & metal• Climate- Temperate• Context- Urban• Style- Expressionist or Art Nouveau• Purely modernist style• Very fine detailing which  includes decorations in mosaics, tinted

glass, details on the walls, the furniture, etc.

CONCEPT• The Art Nouveau movement emerges as who wants to break with

styles inspired by the past.• Basic inspiration of Horta museum is from nature which is

reflected in every detail of décor.• Horta’s inspiration is shown in use of ornate railings, windows,

lamps and furniture.• The artist also describes his relation with the machines in use of

materials by using iron in railings, decorative ceilings, skylights, etc.

FACADEAsymmetrical compositions

Blue stone finishing

More ornate level 1 & 2

Less ornate level; 3Glass is more used on level 3Ocher-color metal columns

Metal balcony

Stone covered facade

Image showing Exterior of Horta Museum

STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS• Arches are made by metals.• Stone is used in façade.• The exterior of the house and studio are mainly stone and iron.• Wood joinery. Iron, glass, marble, wood, wallpaper, are also used.

• Stairs are treated as the central element of the interior space which are approached through white marble steps.

• Staircase provides copious natural lighting inside the house, which is especially useful in the case of such an elongated plot with a unfavourable facade orientation.

• The staircase is crowned by a spectacular glazed skylight, in a semi-vault form.

• Staircase visual communication between all levels of the house.• Horta used ornamentation in rooms but avoided falling into

Baroquism For example, the lamps that hang from the structure and other ornaments appear to extend to infinity due to two mirrors located on the sides.

• The run and rise of each step is different and their ratio will change as you climb through the stair.

STAIRCASE

INTERIOR• Overall the house is much brighter and has warmer colors than

other contemporary houses• Electric lighting has been used instead of gas.• Hall is located at the entrance on the ground floor unlike the other

houses of that time which placed kitchen near the entrance which resulted in narrow reception.

• The piano nobile includes the music room and dining room with the staircase as a distributor and communicator space between the two sides of the building. On the stairs, the architect uses metal arches that join in a marble column, evoking Gothic architecture.

• The dining room is covered with white enameled brick, a material that is simple but exquisitely worked, alternating with glass, marble, gilt metal and fine wood.

• The space is generously lighted by a screen that faces the garden, reinforcing the idea of contact with nature that Art Nouveau was trying to preach.

Details of interiors

GROUND FLOOR (left): house: 1. Parlour - cloakroom, 2. Main staircase, 3. Cellar - kitchen, 4. Servant´s staircase. Studio: 1. New cloakroom, 2. Bookshop. Bel-étage (right): house: 1. Music room. 2. Main staircase. 3. Dining room. 4. Salon. 5. Servant´s staircase. Studio: 1. Victor horta's salon waiting room. 2. Victor horta´s office.

FIRST FLOOR (left): house: 1. Salon- cloakroom, 2. Main staircase, 3. Bedroom, 4. Bouidoir 5. Dressingroom, 6. Bathroom. 7. Servant´s staircase. Studio: 1. Library, 2. Office for museum staff. Second floor (right): house: 1. Guest-room. 2. Main staircase. 3. Simone horta's room. 4. Winter terrace. 5.Terrace. 6. Servant´s staircase. Studio: 1.  Attic. Office for museum staff. .

Sections of horta museum showing staircase