Hall and courtyards Casa Milà

the patio

patios, structurally, key supporting loads of interior facades. floor of courtyard supported pillars of cast iron. in courtyard, there traditional elliptical beams , girders gaudí applied ingenious solution of using 2 concentric cylindrical beams stretched radial beams, spokes of bicycle. form point outside of beam 2 points above , below, making function of central girder keystone , working in tension , compression simultaneously. supported structure twelve feet in diameter , considered soul of building clear resemblance gothic crypts. centerpiece built in shipyard josep maria carandell copied steering wheel, interpreting gaudí s intent represent helm of ship of life.

interior, gates


paintings cover walls, access protected giant iron gate

access protected massive iron gate design attributed jujol. used both people , cars, access garage in basement, auditorium.

the 2 halls polychrome oil paintings on plaster surfaces, eclectic references mythology , flowers.

during construction there problem including basement garage cars, new invention thrilling bourgeois @ time. future neighbor felix anthony meadows, owner of industrial linera, requested change because rolls royce not access it. gaudí agreed remove pillar on ramp led garage felix, establishing sales , factory in walls of valles, go both places car la pedrera.

for floors of casa milà, gaudí used model of floor forms of square timbers 2 colors, , hydraulic pavement hexagonal pieces of blue , sea motifs had been designed batllo house. wax designed in gray john bertrand under supervision of gaudí touched own fingers, in words of manufacturer josep bay.