La Pedrera is the work of Antonio Gaudi.

Antonio Gaudí, a Spanish architect, is a representative figure of the plastic architecture school, which belongs to the architectural style of the Art Nouveau period. Gaudí designed many works in his life, mainly including Park Guell, Apartment Mira, Apartment Batlló, Sagrada Familia, etc.

La Pedrera was built between 1906 and 1912. It is located in the Eixample extension area and Passeig de Gracia in downtown Barcelona, ??Spain. The vaults of La Pedrera are in the shape of a parabola or catenary.

La Pedrera is the last private residence designed by Antonio Gaudi. It covers an area of ??1,323 square meters, has 33 balconies, 150 windows, and 3 light-filled atriums (2 large atriums, 1 Small patio), 6-story residence, 1 top floor (attic), 1 underground parking lot, with 3 facades and two main entrances.

Design Features

The design feature of La Pedrera is that the weight of the building itself is completely borne by the pillars. Neither the interior or exterior walls bear the weight of the building itself. The building itself has no main wall, so the residences inside can be converted into partitions at will without the building collapsing. In addition, wider windows can be designed to ensure lighting in each apartment.

At that time, Mila and his wife paid for the construction of this house. The first floor was a shop for rent, the second floor was called the "main building", where Mila and his wife lived, and the third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors were residential buildings for rent. , because the mechanical structure designed by Gaudi is very special, the weight of the building is completely borne by the columns.

So the layout of the partitions on each floor for rent is different. Three households are separated on the third floor, four households are separated on the fourth floor, four households are separated on the fifth floor, and four households are separated on the sixth floor. There are three households, each occupying a different area, with a maximum area of ??600 square meters and a minimum area of ??290 square meters. The top floor is used to adjust the temperature and dry clothes.