Casa Amatller in Barcelona, Spain
Next door to Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Batlló and comprising part of Barcelona’s Illa de la Discòrdia is Casa Amatller. The building was designed by architect Josep Puig I Cadafalch for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller. Cadafalch combined elements of Catalan Modernism and Catalan Gothic for this gorgeous, lavish dwelling.
Tours take visitors up the monumental entry staircase with its stained-glass skylight into the apartments once inhabited by Amatller and his daughter Teresa. The apartment features beautiful tiled floors, stained glass, plaster, and woodwork.
When Teresa inherited and lived alone in the house, she introduced several renovations, some of which have been preserved in her elegant Art Deco dressing room. The room is a stark contrast to the Modernism aesthetics seen throughout the house.
The building underwent extensive renovations during the 21st-century, overhauling all the fittings while restoring the architectural and decorative elements. The family’s original furniture was also placed back into the house.
