CASA MILA
BARCELONA, SPAIN
IMAGES NUMBER 764 AND 764a
Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or "open quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1910.
Also note the street lamp in the foreground, also designed by Gaudi early in the twentieth century.
The building was commissioned in 1906 by businessman Pere Milà . At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies and windows designed by Josep Maria Jujol. Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front, columns and floors free of load-bearing walls, an underground garage and sculptural elements on the roof. (The figure on the roof is a chimney.)
In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Image Number 764 (top)
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/55th of a second and at aperture f16. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.
Image Number 764a (below)
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/30th of a second and at aperture f16. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.