CASA MILA
BARCELONA, SPAIN
IMAGE NUMBER 769
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. 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.
This image shows the internal courtyard.
Casa Mila was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and an aperture of f3.6. 45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.