Casa Calvet by Antoni Gaudí

Casa Calvet is a residential and commercial building located at Carrer de Casp 48 in Barcelona, Spain, which Antoni Gaudí Built between 1898 and 1900 for the textile manufacturer Pedro Mártir Calvet. A restaurant of the same name has occupied the ground floor since 1994. Casa Calvet It is often described as Gaudí's 'most ordinary' building, even though it is the only one to have received an award. It may be less well-known because it appears more understated than Gaudí's buildings in general. However, the Calvet House is special in other ways. While it demonstrates Gaudí's ability to work in a traditional manner and is attributed to his naturalistic period, the project primarily highlights Gaudí's skills as an interior designer. Particularly noteworthy in this context are the furnishings from the Calvet Collection, which are still in their original condition at the Calvet House. TAGWERC are available.

Furniture by Gaudí

Gaudí's buildings have been preserved to this day and almost all can be visited, because it's not just their facades that are worth seeing: Antoni Gaudí was known for not only designing and decorating the building shell like a typical architect – Gaudí's unique architecture also included the design of the interiors and furnishings, such as furniture and home accessories. His buildings Casa Calvet and Casa Calvet are prime examples. Casa Batlló, whose unique furnishings are still available today at TAGWERC, specialists in design classics. Most of the furniture and home accessories still produced using traditional craftsmanship undoubtedly originate from the Calvet House: with the Calvet chair, the Calvet armchair, which Calvet bench, dem Calvet mirror, the Calvet wardrobe, With the Calvet peephole, the spirit of Gaudí and Barcelona can be experienced within your own four walls.

Organic shapes and colors

Gaudí possessed a unique and distinctive style, inspired by both nature and Catalan culture and folklore, and clearly standing out from the conventional. He frequently employed organic forms and colors reminiscent of nature, incorporating them into his designs in a unique and artistic way. He combined traditional techniques and materials such as brick, ceramics, and wood. In the interior design of Casa Calvet, Gaudí catered to a particular passion of his client. Pedro Mártir Calvet was an avid mushroom hunter, and stylized forms and silhouettes of mushrooms are found throughout the house. Gaudí's works generally appear less like buildings and more like organisms that seem to adapt to their purpose. The mushroom, as a living organism long classified as a plant, could not have been a more fitting subject.

Imaginative facades – unique design language

Gaudí's works are truly special – there's no doubt about that. Whether exterior or interior, his imaginative designs and unique formal language have made him internationally renowned, and his buildings continue to captivate visitors today. Buildings like Casa Calvet certainly play a major role in drawing tourists to Barcelona. With around 27 million visitors annually, the capital of Catalonia is considered Spain's most popular city. For many tourists, a visit to Gaudí's buildings is an absolute must, as they are representative of Modernisme, the art movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries – also commonly referred to as Catalan Art Nouveau.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

It is therefore no surprise that the works of Antoni Gaudí are part of the UNESCO World Heritage list in Spain, which comprises a total of seven sites. Besides Park Güell and the Palau Güell, the houses Casa Vicens, Casa Milà, and Casa Batlló are also listed as World Heritage sites. Not to be forgotten are the crypt in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, the crypt of the Sagrada Familia, and the Nativity façade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Nativity. Sagrada Familia. Anyone visiting Barcelona should definitely book tickets online in advance to avoid additional waiting times. Although Casa Calvet is one of the few buildings that cannot be visited, it did house a part of the building open to the public until 2022: the Casa Calvet restaurant. Since 1994, creative, fresh Catalan cuisine was served here on the ground floor.

At TAGWERC, Antoni Gaudí's interior designs from the Calvet House live on to this day and can even be conveniently ordered online in the TAGWERC Design STORE.