Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
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Last month we featured the Must-See Architecture in Barcelona and hopefully, its got you packing your bags for Catalan’s capital of culture. To spice things up a bit, we’re going to take you on a 4-part series by Spanish photographer David Cardelús highlighting some of the most beautiful heritage buildings in Spain.

For Part IV we’re exploring the Gaudi Crypt, the iconic workshop where his dreams came to life, and where new ideas were tested.

 

Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
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The following text is provided to us by David Cardelús.  New photographs of the Gaudi Crypt have been shot to portray the UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of Gaudi’s less known works but one that really condenses all the architectural innovations and the genius of the Catalan architect.

 

Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
© David Cardelús

 

Twenty minutes far from Barcelona by train, the Gaudi Crypt is one of the buildings that form the Colonia Güell. It is considered by many as a singular workshop or laboratory where Gaudi practiced the soultions that he later applied to the construction of the Sagrada Familia, a place where –in the words of Japanese architect Arata Isozaki– he “overcame all established limits regarding shapes”.

 

Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
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On assignment from the Colonia Güell managing company, the photographs of the Crypt explore its relationship with his environment and how the different colors of the surrounding vegetation have been used on the construction materials of the building.

 

Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
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The interior photographs try to interpret the beauty of the different shapes that constitute Gaudi’s architectural solutions in leaning pillars, catenary arches and hyperbolic paraboloid walls and, more decisively, the incredibly intricate masonry work of the Crypt’s brick roof.

 

Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
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Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
© David Cardelús

 

Photographing Gaudi’s works is always a transforming experience for any architectural photographer, a statement specially true when your camera is framing a purely aesthetic feast for the eyes that can be seen as nothing but a monumental planting seed of the Sagrada Familia.

 

Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
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Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
© David Cardelús

 

There are many other Gaudi’s works, large and small, and I do really wish there will be more new exciting opportunities to photograph them.

 

Gaudi Crypt by David Cardelús
© David Cardelús

 

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    Pat kennett
    Posted December 11, 2018 at 9:57 am 0Likes

    Out of this world..I adore Barcelona and Gaudí..stunning photos

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