When Antoni Gaudí was 31 , he project his first house : a vividly colored , Eastern - revolutionise mansion in Barcelona calledCasa Vicens , which was complete in the late eighties . in the first place a summertime residence for roofing tile maker Manuel Vicens i Montaner , the home was in camera owned for over a century . Now , Hyperallergic reportsthat the four - story structure will be open to the public for the first time ever this October , as a ethnic center devote to the famed Catalan architect .
Casa Vicens was sold in 1899 to a clan call the Jover house . They possess the house until 2007 , and Italian crime syndicate banking concern MoraBanc purchase it seven year later , intend to give it to visitor .
Spanish architects have spent the preceding two years restoring Casa Vicens to its original glory : They replaced ceramic tiles on its façade with cautiously wrought imitations , bushel its lamp , and touch up 34 home paintings made by Barcelona artist Francesc Torrescassana i Sallarés .
None of Gaudí ’s original handicraft was altered , since the abode is protect as a UNESCO World Human Heritage Site and an Asset of National Cultural Interest . However , the Jovers had expanded the home in 1925 , so architect transform these fresh additions into exhibition spaces , a gift store , and a bookshop .
you may view some pictures of Casa Vicens below , along with a video of the tile restoration appendage .
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