Comparative Analysis Materials: Wright Characteristics: Materials: c •inward orientation •brick over •Catalan mosaic work (trencadis) PARK GÜELL e Ü d •interconnected spaces p •stone Both Sites are located within an urban city. Parc G ell •concrete blocks a s is situated in an area known as Muntanya Pelada (Bald Mountain), in the •symmetrical commercial buildings Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain 1900-1914 s •ceramic tiles Function: a G g •brick Salut neighbourhood in the district of Gracia. Midway Gardens was built •mysterious entrance sequence re e •music pavilion + stage •dance floors e s Function: k in a 600’ by 600’ •organization around major and minor axis T e •orginally designed to be a •central axis not expressed on the main facade •terraced summer gardens •courtyards h ntra popular entertainment district near the Columbian Exposition of 1893. e n •an indoor lobby •two belvederes a ce residential complex •corner entrances obscured bilateral symmetry t r s •cigar concession stands •arcades e ta •public park Parc GÜell and Midway •series of horizontal planes and opposing vertical Larkin Building Unity Temple i r n •two sunken gardnes + pools •promenades s •Gaudi’s father repurposed into io projections Gardens were influced by . Gaudi il nature v •cantilevered balconies •club + tavern a Casa Museu Gaudi p •horizontal eaves and balconies expressed it through the organic and biomorphic co •functional benches serve as ic define the space lum forms, like the sinuous paths. In addition, he integrated the urban park s n u ro railings and viewing plataform around and below them o into m m •pavilions functions as service the landscape by altering the surroundings as little as possible. center and concierge’s res- Wright, on the other hand, expressed nature by dence. making it the cener point of the inward facing scheme. sun ken g corner a of w rd in e ent The open spaces shared the use of ornamentation. Gaudi t n ranc er e Layout: decorated g pa a v rd i “The layout of the park implies “What was meant to be a li with the use of colorful sculptures, various “trencadis” e o n n an allegorial journey as residential paradise in the s figures and a variety of other di visitors ascend from the funfair middle of the city eventuallly u symbolic elements. For decoration, Wright used anar- a G u atmosphere at the lowest level to became an urban park enjoyed e rangement of squares, s the Calvary at the top” by all of Barcelona.” u triangles, and circles into a pattern. He also used nter g M wi ard sculptures that “shared the general en a c s igar a geometric gaiety” to compliment the building as co C n c whole. e s s i o Gaudi Characteristics: n s t t e a •sweeping organic forms rr “ ...this magical ‘city by the sea’ had walls and towers that girdled its ‘garden brights,’ where patrons could a n c dervied from nature e d choose among a variety of delights- indoor or outdoor dining, serious or casual listening, private club or public f •characteristic cross a c tavern.” a •ornamental d •fantastical e •biomorphic Casa Battlo Sagrada Familia •catenary arches formed by natural gravity MIDWAY GARDENS Sources: Kruty, Paul. “Frank Lloyd Wright and Midway Gardens.” Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1998. •tree-like columns Artigas, Isabel. “Antoni Gaudi: Complete Works.” China: Taschen GmbH, 2007. Andrea Camargo & Rosinerva Herrera // Arch 382 - History of Arch IV // Building Analysis Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago, IL 1913 Kliczkowski, H. “Complete Works Gaudi.” Barcelona: Paco Asensio, 2003..