La Pedrera
The commission
In 1954 the architect Barba Corsini was commissioned to design apartments to be accommodated in the loft of La Pedrera, the iconic building designed by Antoni Gaudí for the Milà family between 1906-1912. The owners wanted to transform the empty space of the loft into apartments for rent.
F.J. Barba Corsini
The architect
J. F. Barba Corsini (1916-2008) graduated as an architect from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) and started building according to the principles of his academic neoclassical training. In 1953 his career changed direction, heralding a break with the past and a commitment to what he emphatically called “the excitement of feeling Architecture”.
The First edition
The collection designed for the apartments in 1955
Joaquim Ruiz Millet
Architect & gallerist
Joaquim Ruiz Millet (Barcelona, 1955) graduated as an architect from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) and founded H2O gallery in 1989 with Ana Planella. In 1990 met Barba Corsini and worked together to save the apartments from being destroyed and recovered the furniture designed for La Pedrera.
