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The History of Casa Batlló and its Third Floor

La tercera planta va ser durant més d'un segle un habitatge familiar habitat per quatre generacions dels Batlló.
La seva arquitectura domèstica, funcionalitat i lluminositat s'han conservat amb gran autenticitat, reflectint la vida burgesa de l'època i la memòria íntima dels seus habitants.

1906

The Origin: A Floor for Rent

Antoni Gaudí conceived the floor as part of the Casa Batlló project, defining an innovative, luminous, and deeply functional domestic architecture. The Batllós placed the floor on the rental market, divided into apartments F and G.
The Origin: A Floor for Rent

1917

The beginning of family life

Starting in 1917, the floor was inhabited by Mercedes Batlló Godó, the owners' daughter, and her husband. Upon her arrival, she expanded the residence to occupy three-quarters of the floor. From that moment on, the space began an evolution through adaptations that transformed its original configuration.
The beginning of family life

1957

A new generation

Carlos Marimon Batlló, the great-grandson of the Batllós, moved into the residence with his family, solidifying its residential use during the second half of the 20th century. Throughout these decades, various renovations—mostly superficial—were carried out, altering the flooring, woodwork, and finishes.
A new generation

1990

A new era at Casa Batlló

The current owners, the Bernat family, acquired Casa Batlló, initiating a progressive process of restoration and opening the building to the public. This new phase coexisted with the continued residency of the last tenants on the main floor. There were also tenants in apartments I and H, including a doctor and the Roca Vinyals laboratories.
A new era at Casa Batlló

2019

The end of domestic life

In 2010 and 2019, the last residents of the floor's apartments, Mercedes Arbiol Muntané and Maria Luisa Nieves Conde, passed away. Both were sisters-in-law married to direct descendants of the Batlló family. Members of the Casa Batlló team knew them personally and spent time with them in their homes, gathering stories and memories of daily life, the Batlló family, and Gaudí himself.
The end of domestic life

2023

Restoring the original splendor

Over two years, a meticulous restoration has recovered original materials and solutions hidden for decades, restoring the essence of Casa Batlló’s final residence. What remains has been restored; what was lost has been faithfully reproduced, revealing a dwelling that, beneath its transformations, preserves the architecture originally conceived by Gaudí.
Restoring the original splendor

2026

A new era for the residence

For the first time, the floor opens to new uses, reclaiming its original domestic character and projecting it toward a contemporary way of experiencing heritage. A historic residence that comes to life once again, serving as a unique testament to Barcelona’s bourgeois lifestyle at the turn of the 20th century.
A new era for the residence