Disguised Ducts
These are a few of the sculptural elements Gaudí came up with to disguise and shelter the rooftop utilities necessary in a building like these apartments. Stunning in their functionality, durability, and uniqueness.
Lens at 50mm, ISO 100, ƒ/8, 1/200s
Snapped Jun 5, 2008 at 8:04am
Comments
Sagert
I like the anthropomorphic-ness with which you captured these Alex. I also wish other architects/zoners/cities/countries could be bothered to employ these…
Alexander Micek
Thanks! The more you explore Gaudí’s work, the more you realize that the problems of today’s buildings — light, air, flexibility, organic yet practical shapes — these things have been addressed… everyone is just too cheap to use solutions that work over the long term.