After three years of restoration with an archaeological focus, including the removal of multiple added layers, the historic restoration of the Third Floor of Casa Batlló, carried out by interior designer Paola Navone of architect Xavier Villanueva and OTTO Studio, has reopened.
The heritage restoration project focused on the archaeological work of recovering:
The only apartment in the building preserved in its entirety according to Gaudí’s original design.
This creates a new way of experiencing heritage, bringing back to life a house that reveals the architect’s advanced domestic vision more than a century later.
The project transforms the heritage site into private spaces for exclusive gatherings, celebrations, and gastronomic experiences in a unique setting, available independently or as an extension of visitors’ cultural tours.
Interior designer Paola Navone of OTTO Studio has overseen the historic restoration of the Third Floor of Casa Batlló, connecting Gaudí’s universe with a contemporary vision, combining craftsmanship, materiality, and a distinctive sensibility in a dialogue between history and contemporary design.
The apartment marks a new chapter in its history. The last original dwelling in the building to be restored for the first time, after more than a century inhabited by direct descendants of the Batlló family, this space of extraordinary heritage value is now open to the public with a new purpose: to become a vibrant venue for exclusive private gatherings.
The project transforms the heritage site into private spaces for exclusive gatherings, celebrations, and gastronomic experiences in a unique setting, available independently or as an extension of visitors’ cultural tours.
Interior designer Paola Navone of OTTO Studio has overseen the historic restoration of the Third Floor of Casa Batlló, connecting Gaudí’s universe with a contemporary vision, combining craftsmanship, materiality, and a distinctive sensibility in a dialogue between history and contemporary design.
The apartment marks a new chapter in its history. The last original dwelling in the building to be restored for the first time, after more than a century inhabited by direct descendants of the Batlló family, this space of extraordinary heritage value is now open to the public with a new purpose: to become a vibrant venue for exclusive private gatherings.
A contemporary perspective
The intervention by architect and designer Paola Navone OTTO Studio introduces a new contemporary layer that engages in dialogue with the original architecture without altering it.
An interior design proposal with its own language, built from respect for the existing space.
Living the heritage
The project is conceived from an intimate and domestic approach: imagining what it would be like to live in this home today.
From this idea, it incorporates new atmospheres and elements that coexist naturally with the original work, preserving its essence while reinforcing its character.
Dialogue with Gaudí
The intervention does not seek to replicate Gaudí’s language, but to establish a dialogue with it.
Color, textures, materials, and contemporary pieces are integrated freely, creating subtle contrasts that activate the space without competing with its heritage value.
Spaces with identity
Each room is conceived as a space with its own identity.
Living rooms, bedrooms, and gathering spaces recover their original domestic logic and are reinterpreted to host new
experiences.
Objects with history
Customised period furniture and decorative elements, classically inspired designs, and exclusive pieces created by artisans are combined with Gaudí’s chairs, benches, and coat racks.
Integrated into the space, these objects take on new meaning, as if they had always belonged there.
A space that remains alive
The result is a home that preserves its intimate and authentic character while opening up to new uses and perspectives.
A natural continuation in the house’s history: a way of living Gaudí’s architecture in the 21st century.
Photo: Claudia Mauriño
