Often called Gaudí's most conventional building, Casa Calvet was designed in 1898 as a residential and commercial property for the textile manufacturer Pere Martir Calvet. The Baroque-inspired facade is restrained by Gaudí's standards, but the details reward a close look: wrought-iron balconies, carved mushrooms on the upper level (a nod to Calvet's interest in mycology), and a distinctive tribinium gallery at the top.
The building won the Barcelona City Council's award for best building of the year in 1900 — the only official prize Gaudí ever received. The ground floor houses a restaurant, which is the easiest way to see some of the interior. The upper floors are private residences and not open to the public.