GIRONA, Spain. Casa Miquel Gómez

Casa Miquel (or Miguel) Gómez.
Facade over the Onyar River.

This is a modernist building conceived by the Catalan architect Rafael Masó i Valentí (Girona, 1880-1935), built in 1914. Part of the house had to be demolished in 1916 to be able to build the passage also called Miquel Gómez, which gave access to the bridge over the Onyar River of the same name (Pont de Gómez, also known as Pont de la Princesa or Pont de la Creu Blanca). In the image you can partially see the railing of the bridge.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 03.2024.

GIRONA, Spain. Casa Sarrà

Carrer de Barcelona, 25.

Casa Sarrà.

Casa Sarrà, in a Noucentista architectural style, is the work of the Catalan architect Josep Esteve i Corredor (Girona, 1896 - 1965), who in 1928 planned the renovation and extension of an existing building, owned by Marià Sarrà. On the ground floor, the access openings to the street are semicircular arches with lateral columns. On the first floor there is a tribune and two balconies with stone balustrades, while the balconies on the other two floors have Art Deco style iron railings. The façade has a light-colored coating with three horizontal decorative stripes formed by bricks and sgraffito floral motifs. The building has a height of 70 meters.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 03.2024.

VALENCIA, Spain. Mural (Street Art)

Carrer de la Carda.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 12.2022.

VILADECANS, Catalonia, Spain. Can Modolell

Plaça de la Vila. Con Modolell (Ajuntament / City hall).
Can Modolell.

Can Modolell is the result of a renovation carried out in 1892 of a fortified house with a defense tower built in the 16th century. This reform is the work of the Catalan modernist architect Josep Azemar i Pont (Figueres, 1862 - Barcelona, 1914). After the death of its owner, Magdalena Modolell i Freixas (1915), her heirs agreed to transfer the building to the Viladecans City Council, which became effective on March 31, 1920. The clock tower, visible in the photo, was added in the 1940s.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 11.2020.

BARCELONA, Spain. Baroque building

Can Querol, Baroque building in Passeig Maragall.

Can Querol was a country house whose existence has been documented since the 17th century. The current building, however, was built between 1773 and 1775. In 1950 the Fundació Valldejuli established a residence for elderly couples there. It is a late-baroque building with four winds protected as an Asset of Local Interest. On its facades you can still distinguish, although very deteriorated, the sgraffito that decorated them. The porthole windows in the attic are also characteristic, typical of the architecture of the time.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 11.2022.