In Antoni Gaudí’s orbit

The white roof of Casa Sayrach looks as if it is melting in the sun’s heat, while the undulating lines create a sense of movement and relate directly to the work of Antoni Gaudí, who Sayrach knew all about. Casa Sayrach forms a corner: its vertex is finished off with a column of semicircular bay windows, topped with a tower, and on the Avinguda de la Diagonal side there is an entrance with a bay window over it which describes a parabolic arch. The whole facade, of unadorned smooth stone, is reminiscent of Gaudí’s masterpiece, the Pedrera, a few streets away.

Disturbing beauty

The entrance hallway of the house is like some fantastic scene. Organic forms, conveying a sense of movement, and, above all, anatomically inspired lines, dominate: on the ceiling, the arch that leads to the stairs resembles the bony structure of a spinal column.