Casa Granell, Carrer de Balmes

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Casa Granell, Carrer de Balmes

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Casa Granell is an interesting building on Carrer de Balmes, a good example of Modernisme which stands out for the pale green sgraffito on its facade.

Cultural heritage

A hidden corner of the past

Casa Granell, on Carrer de Balmes, is a six-storey building between two party walls. It was designed the architect Jeroni Ferran Granell i Manresa between 1896 and 1900.

The elegance of the bay window

The most important feature of the building is the facade, dominated by a central bay window that stands out from the greenish surface covered in sgraffito. The combination of wood and leaded glass is a formal solution, different from the one normally applied to Modernista buildings in the Eixample, and that’s what makes it so original.

Another outstanding feature is the wrought ironwork of the balcony balustrades with the intricate, naturalistic shapes so characteristic of Modernisme. The same may be said of the roof terrace balustrade, an undulating cornice in shape.

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