The former Casa Tecla Sala

This peculiar building was commissioned by husband and wife Joan Riera and Tecla Sala from the architect Francesc Folguera in 1929. The couple were important figures in the textile industry at the start of the 20th century, and they wanted a building that would accommodate their company offices, residence and children’s apartments. The result was this nine-storey building inspired by the architectural avant-garde of Central Europe. For many years the building was also known as Casa Tecla Sala but the enormous sculpture of Sant Jordi (St George) on the façade by Joan Rebull eventually gave the building its nickname.

Rationalist layout

The arrangement of the windows on the façade reflects the different uses of each floor: the bottom ones were for offices and the top ones for dwellings. The interiors still preserve some of the original Art Deco decoration.