Casa Josefa Villanueva, another must-see on the Modernista route

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Casa Josefa Villanueva

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Standing on the chamfered corner of Carrer de València and Roger de Llúria, Casa Josefa Villanueva is a Modernista building constructed in 1909 and listed as an Asset of Local Interest.

Cultural heritage

Modernista route

Casa Josefa Villanueva stands out for its size. It occupies the whole corner between Carrer de València and Roger de Llúria, and is one of the most important Modernista legacies of that period.

Preserving architecture

The most characteristic feature of this construction are the two adjoining houses on the chamfered corner and the elegant gallery on one of the corners, which is open, made of stone and crowned with one of the most impressive domes in the Eixample. The original design featured another gallery on the other corner but this was unfortunately lost when the building was renovated.

It is also worth pointing out the distribution of the balconies across the two facades, to soften the feeling of verticality, especially on the roof terrace, which is the unifying axis of the whole construction.

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