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T<\/span>he property is testament to the opulence of the Catalan bourgeoisie around the turn of the century, when Sant Gervasi became an area filled with single-family houses with gardens. It is also one of a few of those early twentieth-century homes that still remains almost entirely intact.<\/p>\n When the nineteenth century was drawing to a close and the Industrial Revolution had created a strong, wealthy bourgeoisie, Barcelona\u2019s high society were starting to move in to their own properties in the city. The opening of the Sarri\u00e0 train in 1863 enabled many well-off families to move residence to the uptown area.<\/p>\n Textile magnate Ferran Fabra i Puig (1866\u20131944), the second Marquis of Alella and mayor of Barcelona (1922), bought a large plot of land on Carrer de Muntaner \u2013 between Carrer de Mari\u00e0 Cub\u00ed and Carrer de l\u2019Avenir \u2013 and commissioned the architect Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia (1858\u20131931) to build on it between 1917 and 1922. The project consisted of various houses: the main house on Carrer de Muntaner for Fabra i Puig himself, another on Carrer de l\u2019Avenir for his daughter, and two more on Carrer de Mari\u00e0 Cub\u00ed for his sons, which were later sold by their descendants. Sagnier added the porter\u2019s lodge to the property in 1921.<\/p>\n In 1945, the marquis\u2019s granddaughters sold the plot as we know it today \u2013 with its fence and the buildings still standing now \u2013 to the brothers Julio and \u00c1lvaro Mu\u00f1oz Ramonet. Years later, Julio bought his brother\u2019s share, thus becoming the sole owner of the property in 1952.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fundaciojuliomunozramonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fundacio-julio-munoz-ramonet-arquitectura-4.jpg” title_text=”fundacio-julio-mun\u0303oz-ramonet-arquitectura-4″ show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Titol: Sagnier i la tradici\u00f3 noucentista” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FF5562″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_position=”center” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Sagnier i la tradici\u00f3 noucentista” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n T<\/span>he Renaissance-inspired main house has an area of 2,100 square metres divided into four storeys and a roof terrace with two towers. In the middle of the main fa\u00e7ade, the most decorated one, is a triple arcade that looks onto the garden under a balcony with stone bannisters and an upper floor with a gallery that used to be open and features semicircular arches. Here, Sagnier played with openings framed by volutes and sculpted stone corbels, as well as with finials on the towers on the roof terrace, and with balustrades and cornices that evoke the Plateresque tradition of Castilian architecture. The finish on the fa\u00e7ades maintains a neat, classicist style characteristic both of Noucentisme and the architect in the buildings he designed during that period. Finally, the perimeter of the building is surrounded by a sunken courtyard topped by wrought-iron railings, which brings natural light into the basement.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Sagnier i la tradici\u00f3 noucentista” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Once he had bought the property, Mu\u00f1oz Ramonet made several changes to the main house, such as adding a floor above the entrance porch and covering the exterior gallery on the second floor. But besides that, practically all of the original structure from Sagnier\u2019s project has been preserved. The Marquis of Alella\u2019s coat of arms is visible on the middle balcony on the first floor, surrounded by volutes and acanthus leaves. There are also outdoor lights, wrought-iron railings and wooden doors, all from the first quarter of the twentieth century.<\/p>\n Surrounded by the garden that creates symmetries with the buildings, visitors can get lost in the simple majesty of all the architectural details and dive into another time.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”align-items: center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fundaciojuliomunozramonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fundacio-julio-munoz-ramonet-arquitectura-5-1.jpg” title_text=”fundacio-julio-mun\u0303oz-ramonet-arquitectura-5″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Imagen: edifici” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fundaciojuliomunozramonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fundacio-julio-munoz-ramonet-arquitectura-1.jpg” title_text=”fundacio-julio-mun\u0303oz-ramonet-arquitectura-1″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Imagen: Sagnier fachada” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fundaciojuliomunozramonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fundacio-julio-munoz-ramonet-arquitectura-6.jpg” title_text=”fundacio-julio-mun\u0303oz-ramonet-arquitectura-6″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Imagen: Sagnier fachada” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”#F6F5EE” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Titol: La torre del carrer de l\u2019Avenir” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FF5562″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_position=”center” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”align-items: flex-end;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: La torre del carrer de l\u2019Avenir” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n A<\/span>lso known as the Torre In\u00e9s Fabra, the house with an entrance on Carrer de l\u2019Avenir was built for the marquis\u2019s daughter. It has an area of over 820 square metres and four storeys. Enric Sagnier designed a classical-style, Neo-Renaissance building influenced by the French tradition of urban, bourgeois architecture and of h\u00f4tels particuliers<\/em>.<\/p>\n Built with a hip roof, its fa\u00e7ades are symmetrical and the rooms are arranged harmoniously around a central, open space and a grand staircase. The interior is made up of large, regular spaces organised in a simple, orderly fashion that always meet at the centre, the hall for each floor, with a straightforward, rational structure.<\/p>\n This internal order is expressed on the outside through the building\u2019s openings, which are placed along vertical axes. The sense of verticality is emphasised by the pilasters embedded on the walls, made from textured stucco imitating stone ashlar, which appear to support the cornice crowning the building. It is worth noting the quality finish on the framing, consisting of moulded stucco displaying a repertoire of classical elements including pilasters, capitals, acanthus leaf corbels, friezes and Corinthian-inspired modillions. The main entrance fa\u00e7ade incorporates a set of three stained-glass windows of great artistic importance, attributed to the company Rigalt, Granell & Cia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fundaciojuliomunozramonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fundacio-julio-munoz-ramonet-arquitectura-10.jpg” title_text=”fundacio-julio-mun\u0303oz-ramonet-arquitectura-10″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Imagen: Avenir escala” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” border_radii=”off||50px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fundaciojuliomunozramonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fundacio-julio-munoz-ramonet-arquitectura-11.jpg” title_text=”fundacio-julio-mun\u0303oz-ramonet-arquitectura-11″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Imagen: Avenir vitrall” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” border_radii=”off||50px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: La torre del carrer de l\u2019Avenir” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n As he did with the main house, when Mu\u00f1oz Ramonet acquired the property, he maintained the architectural structure of the interior layout but tasked Antonio Herr\u00e1iz with the redecoration project. Still remaining from this renovation project are the grey marble slab and parquet flooring, as well as wooden cladding and doors, plaster mouldings (on the walls, ceilings and the main staircase) and a large cut-glass chandelier that dominates the first two floors. Another noteworthy detail is the delicate decoration in the salonet<\/em> or lounge on the first floor, with rocaille and high-relief sculpted birds.<\/p>\n Julio Mu\u00f1oz kept the house for his mother, Florinda Ramonet Sindreu, to live in. When she died, the private rooms and bedrooms were turned into offices and meeting rooms for the family\u2019s companies.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fundaciojuliomunozramonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fundacio-julio-munoz-ramonet-arquitectura-9.jpg” title_text=”fundacio-julio-mun\u0303oz-ramonet-arquitectura-9″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Imagen: Avenir escaiola” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” border_radii=”off||50px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new paradigm for the cityT<\/span>he property is testament to the opulence of the Catalan bourgeoisie around the turn of the century, when Sant Gervasi became an area filled with single-family houses with gardens. It is also one of a few of those early twentieth-century homes that still remains almost entirely intact. When the nineteenth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4739,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4741","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nSagnier and the Noucentista tradition<\/h2>\n
The house on Carrer de l\u2019Avenir<\/h2>\n