Corner viewThis large house has a facade on Corso Street (the most praised with its fluted columns on the ground floor) and a somewhat longer facade on Alfonso Street, this one with a 3-story oriel or mirador. |
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Like most modernista houses, window treatment here is a way to show off different decorative patterns. Each register is different. |
An additional oriel on the side elevation | ||
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The top register with classical columns, eccentric floral capitals and a floral frieze | ||
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Delicate engaged columns flank each double window with carved leaf fronds flaring out at the top side. More vegetal carving appears on the lintel. | ||
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The ground floor |
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