Lavish houses

The interior bears bear testimony to the wealth of the two owners: leaded, stained-glass windows, imposing chimneys, sculpted stairs and numerous ornamental features adorn a residence designed to show off the social status of its occupants. As was the custom, only the noble floor, the main floor, was occupied by the owners. The upper floors, which were more modest, were for renting out.

Bourgeois fortresses

The facade, which takes up two whole sides of the block (one on Passeig de Gràcia and the other on Ronda de Sant Pere) is made of stone and has numerous neo-Gothic features, for example , paired windows and ornamental pointed arches. A pair of towers at the two corners of the building, one circular and the other polygonal, add the finishing touch to an imposing ensemble. The whole building was restored in 1984 and since then has housed the head offices of Catalana Occident.