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29-JUN-2013

Ca l'Ordal (3), detail

The architect was Joan Rubió i Bellver, my favorite in this town. Built in 1894, this is now a private home, or rather a duplex. The left half was in beautiful condition; the right half somewhat rundown.

"Joan Rubió i Bellver (24 April 1870-30 November 1952) was a Spanish Catalan architect famous for his contributions to the Catalan Modernist movement. A keen disciple of Antoni Gaudí, he collaborated with him, until 1905, on such works as La Sagrada Familia, the Casa Batlló, the Casa Calvet, the Torre Bellesguard, Parc Güell, the restoration of La Seu (the cathedral of Palma de Mallorca), and the Colonia Güell, where Rubió built La Cooperativa with Francesc Berenguer in 1900. Other buildings include a diversity of private houses, such as the Ca l'Ordal (1894) and the Ca l'Espinal (1900). When designing houses the architect had a prevalence for window boxes on the corners of his designs." (Wikipedia)

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John Barreiro15-Jul-2013 17:13
The long history of the Moors in Spain has influenced Spanish architecture including this building, not only evident in the chimney, but also in the windows.. The POV chosen has nicely captured these elements and produced a fine composition. V
Stephanie13-Jul-2013 17:03
This reminds me of the spires I've seen in Turkish images? Any relation? V
Zoltán Balogh13-Jul-2013 12:15
Marvellous compo! V
MarcViskens12-Jul-2013 13:14
very nice
marc
Walter Otto Koenig11-Jul-2013 01:40
The masonry and brickwork are really amazing. Great detail in this crisp image. "V"
Gill Kopy11-Jul-2013 00:35
Interesting chimney -seems to me to have an Eastern flavour - amazing detailed brickwork V
Pieter Bos10-Jul-2013 19:59
Great architecture! The light is well managed here! Well done, Helen. ~V