DOMÈNECH I MONTANER, Lluís

The building was commissioned by Mariano Fuster from Mallorca. The works began in 1908, and the Fuster i Fabra family occupied its first floor in 1911. That year, Casa Fuster was considered the most expensive house in the city due to the material used in its construction, among them white marble of the highest quality.

The Casa Fuster is a mature work executed in Dom�nech i Montaner’s decorative so-called ‘floral’ style. It was designed with three fa�ades of considerable impact due to their details and expressiveness.

In 2000, the building was renovated and transformed into a hotel.

The building was commissioned by Mariano Fuster from Mallorca. The works began in 1908, and the Fuster i Fabra family occupied its first floor in 1911. That year, Casa Fuster was considered the most expensive house in the city due to the material used in its construction, among them white marble of the highest quality.

The Casa Fuster is a mature work executed in Dom�nech i Montaner’s decorative so-called ‘floral’ style. It was designed with three fa�ades of considerable impact due to their details and expressiveness.

In 2000, the building was renovated and transformed into a hotel.

Joaquim Navàs Padr� in Reus commissioned Llu�s Dom�nech i Montaner in 1901 to build his new house. The building had a tower on the left fa�ade, but it was destroyed by bombing during the Spanish Civil War and never rebuilt. The interior was preserved, the painting, furniture and ceramics were done by various artists under the instructions of the architect.

Joaquim Navàs Padr� in Reus commissioned Llu�s Dom�nech i Montaner in 1901 to build his new house. The building had a tower on the left fa�ade, but it was destroyed by bombing during the Spanish Civil War and never rebuilt.

The archive photo from 1918 shows the building with the tower.

The photo shows the gallery at the corner of the building. The tower above the gallery was destroyed by bombing during the Spanish Civil War.

The photo shows a detail of the second floor.

The “Castell dels Tres Dragons” (“Castle of the three dragons”) was built as the Caf�-Restaurant, part of the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition. This building demonstrates two of Dom�nech i Montaner’s signature qualities: his rationalist concern and his predilection for brick. After the exhibition, it was here that he and some other artists set up a workshop for architecture-related arts in line with the Modernist ideal of artistic integration.

From 1920 to 2010, this building housed the Barcelona Zoology Museum.

The photo shows a former ticket box in an entrance pillar.

The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in the neighbourhood of El Guinard�, Barcelona, is a complex of 26 buildings, built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan modernisme architect Llu�s Dom�nech i Montaner. It evolved from a medieval charitable home to a modern hospital since its founding about 600 years ago. It was a fully functioning hospital until June 2009, then underwent restoration for use as a museum and cultural centre, which opened in 2014.

The Hospital de Sant Pau complex demonstrates Llu�s Dom�nech i Montaner’s skill in combining brick and stone, and in employing ceramic decoration. The chosen building materials are made of durable building materials, which fulfil the function of a hospital. As part of modernistic architecture, we find a striking mix of brick, natural stone and ceramics. Red brick was used exclusively for fa�ades, combined with natural stone. For all decorative, architectural elements, reliefs and sculptures stone was used. Shiny ceramic stone was applied in the cladding of the domes, roofs and mosaics, and interior ceilings.

The Palau de la M�sica Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Llu�s Dom�nech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfe� Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixen�a (Catalan Rebirth). It was inaugurated on 9 February 1908.

The Palau de la M�sica, with its polychromy and ornamentation and its appropriate structural solutions achieved on a difficult site, is his most outstanding work. The double fa�ade with an inner glass wall independent of the outer structure is a characteristic Dom�nech element.

The decoration of the interior includes the use of tiles, mosaics and some splendid stained glass, especially the large ‘Sun’ in the centre of the ceiling.

The Palau de la M�sica Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Llu�s Dom�nech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfe� Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixen�a (Catalan Rebirth). It was inaugurated on 9 February 1908.

The Palau de la M�sica, with its polychromy and ornamentation and its appropriate structural solutions achieved on a difficult site, is his most outstanding work. The double fa�ade with an inner glass wall independent of the outer structure is a characteristic Dom�nech element.