Apartment in Vía Laietana A. The privilege of living in the neighborhood where everything begins.
Property description
Casa GUARRO Building Palau del Baró de Quadras Casa de les Punxes Casa Ametller. The building where the Vía Laietana project is located belonged to the Guarro family, a family of great prestige in Barcelona, who commissioned Puig i Cadafalch to design this building. The Guarros were a family of patrons (who contributed to the construction of the Music Palace) and a politician who was a councilor of culture for the Regionalist League. In this building, Puig i Cadafalch is based on a very innovative structure for the time of construction. The building is part of the city’s architectural heritage and is listed. Built in 1922 by Puig i Cadafalch, in his noucentista period. His works during this period are characterized by greater austerity and a greater concern for functionality, without giving up elegance and architectural quality. The façade is built with a differentiated treatment between the lower, intermediate and upper levels. The ground floor is distributed with columns in which five semicircular arches are supported on the mezzanine, the main floor is a gallery with six pairs of Tuscan columns, on which the continuous stone balcony of the upper floor rests, the next three floors have balconies. individual wrought iron, ending on the top floor with another continuous balcony in stone and iron, closing the building with a stone railing adorned with six ciboriums.
Living in the Gòtic Heritage and history are the strong points of the Gòtic neighborhood. This nucleus includes some of the main points of interest of the city, such as the Plaza Reial, the Cathedral or the Call.
Although it is only one of the most touristy areas of Barcelona, the neighborhood does everything possible to preserve the warmth of a neighborhood that it appreciates and values.
The location is unbeatable, it has the sea next to it and a lot of culture within reach. In fact, the Gòtic is located in the most central area, next to Plaza de Catalunya, La Rambla, Vía Laietana and the port.
In addition, it serves as the political center of the city, since it houses different institutions, such as the City Council or the Generalitat. The Gòtic is the historic center, where it all began. The streets of the neighborhood have witnessed important events in the 19th century.
From the balcony of the Generalitat, Lluís Companys proclaimed the Republic in 1934; The walls of the harmonious square of Sant Felip Neri still retain the marks of the bombings of the war; in the brewery.
Els Quatre Gats chatted with Rusiñol and Picasso, and on Petritxol Street, famous for its chocolate shops, lived Àngel Guimerà. The heritage value that it represents, the variety and differences from the other neighborhoods that make it up and, therefore, the complexity of the urban processes that develop in this area, have led it to specialize in the tertiary sector of activity, and It has become the most important trade center in Barcelona and Catalonia.
- Built 147 m2
- Bedrooms 3
- Bathrooms 3
- Heating Aerotermia
- Air conditioning
- Lift
- Energy certification Pendiente certificar
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