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29-JUN-2013

Ca l'Ordal (5)

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.

"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)


This was the garden on this side of the building:

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Zoltán Balogh13-Jul-2013 12:16
Very nice, I just like it! V
janescottcumming11-Jul-2013 00:54
So pretty in this light. The plant life gives a softness to the stone. I like the rich wood door too. V
Carol Rollins11-Jul-2013 00:44
This is gorgeous, Helen! Outstanding composition.
Gill Kopy11-Jul-2013 00:32
I feel the plants add a lot to the attractiveness of the building - but love your shot, nicely composed and great textures V
Chris Spracklen10-Jul-2013 22:38
Great lines and textures, Helen. Nice composition, too. *V*
Simon Chandler10-Jul-2013 21:35
Beautiful composition with great clarity. Very appealing. v
Karen Stuebing10-Jul-2013 21:20
The architecture is really nice and I like the texture of the facade. Excellent capture. V.
bill friedlander10-Jul-2013 21:18
Nice how the architect used his materials. Super capture the textures and light! V
Martin Lamoon10-Jul-2013 21:14
I like this place. v