Torrent House (La Buresa)
Modernist building constructed in 1908 commissioned by the Torrent business family located in Plaça Pius i Palà, between Plaça Sant Domenec and Carrer del Born. Although officially the building is called Casa Torrents, it is popularly known as La Buresa, adopting the surname of the owner's wife, Antonia Burés.
Typology/Elements
Modernist building designed as a four-story neo-Gothic palace with circular towers, used as a residential building with three facades and one party wall.
The central entrance features a vestibule that splits into two identical staircases. One of the towers is topped with a conical dome of ceramic scales and a gallery on the first floor. The façades have a regular and symmetrical composition, with an orderly arrangement of openings, alternating balconies and vertically oriented windows. The building also features an open gallery on the top floor and a cornice with overlaps. The apartment doors are original with modernist decoration. Recently, the vestibule on the ground floor has been restored (elevator).
Currently, the ground floors are used for commercial purposes, while the upper floors continue to be residential. Some of these private homes preserve the original modernist decoration.
Authorship
Ignasi Oms i Ponsa, architect
Conservation status
- Exterior: Good
- Facades: Good
- Roofs: Good
- Openings: Good
- Gardens/surroundings: Fair
- Interior: Good
