Els Carlins Hall

Typology/Elements

The rear façade faces Pedregar Street, in a part of the old town with few heritage elements, currently under recovery. Right in front are the stables of the former Carme barracks and a dry stone retaining wall, with a small landscaped area that until recently served as a vehicle parking lot. The rear façade is vertically divided into three sections by attached pilasters made of red-painted exposed brick. The two side sections, in the shape of towers, feature a stepped cornice with five sections, simulated narrow vertical windows at the top, and a doorway (only the left one exists) at street level. These openings are framed with semicircular arches with red brick voussoirs reaching the impost lines that unify the entire façade.

The central section has a broader bricked-up door above which there is a lowered-arch window composed of five simulated wooden-framed windows. Above this, there are two lines shaped like a lowered arch, the top one delimiting the central section and the painted area. In the pediment area, there is another blind window with a semicircular arch but no trim. The wall is rendered and painted light green, in contrast with the red brick, except for the plinth, which is tall and covered with sandstone blocks, and the pediment, which is rendered and unpainted. The rhythm and composition of the openings, as well as the color scheme of the façade, are designed as a stage set, symbolizing the building’s function.

The main entrance façade on Sabateria Street is a vertical structure with ground floor plus two upper levels and has been recently restored. The wall is rendered and painted a reddish color that contrasts with the light-color framing of the openings and the stone plinth. On the first floor, there is a window divided into four parts with three dividing pillars that include attached small columns and depressed arches. The two second-floor windows are together in the central part of the façade and also have concave depressed arches. The cornice is prominent.

Authorship

Façades attributed to the architect Ignasi Oms i Ponsa

Conservation status

• Exterior: Poor
• Façades: The Pedregar Street façade is in poor condition, while the entrance façade on Sabateria Street has been restored. Roofs: Considered in poor condition due to the characteristics of the claddings.
• Openings: The Pedregar Street façade has a deteriorated wooden opening, while the entrance façade is in good condition.