Domènech i Estapà is a renowned architect of modernism in Barcelona. This building is monumental style and influenced by the Vienna Secession.
The most curious thing about this building are the side stands on all floors and the use of circular shapes, both in the crown and in the curious main door, where it forms a kind of tympanum with a shield and the date 1904 inside.

Around the Eixample District you can find a lot of works of this architect such the Courthouse, the Royal Academy of Sciences and Letters, the Palau Montaner, the Fabra Observatory, the Modelo Prison and the Magoria Station.