Built in 1971, the Güell House is the last of the whole series of experiments with single-family housing that Coderch carried out throughout his professional career. The commission, located in the La Bonanova district of Barcelona, presents variations with respect to its more immediate precedents (Casa Zóbel and Entrecanales), given the particularities of the plot.

Elongated and sloping, it forces you to consider the distributive organisational chart in parallel; the services remaining in the north-west wing, the rooms are located symmetrically with respect to the axis of the living room. The condition of the plot forces you to enter down the stairs, which with the volumes of the second floor (suite, garage) manage to give the feeling of entering the house through a crack.

The idea of the hall has been blurred, and from the hall there is no longer the visual axis reference; the route leads to the unidirectionality that faces the illuminated wall of the hall, and the direct notion of the garden is lost. These small variations, in a domino effect, condition other aspects so far visible in the other single-family homes. The dining room's own patio has been removed, and the prominent position of the living room with respect to the rest is observed in order to collect as much sun as possible, because the slope goes against the optimal lighting conditions.
The cladding has stopped being revoked and changes to adapt to a more urban environment, despite the residential nature of the La Bonanova neighbourhood. The walls have been left exposed with manual brick, while the edge of the forgings has been covered with flat ceramic pieces.

Güell House is located in the garden-city neighbourhood of La Bonanova, at the foot of the Sierra de Collserola, on a difficult, sloping plot with an unfavourable orientation. These conditions result in a very compact project –especially on the ground floor– compared to other single-family homes by Coderch. On the other hand, the needs for ventilation and lighting make it necessary to introduce various interior patios.

The complex forms a set-back, two-story block whose articulation recalls the modern patio-house model tested by Mies van der Rohe. The access is located to the northwest of the plot, at its limit, and is produced in descent through an English patio. The ground floor, which is U-shaped, is divided into three areas around the entrance hall: service area, rooms and bedrooms. The first floor contains bedrooms and rooms, as well as an annex apartment with independent access for the service and is connected to the garage.

In its spatial structure there is continuity with respect to the Gili and Entrecanales houses, although variations are introduced. One of these is the materiality of the project with a more urban look: the façade is made of exposed brick. The edges of the slabs are covered with ceramic plates that indicate the horizontal. The construction system used consists of slabs supported on walls and pillars.