The residential building at Carrer Or 44 is located in the Gràcia district, in a block bounded by Carrer Torrijos, Carrer Torrent d'en Vidalet, Carrer Sant Lluís and Carrer Or, with the main entrance facing Plaça Virreina. It is a residential building that Joan Baptista Rubinat i Planas commissioned Francesc Berenguer Mestres to build at the beginning of the 20th century, although, as he did not yet have the title of architect, the project was signed by Joan Rubió i Bellver. Rectangular in plan with a back courtyard, it has a stairwell in the centre and, aligned with it, two small light courtyards.
The structure in elevation has a ground floor and five storeys, with a flat, walkable roof enclosed by a wrought iron railing. The façade has a flat, symmetrical composition, with its openings arranged on four vertical and five horizontal axes in a regular rhythm.
On the ground floor there are four identical doorways, all of which are formed by gently moulded stone pillars with four angular brick arches. The doorway leading to the entrance hall of the building, located in the westernmost part, has the door set back from the façade. On the rest of the floors there are four balconies with sinuous slabs, the lower part of which shows the iron joists that support the vaults, decorated in trencadís. These balconies have a meticulous wrought-iron closure, with wavy, interlocking bars. They also mark the four vertical axes, and are crowned on the roof by sharp brick pinnacles and a wrought-iron support to hold the pulley.
From the first floor upwards, except for the brick framing around the openings and the crown of the building, the façade is covered with mortar and decorated with two-colour sgraffito work with floral and geometric motifs.
