Located on the stately Rambla de Catalunya, in the heart of Barcelona's Eixample, this is one of the first of Sagnier's buildings to enjoy international publicity: it was reproduced in 1896 in the prestigious Academy Architecture and Architectural Review of London, an honour also shared by the Roger Vidal house, built around the same time. Throughout his career, the architect was often linked to the Juncadella family, for whom he carried out several works, such as several houses in the same area and others in the neighbouring town of Esplugues (now disappeared), a pantheon in the cemetery of Montjuïc and the renovation of the castle of Montesquiu, in the Pre-Pyrenees. In this residential building, Sagnier offers us a typical example of his large mansions in the Eixample prior to the modernist explosion of 1900, with its severe forms, the powerful corbels supporting the balconies and the display of precious materials. The composition of the façade attempts to avoid the effect of monotony inherent in this type of construction by introducing elements that give it variety, such as the vertical strips that frame it laterally, the tribunes on the main floor with the columns or the diversity of balconies on the different floors.
Inside, a covered courtyard contains the staircase leading to the main floor, which was occupied by the owners and was consequently decorated with rich mosaics, glass and woodwork. The four medallions on the upper part of the façade are the work of Pere Carbonell, with representations of the arts. In 1918, Sagnier himself added a floor to the building, where he kept the sculptural reliefs and added ornamental vases.
