Building between partitions occupying the corner between Via Laietana and Carrer Joan Massana. Both façades are articulated by means of the polygonal tower located on the corner. The block on Carrer Joan Massana has a ground floor, a mezzanine and five floors, while the tower and the block on Via Laietana have an additional floor.
The façade on Via Laietana is very narrow. On the ground floor there is a large rectangular opening which corresponds to a commercial premises, and the facing is plain. On the mezzanine there are three windows separated by pillars that give the appearance of a large continuous window; all three are supported by a moulded sill and the rest of the wall is smooth. On the first four floors there are doors separated by pillars that open onto balconies with a stone base and iron railing; here the furnishings draw horizontal lines and the fourth level is finished off with a plain cornice. On the fifth floor there are two windows and the facing is plain, but the upper part is finished as if it were a large capital of a pilaster. The top level is half hidden by the decoration of the lower floor – it has a large horizontal window and the wall is finished with a moulded cornice.
The façade on Carrer Joan Massana is much longer and is divided into three parts. The two lateral ones are similar to the façade of the Via Laietana and the central one has small balconies along three longitudinal axes and a smooth wall. The large cornice in the shape of a capital runs along the three sections, thus unifying the façade.
The corner tower is in the shape of a half hexagon. The ground floor and mezzanine have similar characteristics to others, but in the central part there is a large relief by Joan Rebull, entitled Bañistas (Bathers), with allegorical motifs of the navy. On the first floor there is a polygonal tribune on each side of the tower, and on the upper floors there is a small balcony per floor, except on the top floor where there is a window with a moulded sill. The tower is crowned with the same capital cornice as the side façades.
This building belongs to a period in which Antoni Puig i Gairalt was moving away from Noucentisme to adopt international Art Déco formulas that gradually brought him closer to rationalism.
In the original project, the house was to be painted apple green, but the Town Council objected, considering it too extravagant. It was then painted blue and yellow, colours that were restored in 2016.
