The Three Houses Of The Week: Heritage Of Gaudí's Architecture For 7 Million

Architectural jewel with a modernist past

Almost seven million euros must be paid to become the owner of this farm located in Castellar del Vallès, about 38 kilometers from Barcelona. In its 157 hectares of land and various buildings, the main house stands out. An architectural jewel of 938 square meters that was built in the year 1600. In 1912 it was reformed in a clearly modernist style by the architect Juli Batllevell, a disciple of Gaudí. His work focused on the reform of the main façade and on the ground floor of the interior of the farmhouse to highlight the symmetry of the elements that compose it.

A modernist stained glass window leads to a hall, the anteroom to a kitchen with a pantry and a living room with a fireplace. On the first floor there is another living room with access to a unique balcony, as well as five double bedrooms with bathrooms. On the top floor is the suite room main with living room.

There is a second house, 852 meters, which has two floors and has been rehabilitated. On the ground floor there is a kitchen, a living-dining room with a fireplace and access to the garden and a cellar, while on the upper level there are seven double bedrooms, three of them are suite room, as well as an office, library and games room. The third house is the former home of the caretakers and has also been renovated. It consists of an open kitchen and a living-dining room, three bedrooms and a bathroom.

Near them is the pool, a rest area and a porch. A few meters away, there is another construction that is used for horses, since the farm has a riding arena and is approved for equestrian competitions. The land of the farm has 148 hectares of forest and the rest of olive trees and pastures.

Location: Castellar del Vallès (Barcelona)

Surface: Plot of 157 hectares and 1,898 meters built
Condition: Good
Price: 6.95 million euros

Telephone: 93 574 63 87

Villa Buganvilla, on the Costa Brava

Views of the sea and the mountains, a well-kept flat garden, a dining room with barbecue and a swimming pool make up the exterior of this farm, which is located in the Masnou urbanization, in the town of Castell-Platja d’Aro, a few kilometers from several beaches from the Costa Brava. Its name is Villa Buganvilla, it has a traditional design and consists of three floors spread over 421 meters of living space. In the main one there is a living-dining room with a fireplace, a large window that offers impressive views of the sea, as well as access to the garden. It also has a renovated and equipped kitchen, three double bedrooms and two bathrooms. The upper floor houses the master bedroom with a dressing room and a terrace. The lower floor of the house has parking and laundry. The villa, which has undergone several renovations over the years, is located on seven urban plots totaling 10,133 square meters.

Location: Platja d’Aro (Girona)

Surface: Plot of 10,200 square meters and 421 built
Condition: Good
Price: 2.6 million euros

Telephone: 872 02 50 08

Mansion in Asturian Havana

Malleza is called Little Asturian Havana because of the brightly colored houses, with impressive galleries and well-kept gardens and for being the summer resort of the Indian bourgeoisie during the early 20th century. This is how this manor house from the 19th century is, emblazoned with a glass gallery and included in the Asturias Cultural Heritage inventory. The house is distributed over three floors, which have a kitchen with a pantry, a living-dining room, two galleries that are smaller than the main one, 12 bedrooms with balconies and high ceilings, and two bathrooms. The plot sports century-old trees, a large palm tree, magnolia, fir, camellias, rhododendron, as well as various fruit trees. It also has a few stables and attached to the plot and with access from the kitchen of the house there is a bread bin, which in addition to storage serves as a gazebo.