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Comalat House (1911)
Salvador Valeri, architect.
Av. Diagonal 442 y Còrsega 316, Barcelona.

At the bottom of Gràcia between the Diagonal and Carrer Còrsega, this often overlooked Moderniste house (not open to the public) built in 1911 is a good one to add to your collection. For a look at the best side of an almost-Gràcia Art Nouveau tour de force, cut down past Casa Fuster at the bottom of Gran de Gràcia, take a left on Bonavista, then a right on Santa Teresa past Jean Luc Figueras's excellent restaurant at No. 10 to Casa Comalat across Carrer Còrsega. This Salvador Valeri i Pupurull creation is one of Barcelona's most interesting Moderniste houses, especially this side of it, with its bulging polychrome ceramic balconies and its melted wax-like underpinnings. Look for the curious wooden galleries and check out the designer bar, SiSiSi, around on the less interesting facade at Diagonal 442. Metro: Diagonal.