Domènec Sugrañes i Gras

Domènec Sugrañes i Gras
Born	12 December 1878 Reus
Died	9 August 1938 (aged 59) Barcelona
Nationality	Spain
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Sagrada Família

Plaça de toros de la Monumental, one of the two former bullrings of Barcelona

Domènec Sugrañes i Gras (Catalan pronunciation: [duˈmɛnək suˈɣɾaɲəz i ˈɣɾas]) (12 December 1878 – 9 August 1938) was a Catalan modernist architect and disciple of Antoni Gaudí. He succeeded him at the head of the works of the church of the Sagrada Família and finished the façade of the Nativity. Sugrañes held this charge during 10 years, from Gaudí's death in 1926 until the 20 July 1936.^[1]

Biography

Gaudi met Domènec Sugrañes in 1905 during his last year at the school of architecture. Since then, he participated in most of Gaudi's works. In collaboration with Gaudí, Domènec Sugrañes decorated the Bellesguard house with seating banks in mosaic (1917). He made the house of Hermenegild Miralles i Anglès, of which Gaudí made only gateway to the property. He also collaborated in the Casa Batlló and Casa Milà.

Sugrañes became very close with Gaudí, to the extent that the latter established him as his testamentary executor.^[1]

List of works

• The Plaza Monumental de Barcelona in collaboration with Manuel Joaquim Raspall i Mayol (1913).^[2]
• "Casa Bonet", Salou, (1918).^[3]
• Buildings "Balmes 107-109", Barcelona (1922).^[4]
• Building Muntaner "147 - Rosselló 142", Barcelona (1928)
• Public school of the Piarists, Balmes street, Barcelona (1928).
• "Casa Pellicer", Reus (1928).
• Public school of Capellades (1931).^[5]
• Buildings Muntaner 193 - Londres 88-90 Barcelona (1932).

Notes

1. Pitarch i Morell, Mª Teresa (2003). "Homage to the architect Domènec Sugrañes Gras in Reus". Gaudi & Barcelona Club. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
2. "Plaça de toros Monumental (Barcelona - Fort Pienc - Barcelonès)" (in Catalan). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
3. "Casa Bonet o Voramar (Salou - Tarragonès)" (in Catalan). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
4. "Edificis del carrer Balmes, 107-109 (Barcelona)" (in Catalan). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
5. "Escola Marquès de la Pobla (Capellades - Anoia)" (in Catalan). Retrieved 14 November 2010.

References

• Pitarch i Morell, Mª Teresa (2003). "Homage to the architect Domènec Sugrañes Gras in Reus". Gaudi & Barcelona Club. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.