Bilbao. House of Guridi (Edificio Guridi)

On the short Licenciado Poza street, consisting of just two blocks, is the Guridi house (on the map), a remarkable example of art Nouveau style.

The author of the project, the architect josé Bilbao Lopategui (José Bilbao Lopategui, 1848-1922), born in the Basque town of Turtledove, in In 1859 he received the title of master Builder at the School of fine arts After that, he worked as a municipal architect in the city of Valladolid. in his native city, however, he also received orders from Bilbao.

In 1902, Lopategi received an order from don Francisco Usobiaga's landlord for the construction of an apartment complex a residential building intended for the middle bourgeoisie.

Здание должно было иметь не только оригинальный внешний вид, подчеркивающий социальный статус обитателей, но и соответствующие удобоства. Каждый этаж занима всего две просторные квартиры, включавшие помимо жилых комнат, большую кухню, столовую, ванные комнаты.

All style attributes are present in the building's decor - smooth curves, floral ornaments and wrought-iron balcony grilles, made in the form of flower patterns.

And of course, in the design of the fourth-floor Windows, you can see the stylized letter "omega", a symbol of the art Nouveau style.