Jujol Centre – Can Negre

Can Negre is a 17th-century masia (Catalan farmhouse) located in Sant Joan Despí,[1] which was renovated by Art Nouveau architect Josep Maria Jujol between 1915 and 1930.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the house was owned by lawyer and rural landowner Pere Negre i Jover (1867-1939), who commissioned Josep Maria Jujol with renovation work.

[2] The first Can Negre renovation project had to integrate a building originally for rural purposes into the newly urbanized surroundings of Sant Joan Despí, and convert a country house into one for an aristocrat.

A border edges the curving profile of the upper level, with five medallions that form the inscription: Ave gratia plena dominus tecum.

[1] Inside the building, perhaps the most notable element is the spiral staircase that leading upstairs, topped with an octagonal dome, and a small Baroque-style chapel with an elliptical floor plan.