Rehabilitation of the Barón de Ariza’s town house in Valencia

Abstract

The Barón de Ariza’s town house, designed by the architect A. Ferrer, was totally unknown until its rehabilitation as the headquarters of the Valencia Entrepreneurial Confederation. However, the refurbished facade, the spatial layout of the reception rooms on the noble floor and the ornamentation make of this work a valuable prototype of the Valencian eclecticism of the end of the 19th century. The rehabilitation strove to achieve an equilibrium between its architectural and functional qualities, and to enhance the pieces or elements that best contributed to its historic artistic value. The explanation of the work performed on the building are closed by an article by Enriqueta González about the restoration of the ornaments and brass decorations of the noble floor.

Keywords

• Patrimonio arquitectónico