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1883

El Capricho

1883-1885

This single-family home located in the town of Comillas (Cantabria) was built at the same time as Casa Vicens. The two homes share major similarities in terms of how the spaces were designed and adapted, as well as in the use of materials and Eastern influences.

GaudĂ­ relied on CristĂłbal Cascante as the master builder for the construction of this commission from MĂĄximo DĂ­az de Quinajo, a returning Spanish Ă©migrĂ© and an attorney who handled the legal affairs of his brother-in-law Antonio LĂłpez y LĂłpez, the Marquis of Comillas and father-in-law of Eusebi GĂŒell, Gaudí’s great patron.

At Villa Quijano, the home where Máximo sought to retire, the Catalan architect gave shape to his client’s two great passions: music and botany. We can see these aspects take shape in numerous elements, such as in the musical windows and in the botanical details of the home’s tiles.