Casa del Pavo, Art Nouveau building in central Alcoy, Spain

Casa del Pavo is a five-storey residential building at 15 Sant Nicolau Street in Alcoy, designed by Vicente Pascual Pastor. Its facade combines carved and polished stone, a wooden mirador, forged and cast ironwork, and horseshoe arches over the ground-floor openings. Cast-iron peacocks with spread tails flank the entrance doors and support the first-floor balconies; lizard-shaped door knockers sit on the doors.

Architect Vicente Juan Pascual Pastor completed this residential building in 1909 during the flourishing period of Valencian Art Nouveau in the region. The structure emerged at a time when this architectural movement was actively shaping the character of Alcoy's cityscape.

The building is named for the wrought-iron peacocks with spread tails that flank the entrance doors and support the first-floor balconies. Wrought-iron lizards serve as door knockers, and the same ornament continues in the entrance hall, the main staircase and the doors of the flats.

The interior remains closed to visitors, but the detailed Art Nouveau exterior and ironwork can be viewed from Sant Nicolau Street. The building is best appreciated in daylight to fully see the fine ornamental details and sculptures on the facade.

The peacocks that give the house its name are cast-iron door brackets: their spread tails support the first-floor balconies. The same ironwork includes lizards used as door knockers, and the entrance hall, main staircase and flat doors continue the ornamentation of the facade. A small garden separates the main building from the rear pavilion that held Fernando Cabrera Cantó's studio.