Casa Bruno Cuadros, Residential building with public art on La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain.

Casa Bruno Cuadros is a residential building on La Rambla featuring a mix of decorative styles applied during its 1883 renovation. The facade displays Egyptian motifs on balconies, stained-glass windows, cast-iron reliefs showing umbrellas and fans, and a large Chinese dragon set at the corner.

The painter Manuel Tramulles built his house here around 1790-1791, on the site of a former cannon-foundry office, and decorated its facade himself. In 1858 the merchant Bru Cuadros i Vidal, from Biosca in the Segarra, had the building rebuilt from the ground up for his shop selling umbrellas, parasols, fans and shawls. Between 1883 and 1885 the architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas remodelled house and shop, restructured the interiors and added a fourth floor; the orientalist facade decoration was dictated by the owner himself, since many goods sold were imported from Japan.

The building blends Asian artistic traditions with local design through its ornamental details and symbolism visible on the facade. These decorative choices show how Barcelona welcomed foreign influences and incorporated them into its architectural identity during this period.

The building stands at La Rambla 82 and is easy to reach since Liceu station on the L3 metro line is nearby. The ground floor is occupied by a bank, but the facade with its ornamental details remains visible from the street for visitors to observe.

The dragon is made of polychrome zinc, the work of Josep Lomas, and holds an iron lantern imitating bamboo. Beneath it, a zinc umbrella completes the shop's commercial emblem. The attic gallery rests on sturdy columns, and a Roman lattice railing tops the roof terrace.