Casa Ferran Guardiola, Art Deco residential building in L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, Spain.

Casa Ferran Guardiola, also called Casa China, is a residential building at Carrer del Consell de Cent 234-236, on the corner of Carrer de Muntaner in Barcelona's Eixample. Its stone lower section has monumental columns with Ionic-inspired capitals and double-height portals under Oriental-style arches. Above, four floors carry continuous iron balconies, then a single-balcony top floor, all in yellowish stucco with red geometric and plant sgraffito. A polygonal balcony and a tower with two pinnacles mark the corner axis.

The building was completed in 1929 by the Valencian architect Joan Guardiola Martínez, working with his brothers Ferran as director and Salvador as site manager, as a private residence for Ferran. Its design mixes Art Deco and Catalan Modernisme with the Austrian Secession current and unusual Orientalist elements. It is listed in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

The building stands in a neighborhood where decorated facades from the early 20th century are part of the everyday streetscape. The sgraffito panels at the corners, with their geometric and floral motifs, are easy to read from the pavement and draw the eye naturally as you pass.

The building stands at the corner of Carrer del Consell de Cent and Carrer de Muntaner, two streets that are easy to follow in the regular Eixample grid. The full facade is visible from the pavement, and the corner details are best seen by stepping back slightly on the opposite side of the street.

The sgraffito decorations at the corners were applied in a strong red tone, which was an uncommon color choice for residential facades in Barcelona at the time. This detail becomes clearest when you stand directly in front of one of the corner arches and look up.