Masia Freixa
{{Short description|Building in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain}}
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| location = Terrassa
| address = Parc de Sant Jordi - Pl. Freixa i Argemí, 11.
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| location_country = Catalonia (Spain)
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| inauguration_date = 1896
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| renovation_date = 1907
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| owner = Ajuntament de Terrassa
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The Masia Freixa is a modernisme building located in Parc de Sant Jordi in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain.Olga Marín García i Cristina Limiñana Fernández: [http://upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/bitstream/2099.1/7062/1/Memoria.pdf Masia Freixa, Sala Muncunill: Estudi històric, anàlisi i comparatiu], UPC.{{Cite web|title=Masia Freixa|url=https://www.arquitecturacatalana.cat/ca/obres/masia-freixa|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.arquitecturacatalana.cat|language=ca}}
History
Designed in 1896 to be a textile factory, the actual form of the building was planned in 1907, when Catalan industrialist Josep Freixa decided to transform his factory into a family residence and entrusted the work to the architect Lluís Muncunill.
The building has a rectangular floorplan covered by a structure of arches and vaults inspired by Antoni Gaudí, white walls and a tall tower. The shiny grey aspect of the original roof is a result of small pieces of glass being added to the mortar. The porch has a white ceramic handrail. On the eastern side, next to the main section of the building, there is a rotunda with two floors. The interior was designed by {{Interlanguage link|Joaquim Vancells|es|Joaquim Vancells}} and the furnishings in the dining room and the office still remain. The garden, which was designed by the period artist Rafael Benet i Vancells, has a Romantic influence. This is one of the most representative gardens in Terrassa from the beginning of the 20th century.{{Cite journal|last=Barceló|first=M. Mercè Compte i|date=2013|title=El Jardí d ela Masia Freixa de Terrassa. Un jardí a estudi dins la història de l'art del jardí|url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/QuadernsAgraris/article/view/83430|journal=Quaderns Agraris|pages=51–65|issn=2013-9780}}
The Freixa country house was the headquarters of the Terrassa Musical Conservatoire for many years. Since 2006, it has housed the Municipal Tourism Service and the local ombudsman.{{Cite web|last=Ballbè|first=Joan Argemí|date=2012|title=Industrial tourism: when the industry becomes a chance for tourism|s2cid=67780597|language=en}}
On 2018 there was a proposal by chef Carles Tejedor and architects Jon Tugores & Marc Armengol to reconvert it into a gastronomic space, under a petition by the local town council.{{Cite web|date=2015-11-21|title=Food LAB / Restaurant. Masia Freixa, Terrassa {{!}} Jon Tugores|url=https://jontugores.com/project/masia-freixa-terrassa/|access-date=2021-02-25|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-11-12|title=Barcelona y las fotos del arquitecto que vuela alto|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20181112/452852893183/barcelona-fotos-arquitecto-vuela-alto.html|access-date=2021-02-25|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}}