Sagrada Família Schools
On this spot, the Sagrada Família Schools—*Escoles de la Sagrada Família*—once stood as a working companion to Antoni Gaudí’s basilica project. Constructed in 1909 near the Basílica de la Sagrada Família, the building served as a small school for the children of the workers, and it also welcomed neighborhood children, especially those from underprivileged families. Its layout was compact but carefully resolved: a rectangular footprint of 10 m by 20 m, containing three classrooms, a hall, and a chapel, with lavatories added later. The building’s brick facade used three overlapping layers in a Catalan technical tradition, while both walls and roof took on a wavy form—creating a feeling of lightness alongside structural strength. Teaching was overseen by Magin Espina Pujol, a math teacher and friend of Gaudí, and the school’s principal promoter, chaplain Gil Parés, led it until 1930. …
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