The streets of Valencia Jesús, Albacete, Marvá and Maluquer, share a block of houses that is historically known as Finca Roja. This designation is easy to understand in the first impression of the building, due to its generous use of red tiles on the exterior and interior facades.

This work was built by the architect Enrique Viedma Vidal. It was built in 1929 with the purpose of being a self-sufficient cell of economic houses, a space in which the owners of the houses could obtain practically everything they needed, thanks to the services present in the interior ground floors.

This model of housing aimed at the middle class was easily spreading at that time to several Central European cities. Although in Spain it represented in the social sphere a timid step towards rationalism.

The houses are distributed in relation to different staircases, with access to four units per floor. Of these four, two face the interior of the courtyard.

Overall, Finca Roja has a ground floor layout and five floors high, all built under reinforced concrete.

The details of the façade of the Finca Roja, the layout of the houses and the style achieved with the original combination of construction materials, is a direct example of French expressionism.

Several elements are characteristic of the style that Viedma imposed on the Red Estate. Prominently are the green pottery and unique chamfered towers, so similar to the architecture of Amsterdam.

Also notable are the viewpoints, which multiply throughout the infrastructure. Inside, there is a garden that serves as a meeting point for neighbors.

Viedma built what has been his best-known architectural work, in addition to obtaining enough fame to be chosen for another large Valencian infrastructure, Customs of Valencia.


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Plaza Pintor Segrelles
46007 Valencia