The Municipal Funeral Leon was completed in 2001 and was designed by Josep Jordi Badia and Val (BAAS architects). Right in front of a large green area, too close to a residential neighborhood, the building is buried under a water tank integrated into the natural environment and facilitate their relationship with the neighboring houses.

The waiting room opens to a large slope of ivy and birch and is characterized by its polished wood, large rugs and indirect lighting to enhance their looks comfortable. Read the rest of this entry »

Pierre Puget sculptor, illustrator, painter and architect of French seventeenth century, was born in Marseilles in 1620 and died there in 1694. At fourteen, he learned his trade from the wood sculptor Jean Roman. It creates in the workshop many decorative pieces for ships. Later he worked with Pietro da Cortona to Florence (1638-1643), with Bernini in Rome (1661-1662) and then in Genoa until 1668.

He returned to Marseilles in 1643 and received several commissions, including the cathedral of Marseilles. After his stay Genoese, he became director of construction of the arsenal of Toulon. Read the rest of this entry »