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The headquarters of Horta-Guinardó, the former residence of the director of Aguas de Barcelona
House Heights, Mudejar style, is one of the most unusual buildings of Lower Guinardó. It was built and designed by Aguas de Barcelona as the residence of the director of Aguas de Barcelona. Since 1989 is the seat of Horta-Guinardó.
House Heights, classified as assets of cultural interest, is one of the most significant examples of Mudejar style in Barcelona. It was built in 1890 to house the director of the Sociedad General de Aguas, the engineer Nicholas Recúlez. It was he who said to the foreman that he designed, Henry Figueres, wanted it to be like the building. Over the years, however, was abandoned and began to deteriorate to the point that endangered preservation.
The City acquired and renovated 80 years after a claim neighborhood. It is the seat of the district of Horta-Guinardó since 1989 and called for a House Heights pumps that propel the water up towards the heights, to tanks located in Can Baró. This system was able to supply water to the city after the growth it experienced in the early twentieth century with the consolidation of the Eixample.

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