The First Jujol’s Sketch of the Sansalvador Villa

Abstract

Starting from the fortuitous encounter of a drawing made by the architect Josep Maria Jujol, as a serendipity, this writing explains, little by little, the discovery of this singular drawing, until now uncatalogued. Even though the drawing does not allow perspective restitution through photometric methods, the object of study is observed from different points of view. Through various tests, such as the search for photographs of the time, the proportions of the parts of the drawing and various plans or aerial views, it is demonstrated that, indeed, the drawing in question is a quick sketch made by Jujol from the vicinity of the Sansalvador villa. The importance of this proof lies in the discovery of the first drawing of this project, thus initiating the process of recognition of the genius loci, as the first factor of elaboration of a project through drawing.