The 15th edition of the 48h Open House BCN architecture festival is here, taking place on Saturday, October 25th and Sunday, October 26th in Barcelona and six other cities: Badalona, ​​Sant Joan Despí, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Vilassar de Dalt, and Sitges. In Barcelona, ​​136 buildings can be visited, as part of a total of 207 activities scheduled across all participating cities and eight itineraries. Thirty-one percent of the buildings will be opened for the first time at the festival, offering an exceptional opportunity to discover spaces usually closed to the public. These are 10 recommended visits among the new features of 48h Open House Barcelona 2025.

48h Open House BCN architecture festival is a leading event for the dissemination of heritage and contemporary architecture. It will be held on the weekend of October 22 and 23, but this week, from May 9 to 15, it will join Model Architecture Festival with a series of very diverse activities, including Espais Ocults, a proposal that will allow visitors access to unique buildings that are usually closed to the public. Among these is Casa Tosquella, which will open its doors to the public for the first time after it was bought by Barcelona City Council a few months ago. This modernist tower, designed by Eduard Maria Balcells i Buïgas, is one of the most coveted Barcelona buildings by architecture lovers because it has not been accessible for decades. One of its most characteristic traits is the profusion of decorative details, such as wrought iron elements, sgraffito, wall paintings and stained glass, which were ony known through photographs. Masriera Workshop of painters and sculptors, a neoclassical treasure by Josep Vilaseca, will also open after it recently became municipal property. The two buildings will become new neighbourhood facilities after being renovated. Tosquella is planned to be a home for the elderly