Edificio Filella

The Edificio Filella, originally known as the home of the insurance company La Adriática, was built in Seville between 1914 and 1922. It was designed by architect José Espiau y Muñoz, who made creative use of the triangular plot on today's Avenida de la Constitución to produce a one-of-a-kind building. The structure embodies an eclectic style that blends Islamic influences, Plateresque elements, and Regionalism. Especially striking is the cylindrical tower on the sharp corner, which recalls an Arab minaret and is crowned by a colorful dome of glazed tiles. The facade stands out for its combination of red brick and cream-colored surfaces, along with polychrome ceramic cladding and white reliefs. You can admire the building's unusual perspective, which sets it apart from the surrounding architecture with its Neo-Mudéjar-like forms and its skillful mix of pointed-arch and flat-arch elements. It dates from the period of urban growth in the run-up to the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929.