It was originally the sanatorium run by Doctors Dolsa and Llorach. Dr Pau Llorach was the owner of the land. Although the design and date of construction are unknown, the sanatorium was already in operation by 1863, and in 1867 it is recorded as bordering the land of Vicenç Cuyás i Barberá, who mentions it when drafting his will that year. The construction was based on the principles advocated by Samuel Tuke in England in the 18th century: integration with nature, making particular use of the woods, and landscaping featuring architectural elements such as ponds and waterfalls.
Of the original construction of the Les Corts Mental Hospital, built in the early 1860s, the main façade has been preserved. This features an axial composition, rooted in Neoclassicism, centred on the central chapel, which separates the men’s and women’s sections. Above their entrances, a pediment bears the inscriptions ‘gentlemen’s ward’ and ‘ladies’ ward’. The building’s original volume has been preserved in elevation, comprising two storeys, with the second storey featuring openings with balconies and balustrades. The roof is gabled.
A compact two-storey residential mansion with a hipped roof has also been preserved, situated on the corner of Carrer Mejía Lequerica and Gran Via de Carles III, in a garden enclosed by an iron fence.
