He qualified as an architect in 1885 in Barcelona. He was a collaborator and close friend of the architect A. Gallissà, and the first buildings he designed show the influence of the early period of A. Gaudí - systematic use of features such as the volute and the round arch - as can be seen in the alterations he made in 1904 to the Barcelona Athenaeum (Canuda, 6), where he had J.M. Jujol working with him.

Shortly afterwards, in 1909, he was awarded a mention by Barcelona City Council for a building at Carrer de Balmes, 127, whose only ornamentation on the façade are the sgrafitti.

He was a great collector of ceramics and, as a result of this, in 1905 he published a book entitled Rajoles d'art vidriades catalanes i valencianes (Catalan and Valencian Glazed Art Tiles), a study of the tiles he had in his own collection, which was a major contribution to the history of Catalan earthenware. He also tried his hand at decoration, making ceramic panels. His collection of tiles is now in the Museum of Applied Arts - Ceramics Museum (Avinguda Diagonal, 686).