He began his training at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts and attended the Barcelona School of Architecture at the same time. He did not complete his studies, as very early on he began to work in the workshop of the Temple of the Sagrada Família (1882; unfinished), directed by the architect A. Gaudí, and so completed his training with him.

Although he never actually qualified as an architect, various buildings the plans for which were signed by Miquel Pascual i Tintoré or J. Rubió i Bellver, a great friend of his, are attributed to him and he always attended the inaugurations. One such is the Shrine of Sant Josep de la Muntanya (1895-1914; Avinguda del Santuari de Sant Josep de la Muntanya, 1-25),a work which cannot be classified as Modernista. At the same time, he also worked with the municipal architect for the Gràcia neighbourhood in Barcelona, Miquel Pascual, for example on Casa Cama (1905; Gran de Gràcia, 77 - Santa Eugènia, 1-9) and Casa Francesc Burés i Borràs (1900-1905; Ausiàs Marc, 30-32 - Girona, 12-18), on the interior decoration of which G. Homar, O. Junyent and J. Carreras also collaborated. Casa Cama i Escurra (1902-1904; Gran de Gràcia, 15) is also regarded as his work, although the plans were actually signed by the architect Joan Feu, where the influence of his master is discernible.

His most outstanding work was in making the designs for a large number of sgraffiti and façade decorations. Designed Casa Gaudí (1904; Park Güell, today the Gaudí House and Museum), the house in which A. Gaudí lived. For many years Celler Güell (1895-1901; Carretera 246 de Calafell a Barcelona, km 24,5, Sitges) was attributed to him, and he worked in close collaboration with A. Gaudí on it, although it was the latter who actually designed it. When F. Berenguer died prematurely, Gaudí said that he had lost his right-hand man.