The hall of intimates and the bay window room or smoking room

  • The bay window room or smoking room
  • The bay window room or smoking room
  • Arab-style partitions made from wood and wrought iron
  • The bay window room or smoking room
  • Bench designed by Gaudí for the bay window room or smoking room
  • The bay window room or smoking room
  • The hall of intimates
  • The hall of intimates
  • The hall of intimates

This family room was for gatherings and conversation with the closest friends. It was also a place where the Güell daughters practiced the piano and gave concerts. This room features etched glass windows representing a fragment of a painting by Manuel Ferran, author who several portraits were commissioned by the Güell family.

Separated from the hall of intimates by a partition is the bay window room, which has a gallery with ten windows overlooking the inner courtyard.

Also called the smoking room, it was a quiet corner in which to read and while away the time. It has an original bench designed by Gaudí that adapts to the bay window's rounded shape. It is likely that at certain times of the year or on special days this was joined with the dining room.