This building shows a definite influence of the Wagner shool. For example look at the cellar's windows at ground level.


The bull's head may have been influenced by a similar (albeit not so gigantic) work by Juvarra in via Milano. There is also a heavy classical influence, in the "regulae" under the balconys, the regular decorations and of course the huge corinthians columns. One can only (perhaps) see a minoic influence. Please also notice the round small balconies and the animal heads (lions) used as gargoyles. There is not a corniche on the edge of the roof and the corner is typical of Hoffman.
Here we don't have a corniche typical of our Liberty. This element was usually used to hide from street-level the view of the actual roof.

There is not a corniche on the edge of the roof and the corner is typical of Hoffman.


Turin offers many houses decorated with animals' heads. Besides from the famous four houses in a small enlargement of the road in via Milano of Baroque epoch (generally assigned to Juvarra), we can find others in via Vico, 8 (with mountain goat's heads) and in via Cavour, 19 a very similar house (same architect??) with goat's heads.