This building, that now hosts an Italian college, lays in a district crowded by Lavirotte?s works. It is important to know that many Frenchmen consider Lavirotte superior to Guimard himself.Here we find that the modernist author was heavily influenced by the great baroque French castles, mostly in the roof-window and in the roof itself.But, don?t worry, Art Nouveau is still here, in the iron-worked balconies and in the honour window. If you find all this too heavy, too "baroque" in the decorations, this means you haven?t seen anything else by Lavirotte.This building is among the first works by this author.