“My father taught all of us that integrity is built one stone at a time, exactly like the historic masies he restored throughout Girona.”
Gerard Serra Garriga
Son
A living family archive
In memory ofJoan Serra Martí.
1932 – 2017
Father & Master Builder · Sample family archive
Fictional sample memorial
Joan Serra Martí
01 / Sample family archive
Integrity, one stone at a time
Joan is imagined as a patient craftsman whose work restored old stone homes across Girona. In the stories gathered here, he taught his family that careful hands, honest work and time shared at home could leave a mark far beyond a single lifetime.
02 / Photo archive
Treasured images
03 / Fictional sample memorial
Family voices
“Every time we pass the stone masies near Besalú, I think of Grandpa's patient hands and integrity.”
Núria Serra Valls
Granddaughter
04 / Life timeline
Life timeline
- 1932
A beginning in Besalú
Illustrative milestone: Joan's story begins in the medieval town of Besalú.
- 1958
A shared life with Maria
Illustrative milestone: Joan and Maria begin their family life together.
- 1976
A home built for generations
Illustrative milestone: he completes the family's summer home in Begur.
- 2017
A craft honoured
Illustrative milestone: a lifetime of restoration work is remembered by family and community.
Joan's sample story is connected to the tribute memorial for his wife, Maria Serra Garriga.