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Xalet del Catllaràs

Antoni Gaudí · 1902

A mountain lodge built by Gaudí in 1902 for coal-mine workers of Güell's cement company, showing his parabolic-arch style applied to a humble industrial building.

Gaudí designed this lodge, showing his architectural style applied to a modest industrial commission for Güell's company.

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Black-and-white photograph of the Xalet del Catllaràs, a two-storey building with steep, curved roofs, dormer windows with flared tops, a tall chimney tower, and an exterior stone staircase leading up the front. Trees and a dirt road are in the foreground.
Xalet del Catllaràs, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1902. Lleida Province, Spain.

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What it is

This is a black-and-white photograph of the Xalet del Catllaràs, a two-storey mountain building with steep curved roofs, flared dormer windows, a tall chimney and an outside stone staircase. It was designed by Antoni Gaudí in 1902 as a lodge for workers at a coal mine used by Eusebi Güell's cement company, and it stands in Lleida Province, Spain.

Why it matters

Unlike Gaudí's famous Barcelona landmarks, this was a cheap, practical building for industrial workers. It shows that Gaudí's signature curved, parabolic forms were not only decorative flourishes for wealthy patrons but also solutions he applied to ordinary, low-budget commissions tied to Güell's business interests.

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  • What details in the building's shape look similar to Gaudí's better-known works?
  • Why might a coal company want an architect like Gaudí to design a workers' lodge?
  • What does the plain, rural setting tell you about the building's purpose?

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