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Is This Chalet Really a Gaudí Project?

New study appears to settle a long debate. But there’s a twist.

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Kevin Brass
Feb 20, 2026
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Xalet del Catllaràs (Photo: Catalunya Department of Culture)

With much fanfare, the Catalan Department of Culture released a study this week confirming that a remote chalet in the mountains north of Barcelona was, in fact, designed by famed architect Antoni Gaudí.

The announcement attracted international coverage proclaiming the discovery of a “lost” Gaudí. But it’s unlikely the notoriously prickly Gaudí would be happy about the news, considering he didn’t want his name on the three-story, wedge-shaped building when he was alive.

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