{"id":9997,"date":"2026-06-24T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9997"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:14:47","slug":"gaudis-lesser-known-gothic-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/gaudis-lesser-known-gothic-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaud\u00ed’s lesser-known gothic buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/a> is much-lauded for his tile-covered natural forms, but his castle-like, neo-gothic works get much less attention. Concluding our Gaud\u00ed Centenary<\/a> series, we look at the five least Gaud\u00ed-esque Gaud\u00ed buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Often defined by stone, rather than his signature colourful tiled finishes seen in his more prominent later works, Gaud\u00ed built a collection of neo-gothic buildings early in his career.<\/p>\n

With these buildings, Gaud\u00ed aimed to build on and improve the ideals of gothic architecture, while also experimenting as he developed his own style.<\/p>\n

Perhaps less well-known as they are located away from the centre of Barcelona, in the city’s outskirts and outside of Catalonia, these buildings are some of the most interesting designed by the architect.<\/p>\n

Clearly informed by the medieval era, they are finished in limestone, granite and slate, with one built on the site of a historic castle and another surrounded by a moat.<\/p>\n

Read on to find out about five of Gaud\u00ed’s least Gaud\u00ed-esque buildings:<\/p>\n

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\"College<\/p>\n

College of Saint Teresa-Ganduxer, Barcelona, 1889<\/strong><\/p>\n

Built in a northern district of Barcelona, this four-storey block has a distinctly medieval appearance for a reason \u2013 it was modelled on a castle.<\/p>\n

Throughout the building, which Gaud\u00ed designed as a school and convent for a congregation of Teresian nuns, he drew on the ideas contained in Saint Teressa’s The Interior Castle text.<\/p>\n

The school was built in stone and brick, topped with stylised crenelations, and has corner towers finished with signature four-pointed crosses.<\/p>\n

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\"Casa<\/p>\n

Casa Botines, Le\u00f3n, 1892<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designed for a pair of merchants, Casa Botines was informed by Le\u00f3n’s historic, medieval architecture. The seven-storey building contained homes for the merchants along with a shop, warehouse and apartments for rent.<\/p>\n

While the exterior, with its corner towers, partial moat and grey limestone finish, clearly evokes the medieval, the interiors show Gaud\u00ed’s contemporary thinking. The building was constructed on a concrete base and its structure incorporates cast-iron columns and light wells that give natural light to the apartments.<\/p>\n

Casa Botines is now open as a museum.<\/p>\n

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\"Episcopal<\/p>\n

Episcopal Palace, Astorga, 1893<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surrounded by a moat and entirely built in grey granite, the Episcopal Palace in Astorga has clear medieval and castle influences.<\/p>\n

One of only three Gaud\u00ed buildings outside Catalonia, the palace was designed for Bishop Juan Bautista Grau y Vallespinos \u2013 who had previously commissioned Gaud\u00ed to design an altar \u2013 to replace a building that had burned down.<\/p>\n

While it is one of the architect’s least Gaud\u00ed-esque looking buildings, it does incorporate several elements that would become part of his signature style, including the integrated buttresses and decorative chimneys.<\/p>\n

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\"Unknown,<\/p>\n

Bodegas G\u00fcell, Sitges, 1897<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the many buildings that bear the name of Gaud\u00ed’s principal patron, Eusebi G\u00fcell, the Bodegas G\u00fcell is a winery alongside the sea near Barcelona. It was designed in 1882 on an estate owned by G\u00fcell.<\/p>\n

The triangular forms and limestone blockwork of the winery were designed to complement the rocky coastal location.<\/p>\n

It was planned as the first stage of a wider plan for the site, which would have also contained a hunting lodge. Wine from the site was sold to a transatlantic shipping line and exported to Cuba. After G\u00fcell’s death, the building became a restaurant, but it is now closed to the public.<\/p>\n

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\"Torre<\/p>\n

Bellesguard, Barcelona, 1909<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also known as Casa Figueras, Bellesguard was built on the site of a medieval castle, which informed Gaud\u00ed’s design for the house.<\/p>\n

Designed in 1900 when Gaud\u00ed was still developing what would become his signature style, he was given free rein to create it.<\/p>\n

Another mono-material building, almost devoid of colour, the home was made from stone slate. However, the house contains many mosaics, with the time and cost of creating these meaning that the clients never ended up moving into the house. Eventually, Mar\u00eda Sagues Mol\u00edns had to sell the property to avoid bankruptcy.<\/p>\n

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Illustration by\u00a0Jack Bedford<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gaud\u00ed Centenary<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This article is part of\u00a0Gaud\u00ed Centenary<\/a>, our editorial series profiling \u200bthe Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaud\u00ed\u200b, marking 100 years since his death.<\/em><\/p>\n

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