Xalet del Catllaràs, Mountain hut and cultural asset in La Pobla de Lillet, Spain

The Xalet del Catllaràs is a rectangular building with a ground floor, first floor and attic, its interior covered by a catenary vault that is pointed on the outside and whose ridge forms the roof line. Its facades open with mansard windows under slightly pointed, sloping visors, and a light iron staircase now stands where a semicircular masonry stair once projected. The side walls have few openings.

The building was constructed between 1901 and 1903 by the Asland Company and initially served as a residence for English engineers managing coal mining operations in the region. This early phase shaped its role as a worker accommodation in the mining industry.

The building's name comes from the Serra del Catllaràs where it stands, above the sanctuary of Falgars. Inside, the six dwellings were assigned by job rank: maintenance and service staff on the ground floor, managers on the middle floor and lower-grade workers in the attic. The mansard windows with sloped visors were designed to keep snow out.

The hut stands at 1,371 m on the Serra del Catllaràs, above the sanctuary of Falgars, about 12 km by forest track from La Pobla de Lillet. Access is on foot or by mountain track, so plan for high-mountain weather and carry water and rain protection. The building was restored in 2020 and is intended to serve again as a mountain refuge.

The attribution to Gaudí rests on testimony, not documents: Domènec Sugrañes told architect Viladevall, who published it in Cortijos y Rascacielos in 1946. A 2026 study endorsed the attribution without producing documentary proof. The building's mansard windows with sloped visors, made to shed snow, were later reused by Gaudí in the attic of Casa Milà.