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1878-1882
GaudĂ designed the emblem of MatarĂłâs Workersâ Cooperative, the Cooperativa Obrera Mataronense, in 1874. In 1878, this same organisation, founded in 1864 by the textile magnate Salvador PagĂ©s Inglada, commissioned GaudĂ to create a manufacturing and residential compound in the town of MatarĂł, where the entity transferred its facilities from Barcelonaâs Vila de GrĂ cia.
This was the first important commission that GaudĂ received, but it never fully came to be due to the lack of funds. GaudĂ only created the building for the bleaching room between 1882 and 1885: a large hall built with three parabolic arches that ensured a clear, wide-open space without any columns or pillars.