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“The house is so discreet that you don’t even ... of the home where you grow up shapes your character,” they say. Inside, a compact living room opens onto a large kitchen with an island ...

Commissioned by wealthy aristocrat Josep Batllo, Gaudi redesigned a previously built house in 1904 in Barcelona and Casa Batllo has undergone several redesigns and refurbishments since then.