Gaudí's first built commission Historical milestone · Mataró, Maresme, Barcelona Image of Mataró, not of the place itself. In 1883 Antoni Gaudí raised for the Cooperativa Obrera Mataronense a bleaching hall covered with parabolic wooden arches. It is the first work of his actually built and anticipates the structural solutions of his maturity. 1883 Photo: Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY 3.0) What to see and do in Mataró