Casa Rozes is one of the great works by architect Josep Antoni Coderch. It is also one of the most exceptional single-family homes in Catalan architecture, due to how it integrates into a cliff facing the sea at the tip of Almadrava in Roses. Its history was marked by years of abandonment, but since the end of last year, everything has been good news. The change of ownership has allowed it to be recovered, and the rehabilitation works began a few days ago. The company in charge of the works is the real estate and construction firm Procasa, according to a project by the Collgorgot studio. Since Casa Rozes is listed as a Cultural Asset of National Interest (BCIN), the main objective of the interventions is to restore it to its original appearance.

Intervening in a signature building is often a very delicate matter. One of these more recent cases is that of the French Institute of Barcelona, ​​one of the most emblematic works of Josep Antoni Coderch (1913-1984). The owner, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is underway with a renovation and refurbishment project whose scope is dividing the Barcelona architecture sector. There is consensus that maintenance work is needed to bring the building up to date and improve its energy efficiency, but the ministry's desire to relocate the French consulate to Barcelona and install a cafeteria is raising a storm, although the French authorities and those responsible for the institute itself are handling the project discreetly. work of the Freaks Architecture studio, which won the corresponding competition in 2023.