Salting Facility Refurbishment by Ros Falguera Arquitectura

The refurbished building, originally a sardine curing facility in Colera, Costa Brava, is a significant example of early 20th-century cooperative architecture in Catalonia, built with simple, locally sourced materials like stone and ceramics. As part of a movement where workers combined efforts to create functional spaces with limited resources, they used arches to span large areas without obstructions, while ensuring durability and lightness.

After years of neglect and sea moisture damage, Ros + Falguera Arquitectura refurbished it as a beachfront residence, applying finite element modeling to assess structural integrity and securing the roof against tramontana winds, reinforcing the original logic. The project emphasized sustainability by reusing local materials like brick, ceramics, and stone to reduce carbon footprint, uncovering sealed windows to recover natural light, and restoring native vegetation adapted to drought and salt, to harmonize with the Mediterranean setting.