In the historic center of Barcelona, a dwelling is being renovated in a building built in 1840. It’s placed in the emblematic Escudellers Street, which was a center for the potter guild in the Middle Age. In the rehabilitation, we took into account traditional constructive techniques. The priority has been given to the preservation and restoration of the original building elements which, together with their historical patina, give a clear added value.
The constant investigation of materiality, light and the coherent use in a given context is a fundamental factor in its architecture. Its efforts concentrate on developing strategies and rigorous methods to create high-quality projects, providing services which add value and for the users’ wellbeing. Jofre Roca arquitectes is a multidisciplinary group involved in research and teaching that together with practice we can aims unique results, taking into account even the smallest detail. The studio has proven experience and technical capacity to deal effectively with complex architectural projects. Its portfolio spans a broad range of scales and typologies, from private houses, offices, restaurants, retail and landscape interventions, a cemetery and urban settlements.
Architectural firm based in Barcelona that focuses on contemporaneity, sustainability, and sensitivity to the environment. Its efforts concentrate on developing strategies and rigorous methods to create high-quality projects, providing services that add value and for the users’ wellbeing. The firm, Jofre Roca Arquitectes, was founded in 2007 by Jofre Roca Calaf, architect by the Technical Superior Architecture School of Barcelona (ETSAB) and also trained at the Kungliga Tekniska Högskola (KTH) in Stockholm.