The restoration of the Casa Coll i Regàs began in February. The initial stage of the restoration work will involve the rehabilitation of the façade and certain elements of the roof and interior wall surfaces. The aims of this initial intervention, as well as those to be conducted later, will be to strengthen the building, rehabilitate it completely and return it to its original splendour so that visitors can enjoy such a valuable property.
Casa Coll i Regàs is considered by many to be the true gem of Modernisme in Mataró. The house was designed by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch in 1898 under the commission of the businessman Joaquim Coll i Regàs, a major textile manufacturer in the city.
The Mataró City Council and the building´s current owner, the Iluro Foundation, would like to convert the house into the epicentre of the commemorative events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Puig i Cadafalch, to be held in 2017.
The initial rehabilitation stage is expected to be completed in the summer of 2016, when the building will reopen its doors to the public.