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Cooperative housing is the exploration of mixed building systems to respectfully adapt to the existing urban landscape, the typological characteristics of the project and, in general, to commit to the environmental sustainability of the planet.

Given the severe global housing crisis, we’re fighting to develop an alternative culture of habitation. We need architecture that responds to the new modes of living together, while learning to implement collective generosity above individualism. Architecture by the community and for the community.

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Cohousing in Barcelona

Architecture from / for the community

Published by Actar Publishers, New York, Barcelona and Barcelona City Council

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Graphic Design spread. Tomoko SakamotoDavid Lorente

Texts

Office of the Councillor for Housing and Renovation and Office of the Housing Manager at Barcelona City Council

Carles Alcoba (Sostre Cívic)

Cristina Grau

La Dinamo Fundació

Paco Herrero (Llar Jove SCCL)

Societat Orgànica

Conversations with Carles Baiges

Joan Barba

Diego Carrillo

Lali Daví

Jaume Elias

Lis Figueras and Toni Vidal

Sònia Hernández

Marta Peris and José Toral

Eulàlia Tubau

Pau Vidal

Translations

Angela Kay Bunning, 6-11, 36, 56, 82, 95, 96-101, 104, 122-125, 132, 150-157, 164, 182-185, 194-195, 206-209, 210-214

Colleen McCarroll, 12-31, 34, 38-53, 54, 58-78, 84-91, 102, 106-121, 126-129, 130, 134-148, 158-161, 162, 166-179, 186-191, 192, 196-204

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Acknowledgements

To all the architects and photographers, members of cooperative associations, and housing cooperatives with their communities of residents who participated so generously and/or contributed their time and knowledge as well as the documentation and graphic material necessary for the realisation of this book.

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DL: B 11003-2023

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Photographic credits

© Manel Armengol, 35

© Joan Barba, 44 (right), 45, 46, 49 (top)

© Antonio Cansino, 146 (left)

© Chopo, 75 (left)

© DEL RIO BANI , 165, 169, 177, 180-181

© Andrés Flajszer, 109, 114, 115, 119 (top right), 119 (bottom right)

© Joan Guillamat, 133, 135, 137, 141, 150-151

© José Hevia, 103, 105, 111, 113, 119 (top left), 119 (bottom left)

© IMHAB, 12, 17, 55, 68, (bottom)

© La Borda SCCL, 60

© La Chalmeta, 6, 121

© La Dinamo Fundació, 94

© La Mar d’arquitectes, 163, 166, 167, 168, 170, 172, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179

© La Morada SCCL, 156

© Lacol SCCL, 20-21, 32, 57, 61, 63 (bottom), 68 (top), 70, 79, 185

© Gabriel López, 63 (top)

© Joan Massagué, 144-145, 146 (right), 149

© Lluc Miralles, 66, 75 (right)

© Guifré de Peray, 147

© Sostre Cívic SCCL, 37, 39, 40, 44 (left), 196

© Andreu Trias, 41, 47, 49 (bottom)

© Álvaro Valdecantos, 69, 71, 72

© Milena Villalba, 81, 83, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92-93

Front cover: © La Morada

Back cover: La Borda, © Lacol

The content, data and graphic presentation of the chapter ‘Cooperative housing. Community living at right-to-use cooperative housing ’ (pp. 20-31) originally come from the traveling exhibition ‘Cooperative cohousing’, presented in Barcelona in 2022, produced by the Barcelona City Council and the Municipal Institute of Housing and Rehabilitation of Barcelona, and managed by Barcelona Regional.

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Lacol

Audiovisual

Pau Faus

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Central de Projectes

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