Precedent Analysis- La Borda

LA BORDA Fernanda Fragoso, Louise Maglaqui and Michelle Salazar ARCH 2500 - F22

01 - La Borda

The beginning of a neighborhood campaign in 2012. It arises for the purpose of reclaiming the decaying contaminated land of Can Battlo, Spain. But also the collective need for housing.

The architectural firm Lacol is part of this movement from the beginning. It is motivated by the needy housing crisis in barcelona.

Also, finding the opportunity to rethink the production of popular homes in conjunction with its users.

The promotion of the corporate, with the support of the city, promises a communal model that opposes those of the public and private sectors. It seeks to eliminate the limitations set by traditional models that restrict creative design out of fear of the next inhabitant (public housing) and abide by the impoverishing logic of the market (private housing)

02 - La Corrala

An intriguing traditional (if much tidied up) tenement block, with long communal balconies built around a central courtyard.

Working-class Madrid was once strewn with buildings like this and very few survive

LACOL

A cooperative for architects named Lacol was founded in the Sants district in 2014. (Barcelona). There are 14 members of the team, who work in different areas of architecture. Construction, cooperative housing, participation, exhibitions and stage design, and urbanism are the five axes on which their work is centered. Cooperative housing is their primary axis of operation where they utilize their knowledge from other fields. The housing cooperative La Borda has been the most pertinent example, while La Balma, a comparable housing cooperative built in Poblenou, has been the most recent.

Local works on the design of public policies provide municipal advice, deliver conferences, and write articles for various media in order to promote and make the viability of the model’s replication. Lacol is a part of La Dinamo, a Catalan organization that unifies cooperative housing.

La Borda Communcal Complex

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Self-Promotion Control is handed to the members of the collective allowing for cooperation and that of future members. Management and growth of the development are deposited in members’ collaborative participation through work commissions and general assemblies.This participation takes action in all phases of the development; including, design, construction, and management.

Right of Use and Collective Ownership The cooperative is the sole owner of the building/community. through the MODEL of Alternative Ownership The model rules itself by determining its value solely in the use of the house, and not its exchange value in the market.Moreover, this permits a configuring architecture through time and the envisioning evolution of the community.

Community Life Being the primary goal of the community, the complex promotes communityfriendly forms of existence that enhance social coexistence in communal spaces and domestic, cooperative links.La Borda contemplates 25% of the surface constructed for common areas, in comparison to traditional communal complexes with just 10%.These spaces have a communal kitchen, guest rooms, a laundry room, bicycle parking, outdoor terraces, and large central circulation space.

Sustainability The cooperative prioritized minimal environmental impact both in construction and its lifetime. Furthermore, the objective achieves to eliminate the chance of energy poverty among users. Actions to reduce the environmental impact include the avoidance of underground parking for cars putting away up to 800 tonnes of CO2 from these and the individual ecological footprint of its inhabitants. The structure of six floors is built using Cross Laminated Timber Wood, a high-quality renewable material that permits a consistent use of materials.In addition, other bioclimatic strategies have been developed.

•Greenhouse patios capture solar radiation in the winter and have a chimney effect that forces ventilation throughout the summer.

•Tightness to the air doors and windows that provide thermal insulation to each unit.

•A centralized system for thermal generation of hot water and air conditioning by the means of a centralized boiler.

Affordability Finally, within the goals of the project stands out guaranteeing access to decent and affordable housing for low incomes the same way “Corralas” did in the history of Spain.

The design of the building looked to minimize the initial investment through livable minimums permitting users to enter the building and its later completion by the community with time.

Nevertheless, meeting spaces contribute to an improving economy and environmental sustainability bringing equal total surfaces at equal cost.

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Coòpolis, Ateneu Cooperatiu de Barcelona Citizen information bureau

EMAV Escola de Mitjans Audiovisuals Vocational school

Site Map Credit: Fernanda M. Fragoso

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Above: Exterior photo Right: Interior image Opposite: Aerial image

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Living Room

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Kitchen

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Courtyard

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Elevator

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Technical Room Garden Co-working space

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Ground Level Plan Credit: Michelle Salazar

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Ground Floor Aerial View

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Bedroom

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Balcony Terrace

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Level 1 Plan Credit: Michelle Salazar

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Living Room

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Bathroom

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Kitchen

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Dining

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Bedroom

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Elevator

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Balcony

Level 4 Plan Credit: Michelle Salazar

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Elevation NE Credit: Fernanda M. Fragoso

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Elevation SW Credit: Fernanda M. Fragoso

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Right: Terrace Below: Glass Ceiling Detail

Above: Stairs Right: Multi-Use Room

Section Cut Credit: Fernanda M. Fragoso

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Isometric Credit: Fernanda M. Fragoso

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Top:Spaces Right: Circulation and Uses Credit: Fernanda M. Fragoso

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Level 5 Terrace

Level 4

Residences*

Level 3 Corridors*

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Level 1 Multi-Use Room Public Entrance

Ground Level

Shared Spaces