Sustainable building, sustainable living

摘要

La Borda is a housing co-operative in Barcelona, which is managed by its inhabitants. The idea was born in 2012, a project driven by the community as part of the process of recovering the unused industrial premises of Can Batlló. La Borda comprises 28 housing units and is located on public land, with a lease of 75 years. Words George Kafka Photography Lacol, Líuc Miralles, Anna Bosch Miralpeix, Chopo Peering over the steel balustrade from the sixth floor of La Borda, the co-operative housing project close to Barcelona's Sants district, I see and hear kids playing. My visit coincides with the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Spain, so its young residents are still homefrom school. Indeed, my visit isn't actually a visit at all: I glimpse inside the structure via video call in the same way we have all 'visited' friends, family or colleagues for much of this year. Inside La Borda however, it seems that social distancing works a little differently.