Cohousing in Barcelona (ENG ED.)

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Architecture from / for the Community
David Lorente, Tomoko Sakamoto, Ricardo Devesa, Marta Bugés (eds.)

Barcelona offers a prime example of the co-housing model as an asset prized for its use value as opposed to investment. This book is a compilation of cooperative housing projects in Barcelona, both complete and under construction. It explains how the co-housing process is managed in terms of architecture, urban planning, financing, legality, and taxation, and delves into the experience of living in a community fueled by a cooperative spirit.
The content of the book presents designs for cooperative housing, accompanied by a critical vision of the model’s implications in terms of the transfer of use or co-living. Finished and inhabited projects are compiled along with ongoing projects, to offer a general view of this way of living in Barcelona. The case studies are explained by members of cooperatives, experts and designers who look at aspects of design, sustainability, construction and urban life. This book is a tool for understanding the design and construction of co-housing and the community life that goes on there.

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Editors: David Lorente, Tomoko Sakamoto, Ricardo Devesa, Marta Bugés
Size: 19,5 x 23,8 cm./ 7,6 x 9,3 in.
Pages: 220
Illustrations: Color
Cover: Softcover
Publication date: June 2023
Published by: Actar Publishers & Ajuntament de Barcelona
ISBN: English 9781638400905
Price: 39€/ $44,95/ £39

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Weight	1 kg
Authors	David Lorente, Tomoko Sakamoto, Ricardo Devesa, Marta Bugés (eds.)
excerpt	This book is a collection of cooperative housing projects in Barcelona, built and under construction

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