La Borda housing cooperative is a development self-organised by its users to access decent, non-speculative housing that places its use value in the center, through a collective structure. There are three fundamental and cross-sectional principles of the project.

The first was to redefine the collective housing program. The program proposes stretching living from the private space to the public to enhance the community life. Community spaces are articulated around a central courtyard, reminiscent of the corralas, a typology of popular housing in central and southern parts of Spain.

Secondly, sustainability and environmental quality. The objective was to build with the lowest environmental impact possible, both in the construction work, during its life and, above all, achieving comfort in the homes with minimal consumption. 

Lastly, user participation. Self-promotion and subsequent collective management implies that the participation of future users in the process is the most important and differential variable of the project, generating a unique opportunity to meet their specific needs.

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