The creation of Custòdia—a new alliance of cooperatives dedicated to fostering affordable housing—invites us, as an architecture cooperative, to reflect on our role in the face of the housing crisis and the need to promote cooperative, sustainable models that are deeply rooted in the local area.
As the academic year draws to a close, Laboqueria Arquitectura highlights the teaching work of its partners, Ricard Grau and Alfons Tornero, in the field of Construction at La Salle Arquitectura—an activity that strengthens the link between professional practice, research, and the training of new generations of architects.
Laboqueria Arquitectura recently participated in the Arquitectura.Coop conference, an initiative promoted by various cooperatives and social economy entities with the aim of showcasing new ways of practicing architecture through cooperation, social commitment, and territorial transformation. The conference combined spaces for debate and reflection with an exhibition featuring experiences implemented by architecture cooperatives from across the country.
This summer, L’Ombra, a community climate shelter, has been installed in the Raval neighborhood. It’s designed as a space for rest, gathering, and protection from the increasingly intense effects of heat in public spaces.
The initiative is part of a broader process led by La Traginera, the Urban Community of the Ciutat Vella district, along with Impulsem and the Fundació Tot Raval. This process explores new forms of collective management of urban resources and community-based responses to the climate and energy challenges facing neighborhoods.
Architecture is undergoing a profound transformation. In a context marked by climate change, rising energy costs, and the need to rethink how we live, bioclimatic design is becoming a key tool for creating healthier, more efficient spaces that are better connected to their surroundings.
In this article, we explain how bioclimatic design is applied in real-world projects, both in the renovation of existing buildings and in new construction, based on our experience in residential and community projects in Catalonia.
As part of Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture, the Veïnat interview series, promoted by Girbau LAB in collaboration with Holon, continues to explore new ways of living through a contemporary perspective on shared laundry facilities, common spaces, and everyday coexistence.
One of the latest conversations in the series featured Ricard Grau, architect and partner at Laboqueria Arquitectura, as well as a member of the Repoblem association, an initiative focused on revitalizing micro-villages and promoting new rural life in Catalonia.
On April 16, Alfons Tornero, representing Laboqueria Arquitectura, participated in the Club Madera Networking 2026 held at EcoHUB, in Cabrera de Mar, a leading meeting dedicated to wood construction, innovation and sustainability in building.
At Laboqueria Arquitectura, we understand rehabilitation as an opportunity to recover the memory of places and adapt them to new ways of living. This house in Ametlla de Segarra, located in a small rural village in La Segarra, is the result of the respectful transformation of an old warehouse into a contemporary home, maintaining the essence of traditional architecture and its relationship with the surrounding context.
We are pleased to announce that Laboqueria Arquitectura, together with Diego Carrión Lobo, has participated in the competition for the new school complex in Saint-Aubin, Switzerland.
The proposal envisions a new educational complex integrated into the rural landscape and the historical context of the village, with the aim of strengthening the relationship between architecture, public space, and community. The project incorporates new school buildings and the renovation of an existing farmhouse, creating a coherent complex capable of evolving over time and adapting to the future needs of the municipality.
There’s a conversation we have almost every week in the studio. A developer arrives with a very clear mental sketch: how many floors, what kind of facade, the zoning regulations. And the first thing we do, before even starting any program, is go out and see the site together. Because in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), the site speaks to you. And if you don’t listen to it at the beginning, it screams at you when you’ve already spent six months on a multi-family building project that doesn’t fit.