Guide to co-operative housing in rural areas

We’re very pleased to present the “Guide to co-operative housing in rural areas”, written by Estel Jou (architect, member of 1&2 Arquitectura) and Clara Gromaches (architect), with contributions from Adela Geli (urban planner) and Oscar López (economist). The guide is an adaptation of a previous report by the authors that we felt would be very useful to make available to everyone.

The document is meant to support people who have identified a property in a village and are considering buying it to set up a shared housing project. The document goes through the various technical and legal requirements we need to consider in order to think about what political and architectural project could work for a property in a rural setting. From the building work we might do, to the legal structure for ownership, via living arrangements and concrete inspiring examples.

Publication date: February 2025