Zumtobel Group Award 2021 | Buildings | The Winner: La Borda Housing Cooperative

The prize in the Buildings category – represented by the Zumtobel brand – has been awarded to the architecture cooperative Lacol for its project La Borda Housing Cooperative in Barcelona, Spain. The six-storey timber structure – at the time of construction the country’s tallest wooden structure and itself a praiseworthy example of architectural achievement and environmental sustainability – offers collective housing and was created in 2012 from a neighbourhood initiative looking to find a solution to the lack of access to living space.

Interview:
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Snøhetta (Norway) & Jury Chairman 2021
Ian Ritchie, Ritchie*Studio (UK) & Jury Member 2021