El Tinglado

Architecture shaped by community

El Tinglado is a Barcelona cooperative working in architecture and technical services, community engagement, research and action, and urban planning. Its approach brings critical, cross-disciplinary analysis together with environmental and social sustainability, with an emphasis on practical solutions rooted in local communities.

Areas of work

• Architecture and technical services: Designing spaces and supporting building renovation, with attention to the environment throughout a building's life cycle.
• Community engagement: Facilitating collective processes and helping communities share responsibility, address intersecting needs, and work together.
• Research and action: Developing and sharing knowledge from a critical perspective, with particular attention to inequality.
• Urban planning and territory: Working at different scales, from public spaces to regional planning, guided by sustainability and the right to the city.

Projects across neighborhoods and regions

The cooperative's projects have included a community process to transform the Sanduzelai neighborhood, a study of life in cooperative housing, and an index tracking tourism pressure in Barcelona neighborhoods. Other work includes a rural innovation lab for farm diversification, research on commercial gentrification in Barcelona, improving access to Barcelona's Zona Franca district, and the redesign of Plaça de Can Baró.

Contact

For inquiries, email info@eltinglado.org. El Tinglado is on Facebook, Instagram, and X as @eltingladocoop.