Clara G

Architect working in the intersection of regenerative architecture, housing collectives and distributed technologies.

I leverage the power of self-organization and digital technology to bring housing and land commons to mainstream in order to ensure long-term housing affordability and protect resources for future generations.

 

DISTRIBUTED TECH (web3)

  • dOrg — Ops team at a service DAO (since late 2021)
  • W3ST — Advising on Architecture, Co-livings & Strategy (2022)
  • Communitaz — Community Housing DAO templates prototype (2020)
 

HOUSING COMMONS

Sant Miquel - Housing Co-op Policy Making

Urban and legal analysis to develop policies for a rural council to enhance affordable private and social housing commons (co-ops) in abandoned old buildings. Collab with Undos Arquitectes.

Fortià - Housing Co-op Incubation & Policy Making

Architecture, economic and legal study to develop an social co-op housing in stewardship model: 16 new-built homes with backyard in plots leased by the city council of Fortià. Kickstarting the project with already 10 families signed. Collab with Undos Arquitectes.

La Cellera de Ter - Housing Co-op Incubation & Policy Making

Architecture, economic and legal study to develop an social co-op housing in stewardship model: a refurbishment of two buildings to turned it into 7-apartments in two properties leased by the city council of La Pera. Collab with Undos Arquitectes.

Project advancing in only one of the properties to create a 3-apartment co-operative in a village.

 
Sarrià de Ter - Housing Co-op Project

Architecture, economic and legal study to develop a social co-op housing in stewardship model: an 8-apartment block with common spaces and shared facilities in a plot leased by the city council of Sarrià de Ter. Collab with Undos Arquitectes.

La Pera - Housing Co-op Project

Architecture, economic and legal study to develop an social co-op housing in stewardship model: a refurbishment of an abandoned re-known rural home to turned it into 10-apartment block with common spaces and shared facilities in a property leased by the city council of La Pera. Project is on stand-by. Collab with Undos Arquitectes.

Emprius Fundació - Member & Advisor

Network of sovereign rural intentional housing communities —co-ops entities wrapped in a foundation— to manage land, housing properties and knowledge as commons. The legal wrapper allow to maintain properties outside of the traditional market to ensure long-term price stability and inter-collective commons management.

MasiesxViure - Advisor

App-prototype to match all in the stakeholders involved in rural housing co-op projects in Catalunya to accelerate project development.

 

REGEN ARCHITECTURE

Girona House - Architecture & Photography

Project in collaboration with Auquer i Prats Arquitectures

Earth House - Photography

Project Auquer i Prats Arquitectures

Verges House - Architecture (WIP)

Project in collaboration with Auquer i Prats Arquitectures

Foixà Guest House- Architecture (unbuilt)

Project in collaboration with Auquer i Prats Arquitectures

Pirineu House - Architecture (WIP)

Project in collaboration with Auquer i Prats Arquitectures

Garrigoles House - Architecture (WIP)

Project in collaboration with Auquer i Prats Arquitectures

Elders residency in a rural public center - Architecture (unbuilt)

Project in collaboration with Carolina Mejía

Barragan Studio - Photography
 

COMMS

Talks
Research
  • University Capstone Project 2016-2017 — Intergenerational social center with senior cohousing residence
Press & Interviews
Visiting University Professor
 

MEDIA

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