Ca l’Ordit is starting to take shape at the former Casernes de Sant Andreu. The promotion by the Sostre Cívic cooperative has 62 flats and adopts an inclusive residential model with nine homes for people with intellectual disabilities, in cooperation with the Grup Cooperatiu TEB. The site leasehold is part of the ESAL agreement with social organisations that provides municipal land for the promotion of protecting housing.
The project includes an inclusion project by Grup Cooperatiu TEB, which should set aside nine homes for some 14 people with intellectual disabilities. The flats have been conceived to be cognitively and physically accessible and to favour coexistence with the rest of local residents. Some of these flats will operate as supported homes with the rest as conventional flats for those with more autonomy.
The other 48 homes will share communal spaces such as rooftops, kitchens, laundry rooms and multi-purpose rooms. The project in the result of a participatory process of more than 18 months, where the future residents defined the internal organisation, shared spaces and model of coexistence. The work started in the spring and should conclude in 2027.
The ESAL agreement moves in the direction of 1,000 homes
The construction of Ca l’Ordit is part of the municipal strategy to increase the protected housing stock and consolidate collaboration with cooperatives and social promotors in the city. The deal has enabled 17 municipal sites to be activated since 2020, the goal being to reach 1,000 homes in ten years. Other developments in the programme continue to advance, such as the renovation of the block in Passeig de Borbó and the future promotion of 46 homes in C/ Binèfar.