To celebrate World Architecture Day on the first Monday in October, the Gipuzkoa branch of the Official Basque-Navarrese Architects’ Association (COAVN) has drawn up a programme to highlight the importance of building renovation and urban regeneration. As a central event,
Opengela is a one-stop-shop renovation service in Basque Country, Spain. The project uses an economically viable business model which includes the active engagement of citizens and an innovative financial instrument. This ensures that the renovation service is suitable for vulnerable populations. After
Since its launch in 2019, the Opengela urban regeneration project has among its priorities the exchange of information and good practices with other similar experiences that are implementing One-Stop-Shops (OSS) in Europe. To date, there have been exchanges with four
Representatives of REGENERATE Illes Balears visit Otxar Opengela At a double technical conference held in Bilbao, both European projects exchanged experiences and good practices to be applied in their urban regeneration services. The experience gained in the two years of
Miguel de los Toyos, Deputy Minister for Territorial Planning and Urban Agenda of the Basque Government and Jon Bilbao, Councillor for Housing and President of Bilbao Municipal Housing, at Otxar Opengela The Deputy Minister for Territorial Planning and Urban Agenda
Interview – Miguel de los Toyos, Deputy Minister for Territorial Planning and Urban Agenda of the Basque Government Miguel de los Toyos, Deputy Minister for Territorial Planning and Urban Agenda of the Basque Government Miguel de los Toyos took office
The essence of the Opengela project is urban regeneration and, specifically, the refurbishment of buildings. Both Txonta, in Eibar, and Otxarkoaga, in Bilbao, are making progress in the work of the communities that have joined the programme. The first building
For the Opengela model to be replicated in any city, it is necessary to lay the foundations for the way the neighbourhood offices operate and for each one of them to be organised according to common requirements, beyond the particularities
Ignacio de la Puerta and Miguel de los Toyos, Director and Deputy Minister for Territorial Planning and Urban Agenda of the Basque Government The extraordinary contribution from the Basque Government’s Berpiztu programme will enable work to be carried out on
During the EU Green Week, regions and energy agencies are brought together to discuss renovation strategies. Opengela will present its urban regeneration project at ‘Deep Retrofit Community of Practice: Highly ambitious regions and projects across Europe’ web conference on 9
