SenEctA
SenEctA (2026)
La Ciutat Proactiva 2025, BIT Habitat, Ajuntament de Barcelona
€ 100.000
€ 39.635,80
Advanced Architecture Lab
SenEctA is an initiative to adapt the public space to the aging population in Barcelona by establishing a network of living labs . The project combines computational data analysis, citizen science, and digital fabrication to co-design and prototype urban solutions that improve the accessibility, safety, and intergenerational social fabric of neighborhoods like Nou Barris.
IAAC (coordinator), Equal Saree, LaMaquina, Noumena
The project
SenEctA is an urban innovation project developed within the framework of *La Ciutat Proactiva 2025*, promoted by BIT Habitat and Ajuntament de Barcelona. It operates at the intersection of advanced architecture, urban analysis, participatory design, and digital fabrication, proposing a living labs model to address aging through public space.
Our Contribution
IAAC, through the Advanced Architecture Group, coordinates SenEctA and contributes to its methodological development, urban innovation strategy, and computational approach. Together with Equal Saree, LaMáquina, and Noumena, the project builds a multidisciplinary process that connects data, participation, design, and fabrication in order to rethink how public space can respond to aging.
Who is it for?
SenEctA is intended for older adults, caregivers, neighborhood communities, public institutions, and local stakeholders committed to shaping more inclusive and care-centered urban environments. More broadly, it offers a living labs model for cities seeking new ways to respond to aging through collective intelligence and spatial innovation.
