Architects in Sant Cugat · Vallès

Houses in Vallès

Vallès is the land of the detached house with a plot: garden, pool, south-facing orientation and Collserola in the background. Here projects are decided on site, looking at how the light comes in, where the views are and how the house relates to its neighbours.

From our studio in Barcelona we reach Sant Cugat in less than half an hour, so we follow the construction closely.

Our work in Sant Cugat · Vallès

• AR07 · Two houses, one atmosphere. Two new-build semi-detached homes in Sant Cugat del Vallès that read as a single volume, with a timber-slatted façade and the pool as their only shared element.
• BO24 · A house that extends. Extension of an existing home in Sant Cugat: basement garage, a living room under a large circular skylight, two suites and an outdoor kitchen under a timber pergola that acts as an intermediate space between the original house and the new one.
• VI02 · A terraced house in La Garriga. Full renovation of a three-level house in Vallès Oriental, where the central staircase becomes an open-air courtyard that brings light and air to the whole house.

What we do in Vallès

• New build: detached or semi-detached houses, shaped by the topography and the orientation of the plot.
• Extensions: growing an existing house without breaking its proportions or its relationship with the garden.
• Full renovations: houses from the seventies, eighties and nineties that need a new layout, insulation and new services.
• Site supervision: following the construction, cost control and coordination with the builder.

Before you buy a plot

In Sant Cugat and in most towns of Vallès Occidental, the metropolitan master plan applies, with each town’s own amendments. Every plot has a zoning classification that sets what can be built: buildable area, site coverage, height, number of storeys and setbacks. You can check it on the Mapa urbanístic de Catalunya, but the detailed reading (and what really fits on your plot) is best done with an architect before you sign.

The slope of the land, the existing trees, vehicle access and utility connections also count. All of that changes the cost of the house as much as the square metres. If you are thinking of buying, read how to build a house in Sant Cugat del Vallès.

From permit to habitability certificate

A new-build house in Catalunya needs a basic design to apply for the permit, a construction design to build and, at the end, the completion certificate and the first-occupation habitability certificate. We draft the design, file it with the City Council and supervise the construction until handover.

How we start

The first visit is free. We come to the plot or to your house, listen to what you want to do and tell you what is possible.