A Jaunty Video for the Time Poor: How much does it cost to build a house in Spain?
Author: Eco Vida Homes is a team of Architects, Technical Architects, Builders, an Engineer, and a Chartered Surveyor. We help people design and build beautiful energy efficient homes designed for Mediterranean living in Marbella and Southern Spain. There are two things that make us stand out: a sharp focus on our clients’ needs and everyContinue reading
Architects Fees Marbella and Costa del Sol
What does an architect charge in Marbella and the Costa del Sol? Conventionally they charge a percentage of the build cost. While there are no mandatory rates almost all architects quote the standard rates of their colegio. The percentages vary according to the scale of the project. The Architects Colleges that supervise the architects inContinue reading
Solar Orientation and Mediterranean Villa Design
The Grandfather Approach and Nuca I thought you might be interested to read what Domingo Cardenas, our head architect, recently wrote to one of our clients. It gives you a great insight into how we work and who we are. I have corrected only the odd spelling so, apart from that, these are Domingo’s exactContinue reading
Complete Modernisation of a 196Os villa near Marbella
This is orginally a 1960s villa that we have completely renovated. We opened up the inside to make a large open plan kitchen living room with access directly onto the shaded terrace. The appearance, energy efficiency, and ergonomics have been completely transformed.
Continue readingVilla Aurora El Madroñal Currently Under Construction 2019
This is a real dream home so well designed and in such a wonderful location and well placed to make the most of this perfect climate. It’s called Villa Aurora, the goddess of dawn, because it faces South East. A key feature is the roof top terrace which is available by footbridge from the topContinue reading
Beautiful Modern Villa Under Construction La Cala de Mijas Golf
This project was begun at the beginning of 2019 and will be finished by December. It’s an energy efficient villa of about 230sq m located in La Cala de Mijas Golf. It’s one of our favourite projects because it incorporates many of the design features we love and it’s also one of the least expensiveContinue reading
Classic Design Villa awaiting Building Licence El Rosario Marbella
This is a large elegant family villa that we are designing for our clients from Germany. The plot is in El Rosario which is an up market residential estate to the East of Marbella. We submitted the application for the building licence in May 2019. There are many delays at Marbella town hall and someContinue reading
Energy Efficient Villa in Torremolinos awaiting Building Licence
Our client is an architect from Ireland who chose this location very carefully. He can walk to the train station that takes him directly to the airport and travel easily for his work. It is a very energy efficient villa designed to make the most of the plot. It has 20 cm of insulation whichContinue reading
Torremuelle Benalmádena a beautiful villa awaiting building licence
This plot was a real find but took a couple of years to sort out. It’s in an elevated position in Torremuelle in Benalmadena. The plot is quite small and is not overlooked by any of the neighbours. It has views South and East and behind to the mountains and slightly obstructed views to theContinue reading
El Madroñal Benahavis: a beautiful contemporary villa under construction
This is a large villa in a beautiful mountain and wooded plot in El Madroñal, Benahavis, Marbella. Work began on site in January 2019. There is quite a steep slope and the regulations only allow two stories so the building steps down the slope. Parking is on the roof and there is a lift shaftContinue reading