Passive House in Cross Laminated Timber: Sotogrande
This villa has a 321 sq m built area on a plot of 1124 sq m in near Sotogrande, San Roque, Cadiz. We are currently waiting for the Building Licence Approval. The building will be to passive House standards. The German Institute of Passive Houses is the leading authority on energy efficient houses. The keyContinue reading
Design Your Villa for Clean Air
We tend to think of ourselves as safe inside our modern homes. We walk through our front door and we shut out all the nasty things outside: the weather, air pollutants ………. office politics and we feel we can relax and be safe. #healthyhousedesign Unfortunately maybe there are some nasty things inside our home thatContinue reading
Natural Light Design Features for Health and Well Being
We all know that light affects our moods. If you wake up and it’s a sunny day you can feel full of joy and the whole day rolls out well. Wake up and it’s cold and grey and the opposite happens. Sunshine! It’s one of the reasons we Northern Europeans are living in Spain: #healthyhousedesignContinue reading
Initial Designs for Beautiful Mediterranean Villa in Benahavis Marbella
These are the initial designs for a beautiful energy efficient villa designed for Mediterranean living. The location is La Quinta, Benahavis. At the moment we are looking at 5 en-suite bedrooms and a study, with an open plan living sitting dining room overlooking the shaded terrace and swimming pool facing the views South East acrossContinue reading
Villa Extension in La Carolina Marbella: Waiting For Building Licence
This is a two story extension to a 50 year old villa in La Carolina Marbella. The extension, around the tower, provides a bigger kitchen and bedrooms and a roof terrace. The application for the building licence was submitted in December 2019.
Continue readingContemporary Energy Efficient Villa in Elviria Marbella
SUMMER 2023 UPDATE As you can see from the photographs this property is now finished. Its a modern contemporary design in the popular district of Elviria to the East of Marbella. Its a beautiful energy efficient villa designed for Medterranean living! Here are some of the things that stand out for me: the chill outContinue reading
Can You Have Separate Suppliers Independent of the Main Contractor?
We recently had a client suggest that an element of the build was provided by a separate supplier independent of the main contractor. He was quite reasonably trying to save money. He had a price from the separate supplier to do one thing. He knew that if the supplier became a subcontractor, then the mainContinue reading
An Evaluation of the Property Market in Spain 2019 and 2020
Barbara Wood, the foremost buyer’s agent in Spain, has written a detailed and erudite article about the prospects for the property market in Spain in 2020. She has analysed the data in detail, and combined this with her considerable experience, to produce some well-informed insights. Here is the article on her website. And here areContinue reading
