Cottage & villa construction · Maresme · Vallès · Garraf · Penedès
We build single-family villas around Barcelona — from the architect's project and the llicència obra major to foundations, structural shell, MEP backbone, finishes and the cèdula d'habitabilitat. One contract from the first site visit to keys, including pool, photovoltaic and smart-home if the brief calls for it.
VILLA · MARESME · 2025
About the service
Building a cottage or villa around Barcelona involves the Ajuntament urban-planning office, a stamped architect's project, structural calculations, the llicència obra major, then 9-15 months of site work. Most owners try to coordinate this themselves and lose 3-6 months and €30-80k to misalignments. We absorb the whole chain.
Núria Bosch (COAC member) leads from feasibility (cèdula urbanística check, plot constraints, setbacks) through technical project, structural calculation, MEP design and the lighting plan. Stamped, ready for the Ajuntament.
We file the technical project with the Ajuntament, follow up on requerimientos, pay the fees on your behalf and bill them line-by-line. Typical timeline 3-6 months — we calibrate the build start to the permit clock so the team isn't waiting.
Excavation and foundations (concrete, sometimes piled in Maresme), structural shell (brick, steel-frame or passive-house build-up), roof, façade, MEP backbone (REBT-norm electrical, plumbing, ducted HVAC). Photos of every junction filed with the project.
Spanish Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación covers the entire structure for 10 years on every villa we hand over. Plus 24 months on workmanship from us. The LOE coverage transfers if you sell.
Villa quote · 7 questions, 2 minutes
Seven questions and we send a fixed quote within 5 working days of the site visit. The quote covers the architect's project, the llicència obra major, foundations, structural shell, MEP, finishes and the cèdula d'habitabilitat — by line, not in a lump.
Three villa packages
Three levels covering most villa projects in greater Barcelona. The structural shell is the same engineering standard across all three — the difference is in what goes on top.
Traditional Catalan brick construction, terracotta-tile pitched roof, white stucco façade, standard MEP backbone, mid-range finishes. Right for a 150-250 m² family home in Vallès or Penedès on a flat or gently sloping plot. Permit and project filed by us.
How we work · 6 stages
Villa construction has more legal dependencies than apartment work. Cèdula urbanística before project, project before permit, permit before excavation. We hold the sequence — that's how a villa hands over with the cèdula d'habitabilitat instead of a half-built shell waiting on a permit dispute.
Free 90-minute visit with Núria. We check the cèdula urbanística (plot constraints, setbacks, max height, max footprint), soil conditions, access for machinery, connection to water/sewer/electricity. Photos and notes filed before any quote.
Concept design, plans, sections, elevations. Structural engineer's calculation (foundations, slab, beams). MEP design (REBT-norm electrical, plumbing, HVAC). 3D visualisation. Two rounds of revisions before submission.
Project filed with the Ajuntament. Typical timeline 3-6 months for a single-family villa; longer if the plot has special protection or coastal zoning. We follow up on requerimientos so weeks aren't lost on missing paperwork.
Site preparation, excavation, concrete foundations (sometimes piled in Maresme cliff plots). Structural shell goes up: brick walls, concrete slab floors, roof structure. Inspections at each stage.
Roofing, insulation, façade cladding, all installations rough-in (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, photovoltaic if applicable), then finishes: tile, parquet, kitchen, bathrooms, custom joinery. Pool construction in parallel if specified.
System tests on every circuit and outlet, water-pressure tests, ventilation balancing, snag walk with you. Cèdula d'habitabilitat applied for and obtained — without it the villa cannot be legally occupied. Handover folder includes architect project, llicència, structural calculations, REBT certificate, cèdula, written warranty pack.
Materials & technical samples
A villa runs on the project file: structural calculations, MEP drawings, façade specs, photovoltaic layout, llicència obra major, cèdula d'habitabilitat, REBT certificate. Sample boards on the table at our Maragall showroom for stucco, travertine, walnut, brass, oak — and on-site for the structural and insulation samples.
PROJECT FILE · MARESME SITE TABLE
Common villa questions
Free first consultation with the architect
Send the plot location and your initial brief. Núria walks the plot with you, runs a feasibility study against the cèdula urbanística, and the fixed-price quote with the architect-project fee and permit timeline lands in your inbox within 5 working days. No deposit asked until you sign off the scope.
