How to improve the distribution of an apartment in the Eixample of Barcelona
Update what time has made obsolete or outdated Over time, homes end up being outdated in some aspects. One of the most obvious is that of the facilities, which are rendered obsolete by the appearance of new materials [...]
Kaitek Arquitectura winner of the contest for the IMMB
A contest of the Institut Municipal de Mercats de Barcelona The works tendered in the contest consists of the Technical Inspection of the buildings surrounding the Abaceria market, located in the Gràcia district. This market has been demolished [...]
Change of use: 7 basic checks
Things you need to know to convert a premises into a home Many people contact us to request information on the feasibility of converting a premises into a home. With the aim of helping you to know what initial conditions [...]
The 10 main tips to buy and arrange a flat to live in Barcelona
1. Be sure that you won’t expend a lot in structure reparations or other expensive issues It happens that a lot of from 50’s to 70’s spanish buildings are made with a sort of concrete called “aluminious” that means [...]
Aids for the rehabilitation of buildings in Catalonia, 2021
Common conditions It must be taken into account that in order to access the aid, general requirements are demanded that are common in all the subsidy lines: having the building's energy efficiency certificate and the ITE building's technical [...]
The proper sort of structure to build a extension above a Building
Se puede conseguir ampliar una vivienda unifamiliar aumentando su altura y ganándole una o varias plantas. Conocida como remonta, esta práctica es cada día más habitual en ciudades como Barcelona, donde el tejido urbano está muy colmatado edificatoriamente hablando. [...]
The 10 most frequent errors in the measurements of the architects
“All idiots. They always forget the stairs of the houses ” in this way he referred to the architects Gustave Flaubert in the book Dictionary of Topics. Certainly the writer was very hard on us, but there is some [...]
3 reasons to open a restaurant in Barcelona in COVID times
El 12 de mayo, el diario La Vanguardia publicó los resultados de un estudio de la CEHE en torno al impacto de la COVID-19 en el sector de la hostelería y restauración de la ciudad de Barcelona. Basándose en [...]
Filter ventilation importance for health in buildings
La ventilación de doble flujo no sólo es fundamental en la eficiencia energética sino que es muy importante para que en el interior de nuestros hogares respiremos un aire de mejor calidad. Sin moho, con una humedad adecuada, etc. [...]