Project · Change of use to residential · Nou Barris (Barcelona)

Change of use in Nou Barris: from bar-restaurant to a three-bedroom home

Conversion of an 86 m² restaurant unit on Sabastida street into a rental home. Once planning feasibility was confirmed, simple works with drywall partitions created a large living-dining-kitchen space, a bathroom and three bedrooms, with individual air conditioning in each room.

Vivienda resultante del cambio de uso de un local en la calle Sabastida, Nou Barris

The new home, where there used to be a bar.

86 m²

Area
Former bar-restaurant.

€28,000

Construction budget
Change of use and works.

3

Bedrooms
Plus a bathroom and one living area.

Certificate

Obtained
Ready to let as a home.

The brief

Making the most of a change of tenant

The owner had the unit let as a bar-restaurant and decided to use the tenant’s departure to turn it into a home and let it under the new use.

The first step was to check that it met the applicable planning requirements. With feasibility confirmed, we drew up the design and supervised the works through to the certificate of habitability.

Project data

  • Location: Sabastida street, Barcelona

  • Client: private

  • Year: 2018

  • Area: 86 m²

  • Construction budget: €28,000

  • Architects: Kaitek

Before

A bar-restaurant

The unit before the works.

Estado previo: el local como bar-restaurante
Estado previo: interior del antiguo bar

The unit had operated as a bar-restaurant, with a single open room, a bar counter and an industrial kitchen area.

After

A bright, efficient home

Simple works, good results.

Vivienda resultante del cambio de uso de un local en la calle Sabastida, Nou Barris
Cocina de la nueva vivienda con ventana y suelo de madera

The home has a large single space for living, cooking and dining, a bathroom and three bedrooms. New partitions were built in plasterboard and each room has its own air-conditioning unit for comfort and efficient energy use.

Drawings

From commercial unit to home

Before and after plans.

The plans show how the bar’s main room was turned into a three-bedroom home.

Planta del estado previo del local de la calle Sabastida
Planta de la vivienda resultante del cambio de uso

Before and after floor plans.

Frequently asked questions

Converting premises into a home

You need to check planning rules, the building’s bylaws and whether the unit can meet habitability requirements. It is the first thing we study.

Not always. Here, drywall partitions, new services and room-by-room air conditioning were enough, which kept the budget down.

Once the certificate of habitability is obtained after the works. We handle the application.

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