Rehabilitation of buildings in Alicante

Working in the rehabilitation of buildings in Alicante, involves projecting on a different scale. A size that influences the city and the urban environment and is therefore related to other agents that must be taken into account. The rehabilitation of a building involves projecting on the history of that building but it is also working and discussing with neighbors and agents who are closest to it. It involves a more detailed analysis where each construction solution must be thoroughly analyzed to ensure its technical and economic solvency for the work.

At Cronotopos we are specialized in working with history and in rehabilitating and changing the use of buildings to obtain the maximum profitability from them. We know the real estate market and we are able to find the needs of an environment to transform them into opportunities maximizing, in this way, the profitability for the developer. Our work in the rehabilitation of a building is based on the following order of factors.

1.1
MARKET RESEARCH

We carry out this study according to the type of exploitation that the client wants, whether it is for immediate sale, ordinary or vacation rental or any type of activity oriented to the tertiary sector. This report contains information related to the economic viability, the economic investment depending on the type of work, as well as other reports related to the urban compatibility of use and urban planning according to the General Plan. The estimated duration of this study is one month. Our main sector is located in the rehabilitation of buildings in Alicante, although we have some building rehabilitation work done in locations such as Zaragoza or Borja.

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PRE-PROJECT PHASE

Once the focus of the project has been chosen, we begin with the formalization of the idea through the realization of sketches, the drawing of plans and realistic images. This development process is carried out jointly with the client and frequent meetings are held. It is a conceptual process in which the economic factor also plays a role in its development. It generally lasts 2 months.

1.3
PHASE
OF PROJECT

In order to obtain an urban or environmental license, an execution project is needed that complies with the current regulations, among which are the PGOU (General Urban Development Plan), the CTE (Technical Building Code), the REBT (Low Voltage Electrical Regulation), among others… This is the phase in which the building rehabilitation project must be conveniently documented to identify the parts of the project that remain unchanged and those where there is still some room for maneuver depending on the results that are obtained in the course and execution of the work.

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COMMENCEMENT AND STAKING OUT OF WORK

Building rehabilitation is a branch of the profession that requires constant attention and immediate rethinking. Prior to the beginning of the execution of the work, we like to work with testing and technical control organizations that verify the construction systems. These tests, although they involve an additional cost to the work, are always profitable because the information they provide allows a good staking out of the work. Our stakings are weekly as well as the budget measurements and the approvals or not of modifications, if any. At all times we have an economic control that ensures a return on investment for the developer.

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NEGOTIATIONS
NEIGHBORHOODS

As architects, accustomed to working with neighboring communities, we know how difficult it is to reach agreements between co-owners, that is why we work to deal with all kinds of neighborhood processes. Our mission is always to find a solution that meets the needs of all co-owners, no matter how far apart they may be. We are able to see opportunities for all parties both at the beginning of the building rehabilitation work and during the rehabilitation.

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GRANT PROCESSING

Due to the progressive aging of cities and the inversion of the demographic pyramid, the construction trend is moving towards a renovation market, leaving the expansive and suburban trend of the last decades in the background. The government and various European initiatives are promoting such renovations. Some of them are the subsidies for the rehabilitation of buildings. We process this type of subsidies, sometimes obtaining the return of up to 50% of the requested amount.

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END OF WORK

As an architectural firm, we accompany you throughout the entire process and make sure that you have the development in order at all times. This involves the management of all the necessary supplies, first occupancy licenses, energy certificates, joint procedures with technical control bodies (OCTs) etc. …. Our projects are complete when the rehabilitated building is ready to be used.