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BCN YARD guides: Luxury renovation. 48 articles to help plan your project in Barcelona. Page 1.
A padel court at a villa needs about 10 by 20 metres inside the enclosure, 6 metres of clear height, a sloped base and approval from the ayuntamiento. Dimensions, noise, lighting and how a court differs from tennis.
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A private collection garage starts from the weight of the cars and the type of lift, not from the finish. Floor loading, surface, CTE ventilation, climate, fire measures and charging.
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How renovating a villa in Vinyet, Terramar and Can Girona differs from the old town: terrain, the coastal strip, the licence and logistics on narrow streets.
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Which authority issues the licence in Valldoreix and in Mirasol, how these areas differ for a renovation, and how to agree the work with the estate and neighbours.
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A house beside Collserola is renovated with an eye on the park plan, the fire strip and the slope. What to check before buying and pricing, and how to bring materials up narrow roads.
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Salt and wind hit the balcony, windows and hardware harder than the interior, where damp is the real problem. How Barceloneta and Port Olímpic differ and what the Coastal Law means.
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In a doorman building it is the statutes and the administrator who authorise work, not the doorman. How to notify, what happens with a deposit, how to bring in materials with one lift and what 1960s to 1980s buildings hide.
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Inside a tower you can change almost everything; outside, almost nothing without the community's agreement. We cover glazing, the lift and material logistics, wind noise and finishes for sea air.
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In 1930–70 buildings in Putxet and Farró, the layout with a service zone, old aluminium windows and a terrace on a slope decide most things. What can be changed, how to handle the common elements and what guardrail a terrace needs.
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The difference between Esquerra and Dreta runs through the building, not the side: protection, finishes, floors, noise and floor level. What to compare, where to find the protection entry and how to choose a flat for a luxury renovation.
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In Gràcia luxury is built from logistics, building protection and work in a small space. Material access through narrow streets, flats without a lift, local restrictions and what to check in a 1900s building before the design.
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A renovated flat saves time but keeps hidden works hidden; a flat to renovate gives control over layout and services. How to inspect someone else's renovation and judge a layout change.
View detailsWhat it costs to renovate 200 m2 in upper Barcelona, why the price per metre falls only partly on large areas, what stays expensive and how to split the budget by room.
View detailsMonth by month: survey, design, long-lead orders, licence, works and handover, and how the schedule changes when the layout moves.
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What actually changes between the three renovation tiers: services, sound insulation, joinery, lighting and quality control. BCN YARD reference prices excl. VAT: from 1,000, 2,000 and 3,000 €/m².
View detailsWe go through a luxury renovation budget chapter by chapter: what weighs most, what gets more expensive at the Signature tier and what is usually left out. Company reference: from 3,000 €/m² excl. VAT.
View detailsThe dirección facultativa is the team that checks the build follows the project and regulations: director de obra, director de ejecución and safety coordinator. We cover roles, when required and who pays.
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In high-end renovation, narrow specialists nearly always work through subcontracting, and that is normal. We cover the structure, the rules of Law 32/2006, the documents to request and the contractor's responsibility.
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The first meeting with a designer reveals their working method if you ask the right questions: who runs the project, how samples are approved, what happens with delays and how remote communication works.
View detailsA design contract sells not construction but an intellectual deliverable: drawings, material selection, supervision. We cover the content of the project, the revision limit, ownership of documents and responsibility for delivery.
View detailsStudios charge by fixed fee per stage, percentage of the works, per square metre or by the hour. We cover what each model includes, where conflicts of interest arise and what to put in the contract.
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Photos show composition and light, but not joints, sound, budget or schedule. We look at how to tell a built project from a render and what to ask about each portfolio item.
View detailsOne company for design and build gives speed and a single point of responsibility; separate firms give independent oversight. We compare the models honestly and show what to check whichever you choose.
View detailsA designer, an architect and a contractor solve different problems and sign for different things. We look at when one is enough, when you need a team and how to avoid a beautiful picture that cannot be built.
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