SERVICES
"Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of volumes brought together in light" - Le Corbusier
Architecture and urban design for third parties
At ACRE we take on architecture and urban design work of every kind for third parties. We focus on understanding our clients’ needs and the essence of their project so that we can design, refurbish and build architecture that goes beyond what they expected.
Building refurbishment
We specialise in the refurbishment of historic buildings. The work centres on improving energy performance, meeting the safety and habitability requirements a home must satisfy, improving accessibility, bringing in interior daylight and exterior ventilation, and making better use of space while keeping the character and unique detail of the building.
Residential architecture
We understand housing as spaces that improve the lives of the people who use them. We combine innovation, design and energy efficiency with elements that make the shared areas worth using, in settings where the contemporary and the natural sit together.
Luxury homes
On projects where we build luxury homes we take every client requirement into account to create bespoke, singular, generous and light-filled spaces, with high quality of materials and detail and energy efficiency as the central axis of the project, because that is what comfort rests on.
Offices and corporate architecture
Corporate and service-sector architecture covers offices, hotels, retail and leisure. We design these spaces to be functional, attractive, accessible and comfortable for clients and staff alike.
Schools and healthcare buildings
Public-facing architecture is conceived as an essential service to society: buildings for education, health, culture, transport and leisure. It is where ecological design and innovation matter most, in the places a community cannot do without.
Industrial architecture
Industrial architecture as a style emerged in the nineteenth century, after the first Industrial Revolution. It stands on five qualities: functionality, efficiency, simplicity, durability and flexibility of materials.
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
At ACRE Arquitectura we manage property developments end to end, both our own and on behalf of third parties. We deliver residential schemes of every kind — detached houses, apartment buildings, terraced housing and luxury homes — adapting to the characteristics of the site and to the client’s constraints and requirements.
End-to-end management and development of schemes for third parties
Acting as delegated developers, we run every phase of the development and management of a scheme to the highest quality standards, keeping the client’s needs in view at all times and working with transparency and clear advice throughout the process.
Financial analysis and cost planning
Feasibility study
Advice on and acquisition of the site
Construction programming
Contract negotiation: suppliers, subcontractors and main contractor
Permits and licensing
Management of the architectural design
Cost control
Development and construction
Building management after completion
Development of our own schemes
We assess the viability of the project, select the site, design the schematic proposal, produce the planning and detailed design, run the construction tender and direct and manage the works — exactly as we do on developments for third parties.
Get in touch with our practice
Tell us about your project and we will be glad to get back to you and make it happen.