Architecture and housing refurbishment in Vélez-Málaga have specific traits. As capital of the Axarquía area of Málaga and a residential reference of the eastern Costa del Sol, the municipality combines a historic core, contemporary developments around Torre del Mar and a consolidated stock of villas and single-family houses with clear room for improvement. At Klic Arquitectos we approach each refurbishment or new build in Vélez-Málaga from a careful reading of the plot and the existing house, and from a frank conversation with the owner about what to keep and what is worth transforming or extending.
Five keys to a residential project in Vélez-Málaga
1. Reading the plot and the existing house
For new builds we work the orientation, views (sea and Axarquía mountains), wind and slope. For refurbishments we start from an honest analysis of what is built: structural loads we can release, partitions that are surplus, services to renew and parts of the building worth keeping.
2. Refurbishment with detailed extension
Many existing villas in the area allow a measured extension that completes the programme without disfiguring the original piece. A new volume, a porch, an additional bedroom, an open day area: the detailed extension is a powerful design tool when executed with judgement.
3. Regulations: PGOU and CTE
We work within the Vélez-Málaga PGOU and the Andalusian building regulations. Compliance with the Spanish Technical Building Code (CTE-DB-HE energy efficiency, DB-SI fire safety, DB-SUA safety in use and accessibility, DB-HS hygiene, DB-HR noise protection) is central, also in refurbishments when overall compliance is affected and in extensions that require a permit.
4. Programme: living the villa with light and outdoors
Open day area connected with the outside, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe, secondary bedrooms with good light and efficient service areas. The interior-exterior transition (porch, terrace, pool, Mediterranean garden) is a protagonist in the eastern Costa del Sol climate.
5. Interior design coherent with the architecture
Interior design is not added at the end as decoration: it is part of the project from the first conversation. Warm palettes, occasional singular pieces (natural-fibre lamps, a freestanding bath, a sculptural staircase) and attention to detail distinguish a careful refurbishment from a mere build.
Refurbishment and rehabilitation in Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga and its surroundings (Torre del Mar, Caleta de Vélez, Almayate) have a residential stock from the 1980s-1990s with clear room for improvement: energy refurbishment of envelopes, services upgrades, accessibility improvements (DB-SUA), extensions, programme rethinking and full refurbishment with interior design. We support owners and investors through these processes.
Klic projects in Vélez-Málaga and the eastern Costa del Sol
- Casa Bluma · Refurbishment with extension and interior design (Vélez-Málaga)
- Casa Los Olivos · Villa refurbishment with interior design (Rincón de la Victoria)
- Casa Musé · Villa refurbishment
- Casa Punta Lara · House in Nerja
- Casa Thierry · Villa refurbishment
Working with us
If you are thinking of refurbishing your villa, extending it or building a home in Vélez-Málaga and need a team that combines architectural judgement, interior design and integral management of the commission, let’s talk. Contact Klic Arquitectos and we will study your case.
