{"id":15433,"date":"2026-05-10T19:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klicarquitectos.com\/architecture-housing-velez-malaga\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T08:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:09:06","slug":"architecture-housing-velez-malaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klicarquitectos.com\/en\/blog\/architecture-housing-velez-malaga\/","title":{"rendered":"Residential architecture and renovation in V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga \u00b7 Klic Arquitectos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residential architecture and home renovation in V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga<\/strong> have a character of their own. As the capital of M\u00e1laga\u2019s Axarqu\u00eda<\/strong> region and a residential benchmark on the eastern Costa del Sol<\/strong>, the municipality combines a historic core, contemporary developments around Torre del Mar and an established stock of villas and detached houses with clear room for improvement. At Klic Arquitectos we approach every home renovation or new build in V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga<\/strong> from a careful reading of the plot and the existing house, and from a frank conversation with the owners about what is worth keeping and what makes sense to transform or extend.<\/p>

Five keys to a residential project in V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga<\/h2>

1. Reading the plot and the existing house<\/h3>

In new builds we work with orientation, views (the sea and the Axarqu\u00eda mountains), wind and slope. In renovations we start from an honest analysis of what is already built: structural loads we can relieve, surplus partition walls, services that need renewing and parts of the building worth keeping.<\/p>

2. Renovation with a carefully detailed extension<\/h3>

Many existing villas in the area can take a measured extension that completes the programme without disfiguring the original building. A new volume, a porch, an extra bedroom, an open-plan living area: a carefully detailed extension is a powerful design tool when it is carried out with sound judgement.<\/p>

3. Regulations: PGOU and CTE<\/h3>

We work within the V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga PGOU (general urban development plan) and Andalusian building regulations. Compliance with the CTE, the Spanish Technical Building Code (DB-HE energy efficiency, DB-SI fire safety, DB-SUA safety in use and accessibility, DB-HS health and hygiene, DB-HR protection against noise), is central, including in renovations that affect overall compliance and in extensions that require a building permit.<\/p>

4. Programme: living in the villa with light and the outdoors<\/h3>

An open-plan living area connected to the outdoors, a master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe, well-lit secondary bedrooms and efficiently planned service areas. The transition between inside and outside (porch, terrace, pool, Mediterranean garden) takes centre stage in the climate of the eastern Costa del Sol.<\/p>

5. Interior design in keeping with the architecture<\/h3>

Interior design is not added at the end as decoration: it is part of the project from the very first conversation. Warm palettes, the occasional statement piece (natural-fibre lamps, a freestanding bath, a sculptural staircase) and attention to detail are what set a carefully crafted renovation apart from a mere building job.<\/p>

Renovation and refurbishment in V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga<\/h2>

V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga and its surroundings (Torre del Mar, Caleta de V\u00e9lez, Almayate) have a housing stock dating from the 1980s and 1990s with clear room for improvement: energy upgrades to building envelopes, updated services, better accessibility (DB-SUA), extensions, a rethink of the layout and full renovations with interior design. We support owners and investors throughout these processes.<\/p>

Klic projects in V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga and on the eastern Costa del Sol<\/h2>