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Published on 4 Comments on Lovely Country Style House in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres (Barcelona)

5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, Swimming-pool, Seaside Resort, Luxury property, In Urban Area, Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Barcelona

565 m2 on three floors in prime area of Maresme. On the lower floor there is a garage with space for three cars, a basement of 60 m2 and storage room of 10m2.

On the first floor are the kitchen with access to garden, living an iron place and a guest room with bathroom.

The house has a two-level living room with fireplace and access to the porch.

On the top floor is the children's area with games room and two bedrooms with their own bathrooms. It also has suite with shower and bath tub with exit to the terrace.

More information on the following link: spainhouses.net

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Published on Leave a comment on Sustainable Building in Pamplona, Navarra, by Vaillo-Irigaray

Gamesa is a multinational company engaged in the manufacture and maintenance of wind turbines for green energy production. The building is situated in a micro-suburban landscape into a business park. This technology park, located in Pamplona (Navarra), is characterized by an implantation of buildings in isolation, in a green environment. Surrounded by road links, the project responds as a great infraestructural milestone, as a large transparent tank. An autonomous geometry floating on a green hillside.

Carrying out an exercise of coherence and economy of means, the intention is to meet the requirements of the property with minimal resources:

-The visibility and positioning of the building.
- Interior nighttime lighting for safety.
- Transparency of the facade and interior-exterior bidirectional visibility.
- And, very important, reducing energy consumption of all facilities.

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Published on Leave a comment on Benidorm’s prized high-rise tower becomes a symbol of incompetence

In May 2012, when Benidorm government officials climbed up the InTempo - the European Union's tallest residential building still under construction - for a photo op, they had an idea. The twin towers joined at the top by a cone were to become a symbol of the post-crisis takeoff of the Spanish city of skyscrapers par excellence.

intempo4 300x255 - Benidorm's prized high-rise tower becomes a symbol of incompetenceBut in late December, with 94 percent of the building completed and 35 percent of units sold, Spain's bad bank, Sareb, announced that it was taking on the loan that a savings bank had extended to the developer eight years ago.

By that time, a construction firm, Olga Urbana, pompously advertised what was going to be "an unquestionable banner of the future." The landmark building would rise meters up into the clouds. The now-defunct Caixa Galicia extended a 92-million euro loan in 2005 - a mortgage that ended up at Nova Caixa Galicia following the merger of Galician savings banks. Now Sareb has assumed the loan for 46 million euros, representing a debt release of 50 percent.

The inauguration was initially scheduled for mid-2009, then pushed back to the summer of 2011. For months, it was evident that no progress was being made at all on the site. But the project's real situation did not emerge until last week, and it is a complex one: although the loan belongs to Sareb, the contract shows that building itself is the property of Olga Urbana, and only a realtor called Maxxima may sell it.
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Published on 2 Comments on Minimalist white villa for sale in Ibiza, Balearic Islands

5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, Swimming-pool, 1st Row from the Sea, Brand New, Luxury property, In Urban Area, Balearic Islands

Ibiza Villa in 1st sea line in Talamanca, plot of approx 2000 m2, house 300 m2 with 5 bedrooms, garden, swimming pool, room service has 1 detached house, 1 large suite upstairs with bathroom. The bottom has 3 bedrooms.

More information on the following link: spainhouses.net

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Published on 1 Comment on Architecture in Spain: Sports Centre in Langreo, Asturias

Langreo, located in Asturias  (Northern Spain), is a place where you would be forgiven for gaining the impression that free space was at a premium. A combination of topography, industry and a dense housing footprint give credance to first impressions. ACXT architects were set the unenviable task of converting an old coalfield into something very different.

The Sports and Leisure Centre attempts to create a new open landscape rather than just a new building. It minimizes the impact of its volume. It plays with imaginary tectonic forces acting on the valley by folding the ground. The building is a composition of folds, of green waves correlated with the different interiors. The aim of the design was to provide a model for the redevelopment of the immediate area. The surface area of the green roofs could be extended to form plazas and gardens in adjacent areas currently occupied by ruined buildings.

The L-shaped area where the building is erected, is a highly constrained space. Its boundaries include a train commuter platform, police headquarters, the Nalón River and the local football field.

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Published on 1 Comment on New lease of life for coastal properties in Spain

Reforms to the Coastal Law in Spain are affecting the value of properties and there are reports of a frenzy of activity in some locations.

1110056 51307 1 300x199 - New lease of life for coastal properties in SpainThe changes to the law, which effectively nationalised the whole coast of Spain when it was introduced in 1988, allows refurbishments of homes close to the seafront, and creates a market for longer leases, opening up investment opportunities for those in the know.

Owners of expropriated homes that were legally built before the Ley de Costas were given a 30 year concession of use, effectively a type of lease, many of which were due to expire in 2018.

Now the Ley de Costas has been reformed, extending concessions from 30 years to 75 years and making it legal to buy and sell concessions that before could only be inherited. As a result, concessions are now much more valuable.
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Published on 1 Comment on Luxury house for sale in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres (Barcelona)

4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, Swimming-pool, Seaside Resort, Second Hand, Luxury property, In Urban Area

Beautiful design house in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Barcelona. Peace and relaxation is what this place offers. Comfort, luxury and good taste. With an area of ​​1500m2, the house is spread over three floors connected by stairs and an elevator. It has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, incredible terraces overlooking the garden, pool, garage for 6 cars and recreation area.

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Published on Leave a comment on Temporary injunction against Andalusia anti-eviction decree

The Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered a temporary injunction against the controversial anti-evictions decree passed earlier this year by the Andalusian government until it can resolve the constitutionality of the measure.

1019884 15724 1 - Temporary injunction against Andalusia anti-eviction decreeThe Rajoy administration filed a suit against the law on June 28. In its ruling, the top court said it was ordering a temporary halt in applying the decree as a precautionary measure until it can study the case.

The decree, passed by the Socialist regional government of José Antonio Griñán, protected the most vulnerable from being evicted from their homes as a result of foreclosures. It also allowed the Andalusian government to take over any empty property owned by the banks and to let people who have been evicted live there for up to three years. The regional government would pay a nominal rent to the banks.
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Published on 4 Comments on A beautiful villa in a beautiful place to live: Tarifa, Cádiz

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Area Lot 2,100m2, Built area 270m2, Swimming-pool, Seaside Resort, Second Hand, Luxury property, In Urban Area, In a mountain area, Tarifa, Cádiz

Spectacular 270 m2 Villa consisting of 4 bedrooms, all with wardrobes, 2 bathrooms, 1 toilet, spacious kitchen, 2 lounges and terraces. In addition, it boasts central heating, wooden floor, ironing room, storage room, irrigating system and alarm. It is located in El Cuartón residential area (Tarifa) on a 2,100 m2 plot, with unbelievable views over the Straits and Africa.

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Published on Leave a comment on Architecture in Spain: The Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba

The Mezquita dates back to the 10th century when Córdoba reached its zenith under a new emir, Abd ar-Rahman 111 who was one of the great rulers of Islamic history. At this time Córdoba was the largest, most prosperous cities of Europe, outshining Byzantium and Baghdad in science, culture and the arts. The development of the Great Mosque paralleled these new heights of splendour.

Today the Mezquita as it is known can be visited throughout the year. The approach is via the Patio de los Naranjos, a classic Islamic ablutions courtyard which preserves both its orange trees and fountains. When the mosque was used for Moslem prayer, all nineteen naves were open to this courtyard allowing the rows of interior columns to appear like an extension of the tree with brilliant shafts of sunlight filtering through.

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