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Technical visit and survey
Occupancy, escape routes, ceiling height, existing services and what the lease and the statutes permit.
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Office renovation in Barcelona
A good office is judged by how it sounds, how it is lit and how it works. Almost never by the finishes.
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Short answer
The four things that decide whether an office works
A fit-out of one typical floor covering finishes and services runs €350–€700/m² over six to twelve weeks, and phasing it around a business that stays open extends that in proportion to the number of sectors. The quote is itemised by trade after the technical visit, because rebuilding acoustics, climate control and cabling is a different job from refreshing the finishes. Spend the budget in this order: acoustics, lighting, zoned climate control, cabling. Furniture last, and none of the four is solved by furniture.
| Priority | What it actually means | Cost of getting it wrong |
|---|---|---|
| Acoustics | Absorbent ceiling, wall panels, call booths | Open plan unusable for focused work |
| Lighting | 4000 K over desks, no glare on screens | Eye strain, blinds permanently shut |
| Zoned climate | Separate control by orientation and use | Half the floor cold, half too warm |
| Cabling | Data and power at every desk, spare capacity | Surface trunking ruining a new finish |
Acoustics
Retrofitting absorption into an open plan that is already finished means taking the new ceiling back down, which is why it is decided before anything visible is installed and never the line to cut.
Lighting
Neutral around 4000 K over the desks, warmer in break areas, and no glare on screens — which in Barcelona usually arrives with the afternoon sun on a west facade rather than from the fittings.
Zoned climate control
Zoning by orientation and by use costs less than the permanent argument about the thermostat, and it matters more here than in colder cities because a south-west facade in July behaves nothing like an interior room.
Cabling and connectivity
Spare capacity is the cheapest thing to over-provide while the floor is open, and the cheapest thing to regret once it is closed.
Regulations
What Spanish rules require of a workplace
An office is not a dwelling and is not a shop: it has its own requirements, and they constrain the layout from the first sketch.
To verify before designing
- Escape routes: travel distances, corridor widths and number of exits according to occupancy
- Fire protection: signage, emergency lighting, extinguishers and compartmentation
- Accessibility: entrance, adapted WC and circulation widths
- Ventilation and air renewal rates for the occupancy you expect, not the one you have today
- WCs by number of people
Licencia de activitat, explained
It is the municipal authorisation for carrying on a business activity in a given unit, separate from any works permit. Most straightforward office use falls under a responsible declaration lodged with the council, but change the use, raise the occupancy or touch escape routes and it becomes a formal application with a technical project. It is checked before designing because it can change how many people the floor is permitted to hold.
What the comunidad controls
Even as a tenant of a whole floor, the building envelope is not yours. Outdoor condensing units on the facade or roof, penetrations for ducting, extra intake grilles and any change to the entrance normally need the comunidad to consent, and the statutes may restrict business use outright. Both are checked in week one, not discovered in week six.
Execution
Renovating without shutting the business
Most offices cannot close. Working in phases has to be planned in the quote and priced into it, not improvised once the first sector is stripped.
How we organise it
- Division into sectors with temporary dust-tight partitions
- Noisy trades concentrated outside working hours, within the hours the building permits
- Internal moves scheduled with the company, sector by sector
- Critical services switched over without loss of connectivity
- Cleaning at the end of every shift in the areas still in use
Landlord, tenant and who pays for what
In a leased office the split between the two matters more than any finish decision: which works revert to the landlord at the end, which need written consent under the lease, and whether the reinstatement clause obliges you to undo them. We put the scope in writing in a form you can send to a landlord for approval before anything is ordered.
Managing a fit-out from another country
Companies whose management sits abroad get the same routine as our non-resident owners: weekly photo report, a named site manager who answers directly, decisions requested one at a time in writing with the cost difference attached, and payments tied to certified progress rather than to the calendar. We deal with the administrador de fincas, the council paperwork and the neighbours so none of it lands on someone in another time zone.
How we work
From first contact to handover
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Quote itemised by trade
Within 48 hours, with acoustics and climate control priced as separate lines instead of hidden in a total.
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Paperwork and consents
Activity declaration or licence, comunidad consent for facade units, landlord approval where the lease requires it.
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Phased build
Sector by sector behind dust-tight partitions, noisy work outside business hours, services switched without downtime.
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Handover and guarantee
Joint inspection with the office in use, snagging corrected and a written guarantee on the work.
Frequently asked
What clients ask most
It varies widely with scope, and we price it by trade after the technical visit and after checking what the activity regulations require, because those can change the layout and therefore the figure.
Yes, in sectors behind dust-tight partitions with the noisy trades outside business hours. It lengthens the programme and raises the cost, so we price both options at the start.
Acoustics. It is the number one complaint in offices that have just been finished to a high standard in every other respect.
It depends on the scope. Straightforward interior work is usually covered by a prior notification; changing the use or occupancy, or affecting escape routes and fire protection, requires a licence with a technical project.
Six to twelve weeks for finishes and services on one typical floor, and longer if it is phased around a business that keeps trading — which is why the sequence is agreed before the first partition goes up.
Next step
Shall we talk about your project?
Free site visit in Barcelona and the metropolitan area. Fixed written quote within 48 hours, no obligation.
Before you decide
Practical guides
Real prices, permits and how a project runs when you live abroad. So you can compare quotes knowing what you are looking at.
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Phased renovation
Renovating in phases is not renovating in pieces. The difference between the two is a plan — and it is the difference between spreading the cost and paying twice.
Renovation contract
The contract is not a formality to get the work started: it is the document that decides who pays for every surprise. From 1,500 km away, it is also your main lever.
Clients
What clients say after their renovation
Rated 5.0 from 14 Google reviews. All real, from real projects.
★★★★★
“Doy un 10 la verdad con el servicio que me han prestado en una reforma de un piso en Barcelona capital, gente muy seria y responsable, gracias.”
Araks SahakyanJuly 2026
★★★★★
“Quedé encantada con la atención y la calidad del trabajo. Se nota que cuidan los detalles y cumplen con lo que prometen.”
Ana RiveraApril 2026
★★★★★
“Servicio muy profesional. Me explicaron todo con claridad y el trabajo quedó perfecto.”
Ana AlemanMarch 2026
★★★★★
“Si estas buscando profesionales responsables para hacer tu reforma, es el lugar indicado. Especializados en reformas integrales con la mejor atención personalizada. 100% recomendados.”
Daniel GarganoFebruary 2026
★★★★★
“Muy buen trabajo, ha realizado un trabajo muy profesional, ha cumplido en plazo y en calidad.”
Francisco PiñeirosAugust 2025
★★★★★
“Muy buenos profesionales, con excelente resultado.”
Esther DiezJune 2026
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