Architects in Tancat del Alter
We design single-family houses in Tancat del Alter, one of the few fully gated, high-end urbanisations south of Valencia, with a single controlled entrance and 24-hour security. We support every project from the first meeting to the handover.
Tancat del Alter: a high-end gated urbanisation
Tancat del Alter is one of the few urbanisations that remain fully gated in the Valencian Community. Within the municipality of Picassent, south of Valencia, it has a single controlled entrance, 24-hour security and all services run underground. It is made up of 334 houses from the 1980s, around 180-240 m², on generous plots with gardens.
It is a residential and educational enclave: it hosts the Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March, founded in 1972, within the urbanisation itself. Green areas, a social club, a football pitch and a café complete an established and very private community. Designing here means working for a private setting that values discretion and security above all.
The land allows generous plots with open views over the market gardens and the city. We orient the living spaces south to capture light, reserve the best openings for the views, and work the setbacks and the garden to gain privacy within an urbanisation with its own community life.
We do not propose ready-made imagery. Every project starts from a reading of the plot and of how its owners want to live, and is ordered through Picassent’s planning —setbacks, heights, occupation— and the urbanisation’s management, to reach permit and site without surprises.
What we resolve in Tancat del Alter
We design the house from the plot: brief, orientation, light, circulation and materiality. A single idea holds each project, from concept and permit to the construction documents.
A careful study of the existing condition, a structural review and a proposal coherent with what is worth keeping. A full refurbishment demands the same rigour as new construction.
The interior is designed together with the architecture: joinery, bespoke furniture, lighting and materials are part of the same set of decisions.
We support the works to the built result: project and execution management, safety coordination and close collaboration with the builder. What is drawn well is built well.
We work with passive criteria and Passivhaus certification, renewable energy and rational decisions for a healthy and economically coherent architecture, with BIM methodology and permit and budget tracking.
How we work on every project
A structure of precision
Rubén Muedra Arquitectura is a studio founded in 2010, based in Valencia with a presence in Madrid, Ibiza and the Costa Blanca. Design, development, technical, visualisation, construction, structures and technology share a single working logic: turning talent into a common culture of precision.
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Before we start
Between 18 and 30 months from commission to handover: 8-12 months of design and permits, and 14-20 of construction.
Yes. Tancat del Alter is a fully gated urbanisation, with a single controlled entrance, 24-hour security and underground services. We take it into account for access, fences, site logistics and neighbourly life.
Picassent’s municipal planning (setbacks, heights, occupation and buildability), together with the urbanisation’s internal management. We verify it plot by plot.
Yes. Project management, execution management and safety coordination, with particular care for site logistics within a gated urbanisation.
Yes, with certified experience in passive criteria and Passivhaus, renewable energy and rational solutions for a healthy, efficient home.
Both. Many houses in Tancat del Alter date from the 1980s; refurbishing them demands the same rigour as new construction: study of the existing condition, structural review and a coherent proposal.
Let’s talk about your home in Tancat del Alter
A first meeting, with no commitment, to understand your plot and your priorities. From there, we decide together how to approach the project.
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