Architects in Los Monasterios
We design single-family houses in Los Monasterios with the precision that one of the most established gated urbanisations north of Valencia demands, between the Sierra Calderona and the sea. We support every project from the first meeting to the handover.
Los Monasterios: a gated urbanisation at the foot of the Calderona
Los Monasterios is one of the most exclusive residential urbanisations in the Camp de Morvedre, within the municipality of Sagunto, on the first foothills of the Sierra Calderona and a few kilometres from the Mediterranean. It is made up of around 460 low-density villa plots, with mature vegetation, a settled layout and 24-hour private security. Here architectural quality and integration with the landscape matter more than novelty.
It has a particularity that shapes any project: owning a house is inseparably tied to a share in the Club de Campo Los Monasterios. You cannot be an owner without being a member. The club —with tennis and paddle courts, swimming pools, seven-a-side football pitches and a fronton— structures much of the life of the urbanisation. Designing a house here means designing for an established community, with its own access, security and rules.
Sloping ground is the dominant condition. The plots allow for openness, but they call for a careful relationship between the house, the slope, the Mediterranean light and a twin horizon of mountains and sea. Stepping the house down the topography —instead of forcing large cuts— gains views, privacy and a natural relationship between each floor and the outside.
We do not propose ready-made imagery. Every project starts from a careful reading of the plot and of how its owners want to live, and is ordered through Sagunto’s planning rules —setbacks, heights and plot occupation— and coordination with the management of the urbanisation, so the project reaches permit and site without surprises.
What we resolve in Los Monasterios
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
From the first commission to handover it usually takes 18 to 30 months, depending on size and complexity. The design and permit phase takes 8 to 12 months; construction, 14 to 20.
Yes. We know that ownership carries a share in the Club de Campo Los Monasterios and we regularly work with the conditions of a gated urbanisation: access, security, community and procedures. We anticipate it in the project.
The urbanisation is within the municipality of Sagunto, so it follows its planning (PGOU): setbacks, heights, occupation and buildability, together with the urbanisation’s internal conditions.
Yes. We support the works to the end with project management, execution management and safety coordination. The quality of a project is decided as much on site as on the drawings.
Yes. We have certified experience in passive criteria and Passivhaus, with renewable energy and rational solutions, especially valuable on sunny, sloping plots like those here.
Both. A full refurbishment in Los Monasterios demands the same precision as new construction: a study of the existing condition, a structural review and a proposal coherent with what is worth keeping.
Let’s talk about your home in Los Monasterios
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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