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1) A multifunctional space. Having a multifunctional space in the home or other building program is a trend that has gained popularity since it offers the opportunity to adapt to different circumstances. For example, having a space in a home that can be used as a study, as a children's play area, or as a TV room or even adapted as a guest bedroom; it means that the house can be adapted according to the needs of the current moment without the need to build different rooms for each activity. You just have to provide the flexible space with the necessary facilities suitable for each use.

2) Every time more glass, bright spaces. The evolution of the capacities and qualities of both thermal and acoustic openings have allowed us to make projects more linked to the exterior, more luminous, without losing comfort conditions.

3) Sustainability in architecture. There are many decisions to make in a home that increase sustainability in the medium term, such as; choose the materials for the home's enclosures that save energy in heating, provide the most efficient heating installations, the orientation of the home for the different times of the year is fundamental, wastewater treatment for new uses, home automation installations that promote energy efficiency, use of solar energy, among others.

4) smart homes. Technological evolution strongly influences new home designs, incorporating home automation into homes becomes a fundamental installation for comfort, safety and also contributes to energy sustainability. In this way we can control the temperature of the house with our cell phone, automate the lights, manage them, control the curtains and program them to go down at the necessary time, lower or increase light intensity, etc.

5) Connection with the outside, with the garden. Undoubtedly, the pandemic promoted the construction of houses in spaces more linked to nature, and in each design to enhance the link with the outside, with nature, with the garden; It is one of the most important aspects to take into account. In this sense, the design of the garden and the house as a whole takes special relevance, thinking from the beginning what the garden will be seen from each space of the house and design it in this sense, taking into account the interior and exterior perspective.

1) Throw away everything you don't need. When there are many things in a space that is perceived as messy, we need more free space visually. There are many things that we keep so as not to throw away that do not have to be there. You have to leave only what is useful, functional and with personality. More minimalism.

2) Look for indirect lighting in the spaces. The atmosphere generated by indirect light is warmer, more welcoming. Currently there are various indirect lighting lamps, you can also play with the ceiling to cause these effects.

3) Choose color ranges to design the space, follow and combine certain pre-established colors and try not to go outside the proposed range. Armchair cushions are a great resource that are easy to change to use a more playful color in the space. We recommend the most neutral colors in elements that are already more difficult to change, such as floors.

4) The warm and noble materials in the interior bring warmth and

5) I believe that in the integral composition of the design of the home, it is necessary to keep the interior design very much in mind, so visualize from the inside what we see outside, what is the ideal opening size for that space seen from the inside, visualize the interior facades because so much light as the portion of exterior space that you visualize ends up being key to interior design. Thus, for example, you can choose a plant species that you want to visually incorporate into the interior space through fixed glass. 

It greatly affects. Housing is the place where life takes place in its greatest proportion of time, the best living conditions will affect the psyche of the people who live it. For this reason it is so important to determine the best spatial, aesthetic, thermal, acoustic, humidity, ventilation and lighting conditions and the best sunlight for homes; among other things.

The greater connection with nature and the surrounding area, both visually and spatially, will also improve human living conditions.

All these conditions will influence the tasks that we carry out inside the building, they will have a positive effect on the activities that are carried out, which is why it is so important to dedicate adequate time to the design of each space.

1) Try to minimize circulation spaces. Sometimes there are circulation spaces that can be eliminated by reconsidering the location of rooms. These spaces count as square meters of construction and in some cases can be eliminated.

2) Use prefabricated materials in some construction solutions to lower costs. This does not mean building the entire house with a dry system, if you prefer traditional construction you can build with a mixed system, combining traditional construction with prefabricated systems. We can save time, wages and BPS, remember that the fewer wages we use per m2, the less BPS we have to pay. Thus we can make interior plaster partitions, hidden foam panel covers with plaster ceilings, among others.

3) You can save on building materials in the following ways. Expect great deals to buy all the materials, there are dates that make 20 to 30% off. There are places where you can buy discounts on certain liners that are of good quality and are available at a lower price. Freeze material prices in  la barraca at the beginning of the works.

4) Before starting the construction of your home, have the project well defined and the executive project ready to minimize unforeseen work events.

The distribution considerations of a home depend on the end user, but there are certain considerations that can be generalized.

1) Try to minimize circulation spaces.

2) Analyze the user's routine and adapt the project to the architectural project. When we link the spaces and activities that take place in a routine, minimizing the circulation of activities that we do, after a certain time is reflected in significant energy and time savings. For example, if we arrive with the vehicle at the garage, and the pantry or kitchen is not linked to this space, we will spend much more energy in taking purchases to a more distant place. This seems obvious but there are several similar aspects in the user's routine that are typical of the user, you have to ask yourself, what do you do when you get up? What do you do when you go to bed? works in housing?, etc.

3) The main bedroom on the ground floor. 

4) “Pure” spaces, without nooks and crannies, facilitate movement through the building.

5) An access hall facilitates and clarifies various aspects of circulation.

6) There are certain activities that should be linked but others that are better not. For example, if I arrive at my home and there is a social gathering, it is very possible that I prefer to go to the main bedroom first without going through the social area. This type of consideration must be asked in each case since it depends on the end user.

1) Do not rush at the stage of the architecture project. It is a time when the ideas and options to be investigated by the professional to carry out the project need to go through certain stages, it is not convenient to develop a preliminary project rushed by time, allocating adequate time to the architecture project can be your best investment in A home that you will use for many years. The errors at this stage after starting the work are already almost impossible to change, the implementation cannot be modified once the work has started.

2) Do not start your home without visualizing the project with realistic images or virtual tours. Most ordinary people who are not used to reading plans do not imagine the materialization of the house, the spaces or the combination of these, when the project is underway it will be too late or the changes will be too expensive.

3) Do not minimize the power of the Sun. As much as the land has architectural tensions that indicate an opening to the South, you can always find a way to integrate the North Sun in winter, it is a key to creating a comfortable and bright home.  

4) Do not save on thermal conditioning. Thermally insulating materials are cheap in relation to others and saving on these will considerably reduce the comfort of your home in summer and winter, in addition the energy cost will be much higher.

5) The key to having an excellent constructive quality it is the workforce that builds it, giving it the corresponding value is very important. You will always find cheaper budgets than those who are not working, for a reason. As much as there is excellent work control, you have to trust that they know how to carry out the tasks and the details that each job gives.

1)How much capital do I want to invest? Although it is one of the questions that users are most reluctant to answer specifically, it is important to know it so as not to carry out unfeasible projects and after making the budget, change the entire project again. The pro can give you an estimate of what he can build and everyone saves time and work.

2) When do I want to enter the house? It is important to make a documentation project schedule and then a clear work schedule. It must be understood that the work cannot start a few days after the first contact, adequate time is needed for the preliminary project, then for the executive project and the corresponding work permits.

3) What space would you use the most?

1) The first thing to understand is that each piece of land has its particular characteristics such as orientation, dimensions, topography, vegetation, regulations, views, soil and others; Therefore, we recommend that you listen to the hired professional, the image from pinterest or another website is not always the best option.

2) Each project should be adapted to the lifestyle of the users, or better still the desired lifestyle. For this it is important to get to know each other between the architect and the user, to understand each other, to generate the most appropriate spaces. The spaces that are lived in for the longest amount of time should have the best places on the ground or allocate the greatest resources, the best orientations and visuals; because ultimately it is where we spend the most time. Sometimes these places are given to rooms that are used a few times a year.

3) Integrated social spaces link different parts of the family 

4) There are times when projects get complicated or intertwined, one has to think, what is the driving idea? o What are the most important premises to comply with the project?

5) From my point of view, we must give more value to the spaces where we spend more time, this means investing more in the space, giving it the best places on the ground and the best orientations. I have seen many projects or users who want to invest more in spaces that they use twice a year.

6) A practice that I find useful when evaluating the functionality of the project is to ask myself if the project adapts to the routine that the user wants to carry out, that is, when he gets up, where does he go first? When you get home from work, what is the first thing you do?

7) Spatial opening to the outside. The link to the outside is increasingly possible due to new advances in enclosures, in the thermal insulation capacity.

1) The first key and although it is obvious at times it is not taken into account is The Sun, the orientation of the house, the openings looking North (in the Southern hemisphere), the minimum of openings to the South, be careful with the sun of the West in summer, take into account the change in the angle of the Sun in different parts of the year, etc.

2) The materials of the envelope. Both the walls and the roof it is essential that they have the correct insulation. There are more and more construction systems or dry materials that significantly increase the thermal properties to implement in homes. It does not mean that you have to use a prefabricated construction system, but if you opt for a traditional construction system, it should be linked with modern insulation options that considerably increase its properties. And do not forget to insulate yourself thermally from the ground

3) The tightness of the house is another fundamental aspect, eliminating air leaks from openings or any other possible place. Here the quality of the openings comes into play, which is one of the most important items for the best thermal insulation. Obviously they should be DVH.

4) The adequate heating system would be another important point in energy efficiency.

1) One of the first strategies is to have a project that is as well defined as possible, that is, to pass the preliminary project stage and have a well-detailed executive project. Starting the work ahead of time without the proper documentation will surely bring more unforeseen events, more construction errors that will cause additional costs not estimated. It is better to wait to define and understand every detail than to start earlier.

2) Obviously, to start with, you must have a detailed budget with all the headings to determine the budget as accurately as possible. 

3) It is always convenient to follow and force yourself to respect the prices of the budget made, not to think that if we go out of an area a little later it will not matter, many 

4) The implementation of the work is often poorly estimated, be careful; surveyor, cleaning, filling, compacting, services, construction sites, fencing, etc; are often not adequately considered.