Designed for the place.
Made for living.
Alma del Monte is a contemporary family home in the Alicante countryside. A personal project where architecture, energy, water and landscape come together from the very first sketch.
La Canalosa · Alicante · Spain
First the place.
Then the house.
A piece of land sets the direction before the first line is drawn.
The path of the sun. The wind across the valley. The slope of the ground. The presence of water. The distance to the village. And ultimately the way a family truly wants to live here.
Alma del Monte was designed from that coherence. Not as a conventional house with self-sufficient systems added later, but as one whole in which architecture, technology, comfort and landscape reinforce each other from the start.
La Canalosa, Alicante
A family home on 22,000 m² of land in the Hondón valley.
Energy from the land itself
Solar power, storage and a system tuned to everyday use.
Water with its own cycle
Collection, storage, treatment and mindful management are part of the design.
Comfort as the starting point
Designed as a fully-fledged permanent home, not a technical showcase.
One house.
Six connected systems.
Self-sufficient living is not about one battery, one water tank or one clever installation. It only works when every part is tuned to the others — and to the life inside the house.
Architecture
Orientation, shade, shelter and materials reduce what the house needs before technology has to solve it.
Energy
Solar panels, battery storage and careful energy management together form the basis for comfortable daily use.
Water
Collection, storage, filtering, treatment and reuse make water visible and manageable on the land itself.
Indoor climate
Insulation, shading, ventilation, underfloor heating and cooling are treated as one climate system.
Landscape
Trees, kitchen garden, planting and outdoor spaces connect the house to the rhythm and seasons of the place.
Everyday life
The technology stays in the background. It supports cooking, working, playing, resting and living together.
More independence.
Without giving up comfort.
For us, self-sufficient living does not mean daily life has to become more complicated or more austere.
Alma del Monte is a fully-fledged family home with hot water, underfloor heating, cooling, a spacious kitchen and everything that belongs to contemporary living. The difference is not in what is left out, but in how energy and water are generated, stored and used.
Not letting go of comfort.
Just being more aware of what makes it possible.
Designed.
Built.
Refined step by step.
A design only shows its real value during construction and later in daily use. That is why we document not just the end result, but also the decisions, adjustments and lessons along the way.
Energy moves with the seasons
Summer brings long days and generous yield. Winter asks for a different balance between generation, storage and use.
Water starts with real consumption
Only when water is collected and stored on your own land does it become clear how much a household uses — and where smarter management is possible.
Simplicity makes technology stronger
A good system should not only be efficient. It should also remain understandable, accessible, maintainable and adaptable.
Not every choice works out exactly as it did on paper. It is precisely the trade-offs and corrections along the way that make Alma del Monte valuable as a real-world project.
No standard model.
But knowledge from practice.
Alma del Monte was designed for one family, one plot and one specific place.
Another plot has a different sun, soil and surroundings. That is why we do not copy this house — but the knowledge gained does travel to the next place. We also have carefully selected building plots where new projects can take shape.
The place sets the direction.
Life shapes the plan.
Do you already own land?
Or are you still searching?
A good project does not start with a house type, but with land that suits the way you want to live.
If you already own a plot, we are happy to think along from the first analysis. If you are still searching, we also have carefully selected building plots for future projects.
Write us a short note about where you stand. We read every message personally.
A first conversation is free of obligation
and entirely tailored to your plans.