Luxury Bespoke Property Construction

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THE ART OF CREATING A HOME! YOURS!
Your exclusive house designed to your own criteria and personalized by you! Your own signatured villa!
About the architecture design there is the Algarve Traditional Mediterranean style and the Modern Contemporary style. We can design your new bespoke home customized at your preferences. The art of building construction your dream house from scratch.   
Then our team of professional experts, the best superior technical consultants (including designers, the most reputable renowned engineers and famous signature architects), make this an exciting part and will be happy to meet to architect your project with you (as often as needed, in atelier, showroom or other location), for the 1st drawings and also giving specialized and personalized technical advising from their perspective and constructive ideas, discussing and make suggestions to satisfy your specifications and preferences, and start the planning from scratch (or a refurbishment from a fixer upper) and from your 1st ideas. This is a very attractive proposition!

There’s also the option to build according to our pre established designs or pre defined characteristics with different types to choose or tailored to a specific budget.
All these aspects can be negotiated and adapted to the client in order to make business.
We’re also open for other types of business that may occur.
In all options you have the special advantages in dealing directly with our company so you save your precious time and money.
Get access to a guided visit, anytime you want, to see and monitor personally (or through your representative or video) the evolution of the construction and supervise and comprove our quality. You can be sure that we build carefully and in the best way with high end luxury details and cutting edge services.
And more, we offer 5 years guarantee free of charge.

WE BUILD YOUR DREAM PROPERTY FROM SCRATCH OR REFURBISHMENT
Our company provides home buyers with a totally innovative Portugal Property Solution, where we will build your new house, apartment, villa, commercial or others from scratch or refurbishment at designed plants or personalized at your preferences (off-plan and designed by you). Our team of professional workers can make this an exciting option - why buy a punnet of strawberries when you can pick your own?

We book your viewing trip to visit properties available, you decide which one you want to buy (or from your already purchased plot/land with planning permission or fixer upper) and we start to build your new dream home. This is a exclusive service tailored for the clients that deserve the best with the best prices provided. You just need to contact us and we will find what you are looking for.  If you are looking to own  home in Portugal, You need look no further than Rafael da Cruz Lda, top in our area.
From only some weeks to around one year, move in is ready and you could be enjoying a luxurious new home customized to your tastes and lifestyle. BUY NOW & LIVE IN A YEAR!

Get your perfect Algarve home with a company specialized in finding properties with high potential.
Your dream home, built at your own requirements and have all your ever wanted.

For further information, please contact us.

Quality construction you pay today.
Bad construction you pay tomorrow.

Construction costs from only  €1.500/sqm. + vat (23%)
As an example a ready to move 500 sqm. villa in a 2.500 sqm. plot/land can cost between €1.700 - €2.500 per square meter + vat (23%) and can go as up as to €3.500 per square meter + vat (23%)
It will vary according to the materials and services provided.
For guidance the average cost of a luxury villa for sale in Algarve (including plot/land) is €4.800/sqm. and can go as up as to €8.291/sqm.

Rough finishing like a blank slate to custom build your own space.
Customize your home and personalize finishings according to our company design choice options or at your own choice (extra costs may apply) to suit your own bespoke dream home.
Include at least:
-painting colors
-flooring and coating choice
-kitchen and bathroom furniture colors and worktop
-electrical hob and washing machine model

The general price of building includes (turnkey):
· Villa design and architecture project (exclude architect and/or designer service fees)
· Engineering project (exclude engineer service fees)
· Electric and gas projects and certification
· Water and sewerage projects and certification
· Construction license and taxes (costs excluded)
· Thermal and accoustic insulation project and certification
· Telecommunications project and certification
· Very high quality construction of house (ground floor or 1st floor) and finished to a exceptional standard with detail care, comfort and versatility and quality materials in accordance with company standard specifications with interior and exterior pavement
· Fitted kitchen with custom cabinets and equipped with quality appliances as per our company standard specifications
· Complete bathrooms with all finishes and cabinets
· Solar panels system
· Aluminium doors and windows with double glass
· Pre installation for air conditioning, tv sat. and alarm security system
· Wardrobes
· Porch (alpendre)
· Pool design and project (exclude construction and engineer and/or designer service fees)
· Parking
· Subject to your preferred design and specification
· Habitation license and taxes
· Name the property and building company badge
· Delivery of your new house keys

Please note:
Projects costs not included and are from only €35.000 + vat (23%).
Project management is not included.
The referred prices can vary, is intended for general reference only and it should not be relied on as a substitute for an official quote.
Mainly though we tend to work with global pricing on properties as it is easy for the client to understand.

Optional specifications:
External areas, exterior BBQ and mediterranean gardens landscaping
- Basement
- Water tank
- Anti seismic construction until high grade
- Renewable systems
- Full Interior design services
- Master Suite
- Wood attic sotao
- Walk in closet
- Domotic automation system Standard "Home Intelligent" system and networking
- Central vacuum
- Ambient sound
- Gimnasium fitness
- Spa with jaccuzi, hidromassage bath, sauna
- Interior/exterior heated/covered (electric or not) pool
- Cinema
- Sound & vision and motion
- Games room
- Dining room
- Office
- Library
- Fireplace
- Air conditioning (ducted system or not)
- Electric towel rails
- Central heating
- Under floor heating
- Electric security shutters
- Special double glazing
- High security doors or wood doors
- Laundry
- Garage, storage and utility room
- Maid's room
- Wine cellar option or bar
- Lake and childrens playground
- Tennis and multiuses
- Minigolf
- Dog house
- Extra house hold equipment
- Project management
- Specification projects
- Bunker, safe room or vault
- Guest house
- Possibility of groves plantation and management (vineyard, olive, orange, figs, carob, almond, avocado,...), vegetable garden (or horticulture) as well as farm to keep horses or other animals,...

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The Art of Custom Luxury Homes
Whether you desire a modern farmhouse, classic Algarve estate, or a streamlined modern beach house, Rafael da Cruz Lda can make your dream home a reality. Our award winning, in-house, architectural and design team is ready to guide you through the creative process, with a full library of design styles to inspire your dreams. Then, our best-in-class project managers will ensure you get top quality construction and service from our highly scrutinized partners. This and much more, delivered on budget, and in under 1 year. View our gallery for inspiration and contact us today for an appointment.