
If you're planning to build or renovate a villa in Spain, Eco Vida Homes, a Design & Build company, will give you an enjoyable and stress-free journey
Eco Vida Homes is a Design and Build company led by Project Management, specializing in helping foreigners build or renovate properties in Spain.
The business was founded, and is run, by John Wolfendale. More about him below in the section below “what makes us unique”.
We offer four key services:
- Custom Design – Tailored homes that reflect your vision and lifestyle.
- Modular Homes – High-quality, energy-efficient pre-designed solutions.
- Renovation – Transform existing properties to meet your needs.
- Buy Land Safely – Expert guidance on purchasing land for development.
What Makes Us Unique?
We understand what it’s like to be a foreigner building a home in Spain—because John Wolfendale has been in your shoes.
John’s unique perspective comes from:
- 30 years of experience living and working in Spain
- Being a British-qualified Chartered Surveyor
- 10 years of experience in the London commercial property market
This background allows us to anticipate the challenges foreigners face, bridge cultural and business differences, and deliver an experience that is smooth, enjoyable, and free from unnecessary surprises.
At Eco Vida Homes, our goal is simple: to make your journey to building or renovating a home in Spain an exciting and rewarding experience. Let us take care of the complexities so you can focus on bringing your dream home to life
So if you want an enjoyable stress free experience building your villa in Spain make an appointment here CLICK HERE.

Our Purpose
To make designing, building, or renovating a villa in Spain an enjoyable and stress-free experience.
To reduce the environmental impact of villa construction and renovation in Spain.
What Makes Us Different?
- We have particular empathy with the foreigner’s perspective. We make a complex and daunting venture simple. We handle everything for our clients, and we do it in English.
- We have a system based on best practice for a successful Design & Build project. This system is applied by our architects technical architects, surveyors, and contractors throughout Spain.
- We are a Design & Build team. That’s one team proving all the design work and all the construction work and handling all the bureaucracy. The advantage of sourcing everything from one team is that means communications are good and problems are solved fast and collaboratively.
- For total confidence we send your project out to a competitive tender and our contractor competes in that tender to win your business. You can be confident you are getting the best value for money.
- Everything we do is energy efficient as standard, so our clients are warm in winter and cool in summer without burning money or fossil fuels.
- Your vision is at the heart of the design whether that be modern or traditional or any combination of the two. We place a great emphasis on how your new home will support your lifestyle. We get the spaces right. We consider your home to start at the front gate not the front door. The outside spaces are just as important in the beautiful Mediterranean climate as the inside spaces.

Nice to meet you
Our architects, technical architects, and contractors have been selected for their design ability, technical knowledge and charm (why not?). They all adhere to our method for staying on budget and communicating. Above all we understand that you are the hero of the story not us. It is your project and your lifestyle we are transforming. It is our job to support you and guide you through this adventure ensuring a happy ending.











