Interior design · Novelda

No. 07 · Autumn 2026

Piedra
Mediterranean living room with linen sofa and arches

In this issue

First visit to your home: we listen before we draw.

  1. 12A village house in Monóvar
  2. 24The materials library
  3. 31Make your moodboard
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Project · Monóvar · 2025

Casa Alba: bringing light back to a 1910 house

180 m², three floors, a forgotten patio. Seven months of work with Vinalopó craftspeople.

Living room with restored antique furniture
The living room keeps its original encaustic tiles.

The owners, a couple from Amsterdam and Monóvar, wanted a house that smelled of lime and wood, not of renovation. We removed false ceilings, restored the pine beams and opened the patio with an iron glazed wall made in Elda.

Downstairs, honed Novelda travertine; upstairs, oiled natural oak. The kitchen was made to measure with a crema marble top and Agost terracotta fronts.

LivingKitchenPatioEntrance
Ground floor
Lime-washed arched corridorBright room with garden view

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Materials

We use what is nearby: Novelda quarries, Agost clay, Monóvar carpenters.

Novelda travertine
Novelda travertine — Floors and carved basins. Warm underfoot.

Workshop

Make your moodboard

Pick three materials and send us the combination. We reply with photos of similar projects.

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How we work

Services & fees

I

Home consultation

150 € + VAT

2 hours, ideas and a priority list. Deducted if we continue.

II

Interior design project

from €35/m² + VAT

Plans, materials, furniture and build budget.

III

Site management

8% of works + VAT

We coordinate trades and visit weekly.

The studio

Two architects and a workshop on Calle Mayor

Irene Payá and Sofía Brotons founded Piedra in 2016 after ten years at studios in Valencia and Rotterdam. They speak Spanish, Valencian, English and some Dutch.

Who designs your home

Irene Payá · Architect · design

Irene Payá

Architect · design

Plans, light and layout. Ten years at practices in Valencia.

Sofía Brotons · Architect · materials

Sofía Brotons

Architect · materials

Stone, wood and the build. Five years in Rotterdam.

Clients

Example review
★★★★★
They listened for two whole afternoons before drawing a line. The house is exactly us.
Marloes & Pedro · Monóvar
Example review
★★★★★
Kitchen redo with Agost clay. On time and on budget.
Carmen V. · Novelda
Example review
★★★★☆
A great eye for stone. We did wait two months for them to start.
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Contact

Come and see samples

Calle Mayor 52, 03660 Novelda

Hours

Opening hours
Monday10:00–14:00 · 17:00–19:30
Tuesday10:00–14:00 · 17:00–19:30
Wednesday10:00–14:00 · 17:00–19:30
Thursday10:00–14:00 · 17:00–19:30
Friday10:00–14:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

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