The architecture of a new life

The Leap

There is a specific kind of silence that follows a big decision. For us, that silence began the moment we decided to leave behind the established rhythms of our professional lives in the city to follow a shared intuition: that life could be lived with more intention, and luxury could be found in the rugged rather than the refined.

The transition wasn't about "escaping" our pasts; it was about building a future where our work and our environment were one and the same. We weren't just looking for a business opportunity; we were looking for a home that we could share.

Finding the Bones

We found our answer at the foot of the Aitana range, in a townhouse that had been waiting for its next chapter. It had "good bones", a term we have been using to describe a great structure with soul and resilience.

Restoring a heritage building in a mountain village is a lesson in patience. As we are peeling back the layers of the house, we are finding the story of the region written in the stone and the fragmented layout. Our goal is simple: to bring these spaces together into a small hotel that fits the daily life of the valley.

Living in the village

We will live in Sella ourselves. Close at hand when the house needs us, and happy to leave guests their quiet at the end of the day.

It is also why we chose a village. The hotel and our life there will share the same streets, the same bakery and the same square.

What we are building

Setting up a business in the mountains is becoming our greatest adventure. It is requiring us to trade the fast-paced certainties of our previous careers for the "slow-travel" philosophy we are now learning and championing.

Casalvia is the result of that leap. It is the hotel, the studio and the basecamp we are building in Sella. We invite you to join us here, to experience the grit of the climb and the quiet of the village, and to see for yourself why we decided to leave everything else behind.