ALTERTECNIA ENGINEERING

  • Architecture and engineering
  • Facility design and calculation
  • Energy efficiency

ALTERTECNIA SERVICES

  • Layout design
  • Store layouts
  • Factory and machine layouts
  • Process improvement
  • Digitalisation
2008Designing workplaces
BIMServices coordinated before construction
LeanThe building designed from the process
109Published projects
Sheet 03 · Diagnosis

Every client arrives at a different moment. Pick yours.

What we do in your case, what we deliver and which regulations apply.

Sheet 04 · Layered model

A warehouse is six projects that have to fit together.

Pick the type of space, rotate the model and switch each layer. This is how we work in BIM: every discipline in one coordinated model before work starts on site.

Schematic model · drag to rotate
Typical building 60 × 36 m · 10 m clear height
Illustrative example
Sheet 05 · Process

Not a conventional engineering firm. We start with your process.

First we understand how you work, then we design where.
See the integral service →

01 /
Process studyFlow diagram

We learn your activity: material, people and vehicle flows.

02 /
Layout designLean Manufacturing

A layout that removes walking, waiting and non-value tasks.

03 /
Building designBIM · Lean Construction

The building is designed around the operation, in a virtual model.

04 /
Building servicesCalculation · efficiency

HVAC, power, fire protection and fluids sized for the operation.

05 /
Permits and site managementFiling · site management

We legalise the activity and manage works with your contractor.

06 /
Continuous improvementPDCA cycle

After start-up, we measure and adjust.

Sheet 06 · Calculation

How many loading docks does your warehouse need?

The costliest mistake is sizing with the daily average. Docks are sized for the peak hour.

Arrivals and departures that coincide in the busiest hour.
Homogeneous palletised load ≈ 20 min. Manual mixed unloading, over an hour.
If there are seasonal peaks, docks must absorb them.
9
docksrecommended for the peak hour
Equipment
Yard

Preliminary estimate with a 20% safety margin. Final sizing is validated in the project with the real fleet and flow simulation.

Sheet 07 · Projects

Technical decisions you notice every day.

All projects →

Extension of the medical centre in Sant Joan Despí: more space, more functionality

Extension of the medical centre in Sant Joan Despí: more space, more functionality

When a medical centre needs to grow, it is not just a matter of adding square metres. The extension has to integrate well into the whole and respond to an activity in which comfort, accessibility and functionality are key. That is what the ALTERTECNIA team has done in the extension of a private medical centre in Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona).

Architecture and EngineeringSeptember 17, 2026
Motocard's new biker paradise in Urbil (Gipuzkoa)

Motocard's new biker paradise in Urbil (Gipuzkoa)

Motocard has just opened a new store in the Urbil shopping centre in Gipuzkoa, and it has done so in style: more than 1000 m² devoted entirely to motorcycling. It is the brand's first physical store in the province, a key step in its expansion across northern Spain.

Architecture and EngineeringSeptember 3, 2026
Motocard Montijo: retail design for a new store-museum in Portugal

Motocard Montijo: retail design for a new store-museum in Portugal

Motocard continues to consolidate its growth in Portugal with a new opening in Montijo, in the Lisbon metropolitan area, on the south bank of the Tagus. Opened on 28 May, this store becomes the brand's fifth outlet in the country and number 31 in its European network.

Architecture and EngineeringJuly 22, 2026
Why loading dock design shapes all day-to-day logistics

Why loading dock design shapes all day-to-day logistics

How many minutes are lost per day, per week, per month… because a vehicle is waiting its turn to load or unload? In industrial logistics, efficiency is not created in the warehouse alone: it is forged much earlier, in the design of the loading docks and in how smoothly vehicles and workers share the same space.

Architecture and EngineeringJuly 1, 2026
How we designed an industrial cold room: more capacity without compromising operations

How we designed an industrial cold room: more capacity without compromising operations

In an industrial facility with refrigeration, the capacity of the cold room is a key factor in the success of the project. In this project for Panabad, one of the key elements was precisely that: designing a large cold room capable of meeting storage and order-preparation needs. And to achieve this, decisions had to be taken from the very start of the project.

Architecture and EngineeringJune 3, 2026
New Motocard store in Jerez: retail design for a space of more than 600 m²

New Motocard store in Jerez: retail design for a space of more than 600 m²

Motocard, a leading company in the rider gear market, has once again entrusted ALTERTECNIA with the design of its new retail space in Jerez de la Frontera. This new store exceeds 600 m² and follows the specialist retail model that characterises the company: spacious, well-structured spaces with a brand identity that its customers recognise instantly.

Architecture and EngineeringMay 28, 2026
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