The verdict in three sentences
For a studio specialising in shop, showroom and gallery interiors in Andorra la Vella, a local agency and a remote studio finish almost level on a weighted grid, so your priorities decide. The Andorran agency pulls ahead if you want someone who visits the shop, organises photos after closing time and lives the daily mix of Catalan, French and Spanish; the remote studio wins on fixed price and on getting live before the winter season. Either way, get domain and code ownership in writing, plus an inquiry form that follows Andorra's data protection law.
What should a retail interiors studio website show?
Your clients are retailers on Avinguda Meritxell, shops along Avinguda Carlemany in Escaldes-Engordany, galleries in the Barri Antic and importers opening a furniture or mountain gear showroom. They buy commercial results: a clear customer flow, a window that stops passers-by, lighting that sells. The site should therefore think in projects rather than moods.
- Portfolio by type: fashion boutique, perfumery, sports shop, gallery, showroom. For each project, area, build duration and the constraint you solved (seasonality, narrow unit, shopfront on a sloping street). Images in WebP or AVIF, lazy loading, and no more than 300 KB per visual on mobile.
- Photo rights and credits: a written licence from the photographer and a credit line. For a shop, the retailer's consent is essential, since brands and products appear on camera.
- Discretion: no security layouts, stockrooms or close-ups of tills; written client consent before anything is published.
- A short, qualified form: type of shop, area, target opening date, budget band. Nothing more.
- Method and fees page described in general terms, with no invented rates.
- Press and social: real mentions only, links to Instagram, Pinterest or Houzz, and a partners page (shopfitters, lighting designers, retail furniture makers) presented generally.
On wording, stick to interior design studio: the title architect is regulated and should only be used if a team member is entitled to it.
Andorran agency or remote studio: the weighted grid
Score each criterion from 1 to 5 and multiply by its weight (1 to 5). Here is a typical scoring for a 3 to 6 person studio, 2026 ballpark.
| Criterion | Weight | Local agency (score, points) | Remote studio (score, points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-store visits and on-site workshops | 3 | 5, so 15 | 2, so 6 |
| Catalan, French, Spanish, English | 4 | 4, so 16 | 4, so 16 |
| Shop photos outside opening hours | 4 | 4, so 16 | 2, so 8 |
| Fixed, predictable price | 3 | 3, so 9 | 5, so 15 |
| Live before the season | 3 | 3, so 9 | 5, so 15 |
| Domain and code ownership in the contract | 5 | 4, so 20 | 4, so 20 |
| Image performance on mobile | 3 | 3, so 9 | 4, so 12 |
| Total out of 125 | 25 | 94 | 92 |
A two-point gap is a tie. If your photos already exist, the photo row drops out and the remote studio moves ahead; if you reshoot every shop opening, the local agency keeps the edge. Time zones are a non-issue: Andorra runs on Central European Time and the Kolonell project manager works within your hours.
How much should you budget, and with whom?
Typical quotes from Andorran agencies, and from Toulouse or Barcelona agencies that often work for the Principality, give the following ranges. These are 2026 ballpark figures, not published rates.
| Provider | Portfolio site, 1 language | Site in 3 or 4 languages | Usual timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andorran freelancer | EUR 1,500 to 4,000 | EUR 3,000 to 6,000 | 4 to 8 weeks |
| Andorran agency | EUR 3,500 to 10,000 | EUR 7,000 to 14,000 | 6 to 12 weeks |
| Toulouse or Barcelona agency | EUR 4,000 to 12,000 | EUR 8,000 to 16,000 | 6 to 12 weeks |
| Kolonell Starter | EUR 2,700 | Not included | 3 to 4 weeks |
| Kolonell Growth | EUR 4,500 | Not included | 3 to 4 weeks |
| Kolonell Premium | EUR 8,200 | The multilingual tier, languages set in the quote | 3 to 4 weeks |
All three tiers include a project manager reachable in your time zone, native English or French copywriting and 3 months of support; after that, maintenance and hosting are on quote. Each tier is detailed on the international websites page.
When is the Andorran agency the better choice?
To be frank, in several cases proximity is worth more than the price gap.
- You deliver a shop a month and want a photographer and copywriter who come by on opening night.
- Your copy has to sound right in Catalan for long-standing Andorran clients, not just be translated.
- You want one team for your clients' website, social media and print.
- You want in-person meetings at every stage.
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A remote studio is enough when your portfolio is already photographed, you want a firm price and your deadline is the start of the ski season.
Questions to ask both: in whose name will the domain be registered, given that .ad has its own registration conditions? Where are form submissions stored, and for how long? Who proofreads the Catalan version? What is the maximum weight per image? Which accessibility target, knowing WCAG 2.1 AA is the sensible benchmark?
Local frame. Andorra has its own qualified law 29/2021 on personal data protection, with the Andorran Data Protection Agency as supervisory authority; your privacy notice, cookie handling and retention period for inquiries should follow it. As the Principality is not an EU member, EU accessibility obligations do not apply directly, but your clients mostly serve European visitors. This is not legal advice.
Mini case study
Illustrative example: Laia runs Estudi Pedra i Llum, a fictional four-person studio designing shops and showrooms between Andorra la Vella and Escaldes-Engordany. She wants a site in Catalan, French, Spanish and English, live before December.
- Andorran agency quote, four languages: EUR 10,500, delivered in 10 weeks.
- Kolonell Premium: EUR 8,200, the multilingual tier with languages set in the quote, plus an independent Catalan proofreader at EUR 400 (third-party cost).
- Photos: six half-days with a local photographer at EUR 450, so EUR 2,700, identical in both scenarios.
Total: EUR 13,200 locally versus EUR 11,300 remote, a EUR 1,900 gap. Ordering at the end of September, 10 weeks lands in early December, right at the limit; 4 weeks leaves a month of margin. Laia goes remote for the timeline and keeps the Andorran photographer she already knows.
FAQ
Do I really need four languages?
Not always. If 80% of your inquiries come in French and Catalan, Growth at EUR 4,500 in one language plus an independent translation can be enough for year one.
Can a remote studio organise the photos?
It can write the shot list, but the shoot stays with a local photographer you pay directly. Budget roughly EUR 400 to 600 per half-day as a ballpark.
How many projects should go live at launch?
Eight to twelve well-documented projects beat thirty galleries without text. Each project benefits from showing area, duration and the constraint solved.
What happens after the 3 included months of support?
Maintenance and hosting are then on quote, or taken over by your own provider. Ask for full access at handover so you stay free.
Let's scope your project. Share your shop types, languages and season opening date, and we will price Growth at EUR 4,500 or Premium at EUR 8,200. See the international offer or request a free quote: detailed reply within 48 hours.
Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.