Origin: new apartments for sale in Los Monteros, Marbella

Underfloor heating runs through every room, fed by a central aerothermal unit that also supplies the domestic hot water, controlled from a digital display in the laundry room. Air conditioning is a separate ducted heat pump with Airzone zone control — a central thermostat in the living room, a secondary thermostat in each bedroom, and remote access through the manufacturer’s own web server.

A smartphone app controls the air conditioning and the lighting throughout the home, and communal indoor areas light automatically on presence detection. The front door is reinforced with its own security lock, video entry covers both the estate’s gate and the home’s own door, and the garage door opens by remote control.

High-capacity cabinets in high-pressure laminate, with soft-close drawers and a stratified quartz worktop panelled between the upper and lower units. The hob is induction, and the oven, microwave, fridge, extractor, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer are all built in. The penthouses add a wine cellar and a built-in coffee machine.

Large-format porcelain flooring runs through the living areas, the bedrooms, the kitchen and the bathrooms. Walls are finished in a neutral emulsion throughout, except the tiled shower walls. Terraces are laid in a matching non-slip porcelain made for outdoor use.

White porcelain sanitary ware throughout, with a resin shower tray behind safety glass in both bathrooms. The main bathroom has a double basin under its own vanity unit; the second has a single basin. Every penthouse has its own hot tub on the terrace, a feature some ground-floor homes share too.

PVC or lacquered aluminium frames with a thermal break, sliding or tilt-and-turn depending on the room, glazed for low emission and finished with safety glass at the entrance. Motorised roller blinds cover the bedrooms; the living room’s own terrace doors are pre-wired for a motor but not yet fitted.

Party walls between homes use sound-absorbing brickwork, built up on both sides with a galvanised steel frame, mineral wool and plasterboard. Underneath, reinforced concrete foundations follow the site’s geotechnical study, carrying a reinforced concrete slab structure through the floors above.