Victoria Hills: new apartments in Rincón de la Victoria

Hot water comes from an aerothermal unit in each home, which takes its heat from the outside air instead of burning gas. A heat pump warms and cools the rooms through ducts hidden in the ceiling. A ventilation system keeps fresh air moving through the home, helped by small vents built into the window frames.

Wall and base units in a laminate finish, with built-in bins for sorting rubbish, under a porcelain worktop that continues up the wall behind. The oven and microwave are built into a tall unit, and the induction hob, extractor hood and integrated dishwasher are included. The sink is set under the worktop with a pull-out tap. The units come in a choice of colours, and a central island can be added at extra cost.

Porcelain tiles run through the whole home, kitchen and bathrooms included, with white skirting to match the doors. The terraces have a non-slip tile. Bathroom walls are tiled and the other walls are painted smooth, each with a choice of finishes. Plasterboard ceilings are fitted in the corridors, the kitchen and the bathrooms.

The main bathroom has a shower with a screen and a thermostatic column, which keeps the water at the temperature you set, a double basin on a cabinet and a mirror lit from behind. The second bathroom has a shower with a screen, a basin fixed to the wall and a mirror. Basins and toilets are white, toilets have a dual flush, taps are chrome and the lighting is LED.

Aluminium frames with a thermal break, an insulating strip that stops cold passing through the metal, and double glazing. The living-room windows have motorised aluminium blinds, and the kitchen and bedrooms have roller blinds worked by a strap. The front door is reinforced, with a security lock and a wide-angle spyhole. Inside, the doors are lacquered white with matt steel handles, and the fitted wardrobes are lined in fabric, with a hanging rail and a shelf for cases.

The outside walls are brick, rendered and painted, with an insulated plasterboard lining on the inside. Rooms are divided by plasterboard walls on a metal frame with insulation inside them. Between one home and the next, the wall is brick lined with insulated plasterboard on both faces, to keep noise from carrying.

Television points in the living room, the bedrooms and on the terraces, data points in the living room and the bedrooms, and a video entry phone for the building entrance.

The garage is reached by a ramp through an automatic door opened by remote control, with marked and numbered spaces, and the wiring is prepared for electric-car chargers. The entrance halls and stairs have LED lights on movement sensors, which keeps the shared electricity bill down.