A two-bedroom penthouse in Río Real, in a development of only 16 residences beside the Río Real golf course. 104 m² inside and a 116 m² terrace: more outdoor space than indoor, which is not a rounding quirk but the whole design. In practice the apartment becomes the sleeping and cooking end of the house and the terrace becomes everything else — dining, lounging, shade, sun, and room to put all four without rearranging. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms inside, laid out around light rather than corridor. Sixteen homes is the other number that matters. It means communal areas you share with a handful of neighbours rather than two hundred, and a building that stays quiet in August. Río Real is one of the greener, more private parts of Marbella East: mature planting, almost no through traffic, the golf course on the doorstep, and Marbella centre around five minutes west. The sea is a kilometre away. The Four Seasons resort announced for this area is still under development, so treat it as context rather than something you can use yet. Suited to a buyer who lives outdoors and wants the terrace to be the house.