There might be an international shift of focus towards the terrace, that long-overlooked part of a home, but in Marbella it has always been a prime living space. This is thanks to a wonderfully warm, sunny climate that naturally draws the attention to outdoor living areas and makes it possible to enjoy them throughout most of the year. In Marbella, the terrace has therefore long since become the home’s outdoor lounge and dining room – a delightful extension of your available living space in which you can enjoy relaxing, socialising, dining and also entertaining al fresco.
It’s always been a space that adds to the value and usable area of a Marbella property, as it draws people away from the interior during the long, sunny summer months. In recent times, however, the shift towards modern architectural styles has brought with it another terrace-related revolution in which this part of the property is more important than ever – interacting more closely with the lounge and other indoor living spaces than before to create one large, extended lifestyle area that unites the open-plan lounge, dining room and kitchen with an increasingly stylish terrace.
Let the panoramic glass sliding doors glide open and you unite the two, and this trend applies both to apartments and villas, and of course most spectacularly to panoramic rooftop penthouses and frontline beach homes in Marbella. These areas are more and more refined and being turned into truly seductive zones complete with lounge and dining areas, and in many cases even plunge pools or Jacuzzis, chill-out zones with bars, and barbecues or outdoor kitchens. Together, they take the once-humble terrace to a whole new level.
The result is a great addition not just of your home’s effective space – an area that used to be under-utilised – but also a significant increase in lifestyle offering, sophistication and desirability. Your Marbella home will be greatly enhanced in value, and as it is also one of your most important investments this is certainly not unimportant.
Take a look at our handpicked new off-plan property developments in Marbella and surroundings to see how today’s terraces are adding so much more to the homes for sale here.
