An hour south of Lisbon in the Alentejo province of Portugal, brothers João and Andreia Rodrigues wanted to turn their grandfather’s nearly 1,000-acre property into a peaceful retreat for nature-loving travelers. They turned to Lisbon architect Manuel Aires Mateus, with whom they had collaborated on their Cabanas No Rio riverside rentals, to transform the family farmhouse into a four-bedroom rental home and to populate the estate with a pool and walled garden. The labyrinthine garden is still in the works, but the pool is unlike any we’ve ever seen.
Photography by Nelson Garrido, courtesy of Casa No Tempo.
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As the brothers modernized their family property, they called it Casa No Tempo in reference to its timelessness.
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See the remodeled farmhouse on Remodelista in Casa No Tempo: A Minimalist Retreat in the Portuguese Countryside.
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See more from the architect in:
- Recycle This: A Pair of Fishermen’s Cabins Turned Beachside Cabanas
- Outbuilding of the Week: Portugal’s Casas Na Areia
- Casa No Tempo: A Minimalist Retreat in the Portuguese Countryside
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