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.
Above: Only three structures are on the 1,000-acre estate: the main house, the pool, and a walled garden currently under construction. Above: The pool’s edge ebbs and flows with movement from swimmers. Above: At a distance, the square looks like a pond or reflecting pool embedded in the countryside. Above: The pool is 400 square meters (about 4,300 square feet). Its only adornment is a pair of Ile Club Daybeds by Piero Lissoni from Living Divani. Above: The pool barely rises from the ground; its depth is sunken into the landscape. Above: Casa No Tempo at twilight. Above: An open air passageway in the center of the building separates the two wings of the farmhouse. To book, visit Casa No Tempo.
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