CASA NO TEMPO, ALENTEJO.
ARCHITECT: AIRES MATEUS · STYLE: MINIMALIST · COUNTRY: PORTUGAL
SOME FAMILY HOMES ARE TOO GOOD TO LET GO OF. CASA NO TEMPO, SET AMONG THE CORK OAKS AND OPEN FIELDS OF PORTUGAL’S ALENTEJO REGION, IS ONE OF THEM. INHERITED FROM THE OWNERS’ GRANDFATHER, THE OLD FARMHOUSE HAS BEEN GIVEN A NEW CHAPTER BY ARCHITECTS AIRES MATEUS. THE PAST IS STILL VERY MUCH PRESENT, JUST WITH BETTER BATHROOMS.
THE ARCHITECTURE IS QUIETLY CONFIDENT. WHITE WALLS, HIGH CEILINGS AND GENEROUS WINDOWS LET THE LANDSCAPE DO MOST OF THE TALKING. FOUR BEDROOMS OFFER PLENTY OF SPACE, WHILE THE OPEN LIVING AREA AND MARBLE KITCHEN MAKE A GOOD CASE FOR LONG LUNCHES THAT TURN INTO DINNER.
LOCAL CLAY FLOORS, SIMPLE WOODEN FURNITURE AND A FIREPLACE KEEP THINGS GROUNDED. OUTSIDE, A RATHER GENEROUS SWIMMING POOL SITS AMONG FIELDS THAT SEEM TO GO ON FOREVER. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO DISTRACT YOU HERE, WHICH IS RATHER THE POINT.
A GOOD ADDRESS FOR THOSE WHO PREFER THEIR PLANS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND THEIR AFTERNOONS LONG.
