A natural palette and broad central patio characterize this architectural villa intentionally designed to turn inwards, creating a deeply intimate home that blends harmoniously into its rural surroundings. Wooden beams and shaded natural pergolas spread outwards from the home in select places, creating pathways towards the pool and forest, out and away from the otherwise cool, contained, contemporary rural dwelling.

Down a dirt road on a remote plot of over 20 acres of dramatic, arid landscape, this holiday home in Portugal is a contemporary redefinition of rural living and design.