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This artistic country retreat is a contrasting ensemble of ancient and modern buildings. Settled in the Puglian countryside near the stunning villages of Carovigno and Ostuni, the photogenic estate finds a stacked stone trullo and an original lamia sharing space with two modern additions, creating a central courtyard with an outdoor kitchen and farm table for dining under the canopy of a gnarled ancient olive tree.
With its bright white facades painted with oversized birds the estate is a creative combination of old stones and sleek modern living. Three double bedrooms (ensuite) fill the original lamia and pair of new buildings, and the dome-topped trullo, its tufa walls left unplastered, serves as a cozy living room. The property’s interior design in shades of black and rich brown offset the whitewashed exteriors, a detail that earned the home mentions in Elle Decoration Korea (2016) and Elle Decoration Italia (2015).
Puglia’s deep russet soil inspired the property’s raw, elemental pool area, where a 15-meter-long swimming pool flows into the olive grove, its blue waters and earthen surrounding stark against the whitewashed walls of the home. A roof terrace is reached by an exterior staircase, offering views of the rustic, stone-pocked region, its hills and fields alive with twisting olives and citrus.
