Enchanted Forest — Restored Heirlooms Warm a Cold-Weather Escape Home
Enchanted Forest is a family retreat in Rancho Queimado, Brazil, designed by 3P Studio. Set beside the clan’s historic getaway, the prefabricated house welcomes crisp, cold days with a wood-burning stove, a fireplace, and rooms oriented to pastoral views. The studio shaped the social areas and bathrooms and devised bedroom layouts, weaving repurposed pieces into a calm interior that carries the family’s history.
Mist hangs between dark pines. From the approach, the retreat sits quiet against rolling pasture, its rooms turned to bucolic views and the crisp, cold air of Rancho Queimado.
Enchanted Forest is a family retreat in southern Brazil, planned by 3P Studio within a prefabricated shell. The studio’s scope is clear: refine the structure for daily life and compose interiors that hold heat, memory, and ease. Standing next to the family’s long-time getaway, the house pulls familiar rituals forward without losing the comfort of new work.
Fire Anchors Rooms
Cold days set the brief. A wood-burning stove and a masonry fireplace sit as twin hearths for gathering, with a barbecue grill ready for unhurried meals that stretch into evening. Seating clusters face the flames and the views in equal measure, letting warmth and landscape share the room.
Restore Heirlooms
Many pieces return with new purpose. The dining table carries a solid wood top reclaimed from a carpenter’s workbench—used by the client’s late husband over 30 years ago—so family stories stay present at every meal. A restored sideboard and repurposed furniture from the old country house add patina and continuity, giving the interior weight without excess ornament.
Tune The Plan
Before the build advanced, the team reviewed the structure and architectural plans. Strategic adjustments set up the social areas and bathrooms for comfort and easy maintenance, while complementary bedroom layouts keep circulation clear and views unblocked. The result trims fuss and foregrounds touch points—handles, tabletops, hearth surrounds—where texture and use matter most.
Sleep Above
A mezzanine holds beds for the grandchildren. It gives the younger crew a perch of their own, close to the heart of the house yet slightly tucked away for late-night chatter. Climbing up becomes part of the ritual, a simple route that ends in warm blankets and the muffled crackle from below.
The palette stays honest. Wood, fire, and timeworn surfaces do the heavy lifting, while the prefabricated frame keeps construction efficient and the rooms calm. As light lowers across the pasture, the stove glows, the table fills, and the retreat settles into its easy rhythm.
Photography by @3p.studio
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