Return toEarth A SENSE OF PL ACE PERMEATES A REVAMPED PORTUGUESE I SLAND RETREAT By Kathryn Greene One day while White hotel proprietor and Singular Properties owner João Reis and his wife, Catarina, were hiking on the island of São Miguel in the Azores off Portugal's coast, they stumbled upon the ruins of a palatial, 18th-century summer home. Once left to crumble, the house was later absorbed into a wine production property. Now, it has a new life, reincarnated as White hotel. " The fascination we share for the art of creating unique places in unique environments led us to realize the potential, " says Reis. THE WH I TE INCORPOR ATES LOCAL MATER I ALS LI KE A THREE-TON VOLCAN IC STONE RECEP T ION DESK 84 FALL 2 0 2 2