A Rustic Characteristic

The surrounding landscape dominates the design of this Italian country house by Simone Subissati Architects. Karine Monie investigates.

- Karine Monie

I envisioned a space that would feel inherited,” says Simone Subissati, founder of Simone Subissati Architects. “I wanted it to feel as if it had always been there by remaining contemporary and in many ways detaching itself from tradition. Furthermore, I wanted it to feel as if it were already there but had been reclaimed; as a space devoid of frills and luxury, much like rural traditional buildings where people lived and worked.”

On the hills of the Marche region in eastern Italy, near the city of Ancona, this 3,767 sq ft house is located on a 4,337 sq m lot surrounded by lush green fields. Its clean architectural lines appear to blend into the surroundings. By merging the visual language of traditional rural constructions and the avant-garde approach of its architect, the rectangular steel building features several openings with different shapes. The result is a greater connection between the house, its interior spaces and the fields of wheat, barley, field beans, and sunflowers. A double-pitched asymmetrical roof made from laminated wood adorned with micro-perforated metal sheets tops off the construction.