A fragmented frame disrupts the linear form of this Italian house in Le Marche, which Simone Subissati Architects has designed to immerse its occupants in the landscape.
Named Casa di Confine, which translates as Border Crossing House, it was built by Simone Subissati Architects for a family that wanted a dwelling in "an open, panoramic area that is as far away from other homes as possible".
Its form takes its cues from the linear stone farmhouses dotted throughout in the region, but with a more contemporary and permeable facade to blur the boundary between private space and nature.

"The long and narrow building can be crossed visually and physically at several points," explained Simone Subissati.
"There is no fence to demarcate the private property," he continued. "The attempt is to break the border, without following the protocol for which the private housing space is split up from farm work."
Casa di Confine, which has been longlisted for a Dezeen Award 2019, comprises two storeys with contrasting external finishes to help accentuate its linear form.
The ground floor has a more solid finish, wrapped in varnished red iron panels to evoke the aesthetic of farm buildings and infrastructure found throughout La Marche.
Meanwhile, the first floor is finished with a white "self-cleaning plaster", which is designed to look as though the house is floating above the landscape. It is punctured by red square windows that are design...