US architecture practice Collective Office "updated the rustic farmhouse typology" for this house in Wisconsin, which comprises three gabled units clad in black metal siding and shingles.

The Chicago studio completed the countryside dwelling atop a grassy hill in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, for a couple who had restored the surrounding prairie.
Much of the grassy landscape meets right up to the sides of the home, which is called Lake Geneva Residence.

"Our clients purchased 19 acres of land in Southern Wisconsin with the goal of spending their time surrounded by the native prairie that they themselves had rehabilitated," said Collective Office.
"The couple wanted a single-story home that would not dominate the restored prairie, but rather enable the interior experience to be an extension of it."
Collective Office gave the project a traditional farmhouse shape but used a contemporary minimal design aesthetic.
The house is formed by three volumes that are the same exact size but separated and slightly offset from one another.

Each has a gabled roof intended to be a reference to the traditional farmhouse and is fronted with large windows to offer views to the surroundings.
"This design has updated the rustic farmhouse typology for the needs of contemporary living, while retaining the connection to the outdoors that makes the farmhouse desirable and special," said Collective Office.

Black standing-seam metal siding covers the roof and s...