Valerio
Ogliati's father Rudolph (1910-1995) donated his extensive
collection of cultural artifacts to the Swiss town of Flims,
on condition that the Yellow House be preserved and used as
a museum and cultural center. The elder Ogliati insisted upon
a stone roof and white surfaces, two distinctive traits of his
work. His son followed his father's wishes almost verbatim,
though he transcended the unspectacular design of the existing
house through minor interventions that create a surrealist,
Aldo Rossi-esque
object in the middle of town.
