The signature stripes of artist Daniel Buren cover the curved walls of this timber-framed house by architect Davide Macullo, which functions as a piece of public art in a picturesque Swiss valley.

For Swiss architect David Macullo, working with the French conceptual artist Daniel Buren was a lifelong dream come true.
"It was a big help to someone growing up in a small place and dreaming about abstract art to find someone like Daniel Buren," Macullo told Dezeen.
"At that time he invented minimalism, for me. He condenses all the beauty into recognisable stripes."

He approached Mario Cristiani from Galleria Continua, who introduced him to Buren in Paris and together they devised Swiss House XXXII.
Macullo was adamant that the art be integral to the structure of the building, rather than just a surface design or a temporary installation. The vertical white stripes on the pink and green cladding are formed from slats and an integral part of the building.
"Without the art the building does not exist, it's part of the structure of the building," he said. "You cannot divide art from the architecture."

The frame is made entirely from untreated timber using traditional building techniques. The walls follow the cruciform plan to create an undulating form that shifts according to the angle the house is viewed from.
"From above it becomes a very strong graphic sign, like a Swiss Flag in the middle of the Alps," explained Marcullo....