MOUNTAIN high

Colorado's epic landscape played a part in the design of this chalet-style home – and what a jaw-dropping retreat it is

- Karine Monié

after a busy life running an internationally successful textile recycling business, Mitch and Linda Bollag have embarked on a new adventure in Colorado.

For Mitch, an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys horse riding, canoe trips, hiking and skiing, choosing this remote area was a way to recall memories of his paternal homeland of Switzerland. For Linda, a former art therapist who continues her art practice today, it was the promise of embracing a more peaceful life. The couple found a simple chalet-style house in need of work and asked their architect son, Gabriel Yuri, founder of New Operations Workshop, to reimagine the property and its relationship to the surrounding scenery.