In 1995 Philip and Rosella Rolla purchased a structure in Como built in 1634 upon existing foundations dating from 1200 that had formerly been a church dedicated to Saint Catherine. During the initial cleaning, traces of frescoes were discovered, thus providing a clear direction for the restoration project. In the reconstruction, entrusted to Studio Brambilla Orsoni in Como, the hardest part was minimising the intervention and required work by subtraction. Upon the conversion of the space, completed in 2002, Borgovico 33 was created. Borgovico 33, a non-profit cultural association dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art events was housed in the ex-church. The association was committed to promoting new projects, starting with the photographic exhibition Pino Musi, Giuseppe Terragni, followed by solo exhibitions of works by Elisabeth Scherffig, Daniela De Lorenzo, by architects Giraudi & Wettstein, and by young artists Andrea Crociani, Laura Santamaria and Davide Cascio. In collaboration with Gabriele Bonomo the project erratum musical was born – a series of performance pieces by Walter Marchetti, Philip Corner, Akio Suzuki, Charlemagne Palestine, Tom Johnson, Esther Ferrer and Mario Bertoncini. The project Dan Graham Half Square/ Half Crazy was promoted in collaboration with the National Committee for the Celebration of the First Centenary of Giuseppe Terragni. Working relationships were established with the Biennial of the Image, Chiasso, Switzerland, with the Antonio Ratti Foundation, Como and with NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti), Milano. Following the collective exhibition Time, Space and Disorientation, dedicated to the three Swedish artists Miriam Bäckström, Maria Hedlund and Runo Lagomarsino, the project Direct Architecture. Politics and Space, composed of a series of four exhibitions with works by Maria Papadimitriou, Santiago Cirugeda, José Dávila and Vangelis Vlahos, was launched. The activity of the association concluded with the exhibition dedicated to Franco Vimercati, in collaboration with the Panza Collection.