MIMOA Guide Zumthor

zumthor.Projects 6

.Created 05-Aug-10

.By Hugon kowalski, poznan, Poland

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Therme Vals. Vals, Switzerland. Peter Zumthor. spa.

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Hotel Therme Vals. Vals, Switzerland. Peter Zumthor. hotel.

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Church San Benedetg. Sumvitg, Switzerland. Peter Zumthor. church.

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Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site. Chur, Switzerland. Peter Zumthor. exposition space, landmark, shed.

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Atelier Zumthor. Haldenstein, Switzerland. Peter Zumthor. atelier, private house.

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Villa Vals. Vals, Switzerland. seARCH, Bjarne Mastenbroek. hotel, leisure, private house, tourism.

http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ugo/Guides/zumthor/. this page is part of Mi guide 'zumthor' made by Hugon kowalski, poznan, Poland.

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photo: Margherita Spiluttini .

photo: Margherita Spiluttini.

photo: Henry Pierre Schultz

Opening hoursdaily: 11:00 - 20:00. Season 2006/2007: 17th June 2006 – 9thApril 2007. Season 2007/2008: 26 May 2007 - 30 March 2008. Open to children from 5 years old. The bathing facilities areopen to Hotel Therme guests from 07:00. Night bathing for hotelguests: Sunday: 22.30 - 24.00. Wednesday: 22:30 - 24:00. Thursday: 22:30 - 24:00.

. How to get thereCar: from Zürich take the high-way to Chur. 8 kms after Churfollow signs to Flims / Laax / Ilanz. In Ilanz follow signs for Valswhich lead to the entrance of Vals valley. If you choose to takethe route over "Oberalppass", only open in summer, you have toleave the main road in Ilanz too. Train: From Zürich Klotenairport, train to Zürich HB Central station. From there, train forChur. In Chur, change to Ilanz/Disentis. In Ilanz take a bus toVals. Zurich Kloten to Vals is about 200 km.

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Therme Vals.

AddressHotel Therme 7132 ValsSwitzerlandhttp://www.therme-vals.ch/

. With the only thermal spring in Graubünden, the Therme Spa is astunning landmark built from 60 000 stone slabs of Valserquartzite. Stone by stone. The combinations of light and shade,open and enclosed spaces and linear elements make for a highlysensuous and restorative experience. Only two years after itscompletion the Therme was listed as a protected building. It hasbeen described as “a lesson in combining audacity withaesthetics“, “a totally unique, yet traditional spa and therapeuticcentre that is the last word in peaceful sensuality“, and “a worldfirst in spas”. The Vals quartzite quarried just two kilometres fromwhere the building stands. The great slabs of the roof are grassedover: sections of flower studded alpine meadow.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1996.

Architect.

Peter Zumthor. Lighting designer.

Viabizzuno. Client.

Hotel und Thermalbad Vals AG.

Contributed by.

MI_MOA.


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photo: Walter Mair . photo: Walter Mair.

photo: Walter Mair

Opening hours24/7

. How to get thereBy rail with the SBB Swiss Federal Railways to Chur, change to theRhätische Bahn as far as Ilanz and then by postal coach to Vals(20 km). Access by road via Chur - Flims - Ilanz.

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Hotel Therme Vals.

AddressHotel Therme 7132 ValsSwitzerlandhttp://www.therme-vals.ch/

. In the Hotel adjacent to the world famous Therme Spa PeterZumthor has redesigned 52 rooms without altering the hotel’soriginal 1960s structure. As part of the redevelopment, Der RoteSaal (The Red Room), the hotel’s restaurant, was extended.Although some parts of the complex are still in their originalstate, they are all gradually being brought up to the standard ofthe Therme itself, meaning the guest experiences. In 1983, thetown council bought the thermal spring and hotel, and thecompany that manages the site today, Hotel und Thermalbad ValsAG, is still 100% owned by the council. In 1986, Peter Zumthor, anarchitect from Haldenstein, Switzerland, was commissioned tobuild a new spa, and the resulting project received praise fromaround the world. It has been described as “a lesson in combiningaudacity with aesthetics“, “a totally unique, yet traditional spaand therapeutic centre that is the last word in peacefulsensuality“, and “a world first in spas”.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2007.

Architect.

Peter Zumthor. Client.

Hotel und Thermalbad Vals AG.

Contributed by.

MI_MOA.


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photo: Marloes Faber . photo: Marloes Faber.

photo: Marloes Faber

Opening hoursYou can visit the church daily apart from Sunday.

. How to get thereTake the car to Sumvitg in the canton of Graubünden. In thisvillage is one road up to San Benedigt (different ways to write).It's about a km tough climbing for the car. In San Benedigt it iseasy to find your way to the church.

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Church San Benedetg.

AddressCaplutta Sogn Benedetg SumvitgSwitzerlandhttp://www.sumvitg.ch/

. This Zumthor church in a small village located in the Mountains is“a cylinder that turns into an oval and then into a keel: thegeometry of this church, however definite, is also dynamic andelusive to the eye, all this exacerbated by the implantation of thebuilding on a steep slope.”The church has a wooden constructionand the façade is made with wooden shingles, wooden snips,similar to the locally build houses. The building is very carefullydetailed even on places you would normally not come (like behindthe concrete stairs of the entrance). The setting is wonderful.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1988.

Architect.


City of Sumvitg.

Contributed by.

Marloes_Faber.


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photo: João Morgado .

photo: João Morgado.

photo: João Morgado

Opening hours

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Shelters for Roman ArchaeologicalSite

.AddressSeilerbahnweg 177000 ChurSwitzerland

. Protective housing for the remains of the foundations of threeRoman Buildings (which one of those only a corner is visible). Thisprotective casing for the archaeological finds was conceived as akind of abstract reconstruction of the Roman volumes: alightweight framework for walls made of timer lamella whichadmit light and air exactly follows the Roman outer walls, thusproducing a package-like effect which give a visible form tolocation of the Roman buildings in today's city landscape.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

10-1986.

Architect.


City of Chur.

Contributed by.

Joao_Morgado.


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photo: Ralph Kent . photo: Ralph Kent.

photo: Ralph Kent

Opening hoursThe area is not fenced off, but your attention is drawn to a smallplaque near the door of the concrete atelier extension whichreminds people that this is Peter Zumthor's family home and torespect his privacy.

. How to get therePark in the centre of Haldenstein and wander up north, you willpass the Zumthor atelier.

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Atelier Zumthor.

AddressSuesswinggel 207023 HaldensteinSwitzerland

. This is Peter Zumthor's studio in the small village of Haldenstein,just outside of Chur in the Graubunden region of Switzerland. Thefirst studio was built in 1986, with the concrete extension -adjacent to his private family home - added in 2005.

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Project is not public!.

Completion.

1986.

Architect.

Peter Zumthor.

Contributed by.

jrhartley.


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photo: Iwan Baan .

photo: Iwan Baan.

photo: Roderick Trompert

Opening hoursYou can only visit the Villa when renting the place. Check thewebsite how to: http://www.villavals.ch

. How to get thereCar: from Zürich take the high-way to Chur. 8 kms after Churfollow signs to Flims / Laax / Ilanz. In Ilanz follow signs for Valswhich lead to the entrance of Vals valley. If you choose to takethe route over "Oberalppass", only open in summer, you have toleave the main road in Ilanz too. Train: From Zürich Klotenairport, train to Zürich HB Central station. From there, train forChur. In Chur, change to Ilanz/Disentis. In Ilanz take a bus toVals. Zurich Kloten to Vals is about 200 km.

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Villa Vals.

AddressPoststrasse 387132 ValsSwitzerlandhttp://www.villavals.ch

. Villa Vals is designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller,respectively of the architectural offices SeARCH and CMA. Theirdesign plan was to completely integrate the villa into thelandscape to avoid disturbing the unspoiled nature. That is whyaccess to the villa is only possible via the nearby woodenGraubünder shed, through an underground tunnel which runsstraight through the mountainside. The façade of the house isslightly slanted, adding to the view of the mountain sceneryacross the valley opposite of the house. The house, which wascompleted in 2009, was built and furnished in cooperation with alarge number of Dutch designers and companies that produceDutch design. Their willful designs fit well in the spacious,industrial architecture of the villa. Pieces and objects of,amongst others, Hella Jongerius, Demakersvan, Scholten &Baijings, Marcel Wanders, Claudy Jongstra, Royal TichelaarMakkum and Vitra Nederland were used. (text from officialwebsite)

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Project is not public!.

Completion.

2009. Floor area/size.

160 m².

Architect.

CMA / Christiaan Müller Architects. Structural engineer.

Alex Kilchmann. Services engineer.

Comet GmbH. General consultant.

Geobrugg AG. Contractor.

Kurt Schnyder Bauunternehmung. Services engineer.

Lippuner EMT AG. Supplier.

Maurus Cathomas. Services engineer.

Oscar Caduff. Cooperating designer.

Studio JVM, Jeroen van Mechelen. Cooperating designer.

Thomas Eyck. Roof & facade consultant.

Walch GmbH.

Contributed by.

Roderick.


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