Everything must be designed according to the scale of the human body, and altered to create various experiences, says Le Corbusier. The hot spring has a green roof throughout, allowing it to keep up with its connection to its site at ground level. Project Name: The Therme Vals Built over the only thermal springs in the Graubunden Canton in Switzerland, The Therme Vals is a hotel and spa in one which combines a complete sensory experience designed by Peter Zumthor. A bath is a very private and warm experience and the building is meticulously designed to enhance this characteristic. “Mountain, stone, water – building in the stone, building with the stone, into the mountain, building out of the mountain, being inside the mountain – how can the implications and the sensuality of the association of these words be interpreted, architecturally?” Peter Zumthor More information on how to do this can be found in the cookie policy. Description: A research regarding the Therme Baths at Vals, Switzerland by architect Peter Zumthor focusing on the concept behind the construction. 2D and 3D visual diagrams inform a large physical diagrammatic model. Although devoted to the truth of materials, Zumthor is rather coy in his explanations of structure. The facility offers thermal baths of hydrogen carbonate and calcium sulfate. To achieve the desired effect monolithic one a “textile stone” was used, designing a model that allowed for the joints attaching the stones in a wall with homogeneous effect. The meadow carpet is lumpy. Doors, handrails, grips, suspended and applied signage, the discs of pendant lights, and the tubular contraptions at entry and about the drinking well are all made of bronze. Vals lies an hour away from Chur by car, deep in a valley dotted with shepherd huts and enlivened by the sound of cowbells. GradesFixer. I believe that Peter Zumthor has inculcated his own personal style into Therme Vals, while still complying to rules and ideas that have been discovered and proven successful over several years of testing and practice. 19.10.2014 - Zumthor's Therme Vals Analysis on Behance. The whole concept was designed by following up these questions; so that it all took form step by step….. ” Peter Zumthor. Jan 20, 2017 - Diagrammatic analysis of Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals (Thermal Baths in Vals, Switzerland). Le Corbusier’s Le Modular talks of standardization as a means to mass produce, and takes Vetruvius’ study of human proportions further into design to discuss the relationship between the body and a space. The Therme Vals is built from layer upon layer of locally quarried Valser Quarzite slabs. The subterranean nature of this connection is crucial as it dislocates the individual from the world outside.