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Wellness / 1996

Therme Vals

Atelier Peter Zumthor · Vals, Switzerland

Therme Vals
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Stone, water and controlled light shape a sequence of thermal rooms.

The project, in context

Peter Zumthor’s bathhouse uses locally associated Vals quartzite to give the building its material character. Completed in 1996, it is now operated as the 7132 thermal baths.

What to look for

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    Vals quartzite

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    A sequence of bathing chambers