Peter Zumthor: Therme Vals
Peter Zumthor (Editor); Photographs by Hélène Binet
Scheidegger & Spiess, 2007

Hardcover | 9-1/2 x 12 inches | 192 pages | 123 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-3858817044 | $110.00

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:
Peter Zumthor Therme Vals, the only book-length study of the mountain spa, features the architect?s own original sketches and plans for its design, as well as Hélène Binet?s striking photographs of the structure. Annotations by Zumthor elucidate Therme Vals?s symbiotic relationship to its natural surroundings, and an essay on such topics as Artemis/Diana, Baptism, and Spring by architectural scholar Sigrid Hauser draw out the connections between the elemental nature of the spa and mythology, bathing, and purity. This lavishly illustrated volume about the spa that catapulted a remote Swiss village onto the international architecture scene will entrance all enthusiasts of contemporary design. Peter Zumthor, born 1943, works with his Atelier of around 30 people in the alpine setting of Haldenstein, Switzerland, producing architectural originals like Kunsthaus Bregenz, Therme Vals, Museum Kolumba Köln or the Steilneset Memorial in Vardø.
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dDAB COMMENTARY:
A few days ago, in my review of the recently published The Architecture of Bathing, I mentioned a memorable trip I took to Vals, Switzerland, to spend the day inside Therme Vals, the famous baths designed by Peter Zumthor. It was hard not to th...