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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Álvaro Siza VieiraÁlvaro Siza Vieira

Porto, Portugal

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1996Unrecorded
PlaceVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandPorto, Portugal
Place contextVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandRepresentative site: Matosinhos, Porto District, Portugal
ClimateClimate unavailableClimate unavailable · via Boa Nova Tea House
FocusThermal baths6 works in corpus
Architects
  • Peter Zumthor
  • Alvaro Siza
  • Álvaro Siza Vieira
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Atelier Peter Zumthor

Notable works

  • Boa Nova Tea House
  • Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto
  • New Orleans (Rotterdam)
  • Gramaxo Foundation
Typologies
  • bathhouse
  • hospitality
  • landscape
  • hospitality
  • coastal building
  • restaurant
  • education
  • school
  • campus building
  • housing
  • cultural
Materials
  • quartzite
  • concrete
  • water
  • concrete
  • wood
  • glass
  • stucco
Carbon signals

Concrete, Quartzite, and Water look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Quartzite
  • Water

Concrete, Glass, and Stucco look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass
  • Stucco
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible2 of 2 recorded works are publicly accessible
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