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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

2°C · 14.0h daylight · 3 km/h wind

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Therme Vals

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Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Climate: 2°C · 14.0h daylight · 3 km/h wind

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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Ateliers Jean NouvelAteliers Jean Nouvel

1994 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19961994
PlaceVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandParis, Ile-de-France, France
Place contextVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandRepresentative site: Lyon, Lyon, France
Climate2°C · 14.0h daylight · 3 km/h wind11°C · 13.9h daylight · 3 km/h wind · via Opéra de Lyon
FocusThermal baths29 works in corpus
Architects
  • Peter Zumthor
  • Jean Nouvel
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Atelier Peter Zumthor

Notable works

  • Opéra de Lyon
  • Guthrie Theater
  • Institut du Monde Arabe
  • Golden Angel
Typologies
  • bathhouse
  • hospitality
  • landscape
  • house
  • performance venue
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • building
  • tower
  • office
Materials
  • quartzite
  • concrete
  • water
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • concrete
  • brick
  • glass-fiber reinforced concrete
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Quartzite
  • Water

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

  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Concrete
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.
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible8 of 8 recorded works are publicly accessible
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