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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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Therme Vals

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Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

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

Mapping: Exact work coordinates

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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Gehry PartnersGehry Partners

1962 · Los Angeles, California, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19961962
PlaceVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandLos Angeles, California, United States
Place contextVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandRepresentative site: Los Angeles, Spain, Spain
Climate2°C · 14.0h daylight · 3 km/h wind16°C · 13.7h daylight · 1 km/h wind · via Bodegas Marqués de Riscal
FocusThermal baths42 works in corpus
Architects
  • Peter Zumthor
  • Frank Gehry
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Atelier Peter Zumthor

Notable works

  • Bodegas Marqués de Riscal
  • Art Gallery of Ontario
  • Toledo Museum of Art
  • Weisman Art Museum
Typologies
  • bathhouse
  • hospitality
  • landscape
  • building
  • museum
  • gallery
  • library
  • house
  • campus building
  • education
  • performance venue
Materials
  • quartzite
  • concrete
  • water
  • glass
  • stone
  • wood
  • steel
  • titanium
  • limestone
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Quartzite
  • Water

Steel, Glass, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Steel
  • Glass
  • Stone
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.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible22 of 22 recorded works are publicly accessible
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