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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

12°C · 13.9h daylight · 9 km/h wind

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Therme Vals

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Therme Vals

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Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Climate: 12°C · 13.9h daylight · 9 km/h wind

Mapping: Exact work coordinates

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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Jan Inge HovigJan Inge Hovig

1950-1977 · Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19961950-1977
PlaceVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandOslo, Oslo, Norway
Place contextVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandRepresentative site: Narvik Municipality, Narvik Municipality, Norway
Climate12°C · 13.9h daylight · 9 km/h wind11°C · 16.6h daylight · 8 km/h wind · via Fredskapellet
FocusThermal baths3 works in corpus
Architects
  • Peter Zumthor
  • Jan Inge Hovig
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Atelier Peter Zumthor

Notable works

  • Fredskapellet
  • Harstad Church
  • Arctic Cathedral
Typologies
  • bathhouse
  • hospitality
  • landscape
  • church
  • sacred space
  • chapel
  • religious building
  • civic landmark
Materials
  • quartzite
  • concrete
  • water
  • brick
  • concrete
  • metal
  • glass
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Quartzite
  • Water

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

  • Concrete
  • Brick
  • Glass
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.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • 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.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible3 of 3 recorded works are publicly accessible
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