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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

1°C · 14.0h daylight · 3 km/h wind

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Therme Vals

Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland · Exact work coordinates

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Therme Vals

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Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Climate: 1°C · 14.0h daylight · 3 km/h wind

Mapping: Exact work coordinates

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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Richard NeutraRichard Neutra

1925 · Los Angeles, California, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19961925
PlaceVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandLos Angeles, California, United States
Place contextVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandRepresentative site: Silver Lake, Silver Lake, United States
Climate1°C · 14.0h daylight · 3 km/h wind18°C · 13.3h daylight · 13 km/h wind · via Neutra VDL Studio and Residences
FocusThermal baths15 works in corpus
Architects
  • Peter Zumthor
  • Richard Neutra
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Atelier Peter Zumthor

Notable works

  • Neutra VDL Studio and Residences
  • Kaufmann Desert House
  • Neutra Office Building
  • Francisco Q. Sanchez Elementary School
Typologies
  • bathhouse
  • hospitality
  • landscape
  • education
  • campus building
  • house
  • office
  • church
  • sacred space
  • tower
  • landscape
Materials
  • quartzite
  • concrete
  • water
  • concrete
  • glass
  • timber
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Quartzite
  • Water

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

  • Concrete
  • 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.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible4 of 4 recorded works are publicly accessible
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