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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

2°C · 13.9h daylight · 4 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 · 13.9h daylight · 4 km/h wind

Mapping: Exact work coordinates

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Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Skidmore, Owings & MerrillSkidmore, Owings & Merrill

Oakland, California, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1996Unrecorded
PlaceVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandOakland, California, United States
Place contextVals, Graubunden, SwitzerlandRepresentative site: Chicago, Chicago, United States
Climate2°C · 13.9h daylight · 4 km/h wind3°C · 13.6h daylight · 10 km/h wind · via Harold L. Ickes Homes
FocusThermal baths23 works in corpus
Architects
  • Peter Zumthor
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Atelier Peter Zumthor

Notable works

  • Harold L. Ickes Homes
  • Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus
  • Inland Steel Building
  • One City Centre (Houston)
Typologies
  • bathhouse
  • hospitality
  • landscape
  • housing
  • landscape
  • performance venue
  • hospitality
  • tower
  • office
  • education
  • campus building
Materials
  • quartzite
  • concrete
  • water
  • glass
  • steel
  • concrete
  • timber
  • stone
  • brick
  • wood
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Quartzite
  • Water

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

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Brick
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.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • 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.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible9 of 9 recorded works are publicly accessible
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