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Therme Vals — Peter Zumthor
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Hollow held as spatial core.
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Systems of Clarity
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Origin:
Vals
Era:
1996
Themes / Lineage:
stone; material; temperature
Field Notes:
stone; hollow; temperature
Quiet Modernism appears here as space held at the center of form.

Hollow held as spatial core.

Therme Vals — Peter Zumthor

An internal void anchors the form.

Surrounding mass remains intact.

Space is contained.

What anchors the form?
A hollow is often read as absence, yet it functions as center. Surrounding mass remains intact. What continues is space held as core.

A hollow is often read as absence, yet it functions as center.

Surrounding mass remains intact.

What continues is space held as core.

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