2206. Saint Benedict Chapel. Sumvitg, Switzerland.

 

Dear Nuria,

"Architecture has its place in the concrete world.

This is where exists. This is where it makes its

statement." (Peter Zumthor)

Regards,

R

1988. St. Benedict Chapel Graubünden Switzerland

 

Dear Peter,

"When I start, my first idea for a building is with 

the material. I believe architecture is about that. 

It's not about paper, it's not about forms. It's about 

space and material.” (Peter Zumthor)

Sincerely,

R

1957. Kolumba, Köln

 

Dear Sybi,

"Designing is a matter of concentration. You go 

deep into what you want to do. It's about intensive 

research, really" (Peter Zumthor)

(A building I'd love to visit in Köln)
R

1521. Festspielstadt Bregentz am Bodensee

Estimado Jim,

"La presencia es como un hueco en el flujo de la 

historia, donde todo lo repentino no es pasado ni 

futuro."(Peter Zumthor)

Cordialmente,
R

1129. Therme Vals

Dear Olivia,

"The principle of confined movement in a few places 

and then expansive freedom of movement in larger 

areas inside the building is something I discovered 

while working on the Therme Vals and have 

subsequently used again and again" (Peter Zumthor)

Best wishes,
R

593. Kolumba. Ausgrabung und Kapelle Madonna in den Trummern

Dear Dan,

"To me, buildings can have a beautiful
silence that I associate with attributes
such as composure, self-evidence,
durability, presence, and integrity, and
with warmth and sensuousness as well;
a building that is being itself, being a
building, not representing anything, just
being." (Peter Zumthor)

Happy new year to you.
R

422. Kolumba. Filtermauerwerk uber der Ausgrabung

Dear Catarina,

"I don't understand light. It gives me the
feeling there's something beyond me,
something beyond all understanding,
And I am very glad, very grateful that
there is such a thing" (Peter Zumthor)

Best.
R

408. Kunsthaus Bregenz. Fassadeninstallation James Turrell

Dear Jim,

"The real has it own magic. Of course, I know the magic
that lies in thought. The passion of a beautiful thought.
But what I'm talking about here is something I often find
even more incredible: the magic of things, the magic of
the real world" (Peter Zumthor)

Best regards.
R

390. Kunsthaus Bregenz. Austellungsansicht Foyer

Querida Lucia,

"Yo creo que todo edificio emite un sonido. Tiene sonidos
que no estan causados por la friccion. No se lo que es.
Quiza sea el viento o algo asi. Lo cierto es que si entras
en un espacio sin ruidos sientes que hay algo distinto.
!Es hermoso!..." (Peter Zumthor)

Con cariño.
R

311. Kunsthaus Bregenz. Karl Tizian Platz

Dear Helene,

"Movement, barely perceptible, emerges
in space. Spatial curiosity is aroused. This
is the movement that sparks a spiral
movement which leads us through the
building, gripping us at the main entrance
and gently propelling us into the building's
interior. We see the door, the entrance to
the next floor, the cascade of stairs, and
the radiant daylight ceiling of the upper
room" (Peter Zumthor on The Kunsthaus
Bregenz)
The way Peter describes this building is as
rich and graceful as his own architecture,
full of apparently effortless beauty in form
and proportions.

Best regards,
R