Botta is very good at quiet, intimate space, and looks like he's scored another home run here. I'll have to swing by on my next trip to Switzerland.
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Spa WebsiteWhere in the World - Arosa, Switzerland
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mario Botta - Tschuggen Bergoase Spa
I ran across this project while searching for the wall sections of Peter Zumthor's Vals Baths. Mario Botta, whose projects I've covered before, completed a the Tschuggen Bergoase Spa in Arosa, Switzerland in 2006. The 57,000 sq. ft, $30.3 million USD building was meant to hide is mass in the hillside, showing itself to the outside mostly in the form of light 'trees', the large glass leaf looking structures that let in light during the day and glow at night.
Botta is very good at quiet, intimate space, and looks like he's scored another home run here. I'll have to swing by on my next trip to Switzerland.
Sections and Elevations:
Design Model:
Photos:
Spa Website
Where in the World - Arosa, Switzerland
Botta is very good at quiet, intimate space, and looks like he's scored another home run here. I'll have to swing by on my next trip to Switzerland.
Sections and Elevations:
Design Model:
Photos:
Spa WebsiteWhere in the World - Arosa, Switzerland
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3 comments:
thanks for showing this project. looks like another 'therme' i'll be visiting on my future trip to switzerland.
if you're looking for high quality/detailed wall sections of therme vals, they can be found in this book:
peter zumthor: therme vals
it is quite an excellent documentation of the entire design process of the building, from his watercolors, charcoal sketches, and even cad details/plans.
Outstanding, really - I love it when the architecture "blends in" with nature...
Thank you for this post and this blog I just discovered. I'll be back frequently! :)
hey.
thanx about this spa center but what abot the plans !!?
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