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The Therme Vals Spa was designed by Peter Zumthor and first opened in 1996. Therme Vals is located in Switzerland. I am intrigued by Zumthor’s aesthetically pleasing interior and how slits of light shine through the space making it very calming and beautiful. As my theme is about reflection and light I thought his concept could help with the development for my design.

(retireved from: https://www.archdaily.com/13358/the-therme-vals)

Material Research

The Guggenheim Museum, located in Bilbao Spain was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The structure of the museum is made entirely of aluminium, limestone and glass. Noticing how it is located on the waterfront, I was interested in the way he played with reflective materials and how it would reflect the water around the space and how I could use a similar concept in my own design. I also felt that curving the walls was a very unique and clever way of using aluminium material.

(retrieved from: https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/the-building/the-construction)