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Peter zumthor pictured lost a battle with property developer remo stoffel to buy the therme vals spa in 2012. Thermal baths in vals, switzerland by peter zumthor building. Hi, good readers this peter zumthor therme vals pdf online is the best book i have ever read today. Two decades on, there isnt an architect in the world who doesnt long to relax in the evocative waters of this space and discover the secret to its architecture. Peter zumthor, with marc loeliger, thomas durisch and rainer weitschies the therme vals is a hotel and spa built over the only thermal springs in the graubunden canton in switzerland. May 11, 2017 peter zumthor pictured lost a battle with property developer remo stoffel to buy the therme vals spa in 2012. It offers free wifi and reduced tickets for the spa center.
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