Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this

Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this

Peter Zumthor
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.

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Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this
Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthor

Swiss - Architect Born: April 26, 1943

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If you look at the Earth without architecture, it's sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in the broadest sense of the word, whether it's a movie theater or a simple log cabin in the mountains. This is the core of architecture: To provide a space for human beings.

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Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.

Peter Zumthor

My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling.

Peter Zumthor

In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language.

Peter Zumthor

Designing is a matter of concentration. You go deep into what you want to do. It's about intensive research, really. The concentration is warm and intimate and like the fire inside the earth - intense but not distorted. You can go to a place, really feel it in your heart. It's actually a beautiful feeling.

Peter Zumthor

I design for the use of a building and the place and for the people who use it... the reputation for arrogance comes because when work is offered to me, I look whether I can find a genuine interest in quality.

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My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company.

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I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.

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