Civic buildings- the healthcare and cultural building

Peter Zumthor – The Spa of Stone -25:33(till 20:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpkpiK4o-cw

Vocabulary- explain the meaning of the words before watching:

sinking( it is sunken), local quarry, slab, openings, overhangs, tie beams, bulky, tinted
concrete, swirling water, to be stacked, haphazard pattern, to cleanse(US), slits, to revolve, to
surpass, austerity
1) When was this spa built and where?

2) Which problem revealed after building of the complex including five hotels?

3) Who was in the commission for this project and what was the condition for the new

design?

4) How is the main façade and roof designed? Where is the entrance to this building?

5) What was the inspiration for Zumthor, what does it resemble?

6) How is the main mass articulated and which type of a structure is used?

7) How is the interior designed and illuminated?

8) Which idea is hidden in stone cladding?

9) How does the building communicate with the surrounding landscape?

10) How was Peter Zumthor influenced by the tradition of taking a bath?

11) Is it true that all human senses are attracted?

1) Summarize the main facts about The Spa of Stone and try to tell each other what
impresses you the most of all in this structure. Write a list of these things (site, terrain,
structure, materials, inner articulation, atmosphere):

Peter Zumthor - Kolumba Museum

Kolumba Museum is situated in Cologne, Germany, a city that was almost completely
destroyed in World War II, the museum houses the Roman Catholic Archdiocese’s collection
of art which spans more than a thousand years. Zumthor’s design delicately rises from the
ruins of a late-Gothic church, respecting the site’s history and preserving its essence. ”They
believe in the inner values of art, its ability to make us think and feel, its spiritual values. This
project emerged from the inside out, and from the place,” explained Zumthor at the museum’s
opening.
Zumthor, consistently mindful of the use of the materials, and specifically their structural
details, has used grey brick to unite the destroyed fragments of the site. These fragments
include the remaining pieces of the Gothic church, stone ruins from the Roman and medieval
periods, and German architect Gottfried Böhm’s 1950 chapel for the “Madonna of the Ruins.”

The facade of grey brick integrates the remnants of the church’s facade into a new face for the
contemporary museum. Articulated with perforations, which look like a fragile lace, the
brickwork allows diffused light to fill specific spaces of the museum. As the seasons
change,” the light shifts and plays across the ruins,” creating a peaceful ever-
changing environment.
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The museum includes 16 different exhibition rooms and, at the heart of the building, a secret
garden courtyard – a quiet and secluded place for reflection.

The materiality plays such an important role in the overall design, and Zumthor, known for
taking his time to develop projects, searched quite awhile for the perfect material.
Handcrafted by Petersen Tegl of Denmark, the bricks were specifically developed for this
project, as they were fired with charcoal to imbue a warm hue.

Vocabulary:
to house – ubytovat, umístit
to emerge – objevit se
remnants – zbytky
lace – zde krajka, (tkanička)
diffused light – rozptýlené světlo
secluded – izolovaný, odlehlý
awhile – načas, na chvíli
to fire – vypálit
charcoal – uhel
to imbue – zde zbarvit, naplnit, prostoupit
hue – odstín

Kolumba Museum Cologne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WArjmfxC6k4
Watch it and describe the inner articulation and outside space of the museum.
2) Read this article about Kolumba Museum and compare this attitude to the treatment
of the building with the previous case “The Spa of Stone”. In both cases it was” the
fusion” with older architecture which was there before. What is the difference?
3) Match the synonyms:

sunken imbued
lit structured
secluded whirling
quarried fragile
tinted embodied
swirling mined
piled illuminated
integrated remote
articulated stacked
brittle embedded

4) Fill in the gaps with appropriate expressions:

Nouns: openings, overhangs, tie beams, slits, hues, treatment, brickwork, remnants

Adjectives: sunken, tinted, illuminated, diffused, secluded

Verbs: to quarry, to stack, to imbue, to fit, to overlook, to merge, to integrate

The whole structure is ……………………..under the ground, the interior

is………………………only by the narrow…………………………. on the edges of concrete
blocks. The building perfectly ……………………to the surrounding landscape, which can be
………………………..through the huge……………………….All the blocks are designed
and……………………….together like a puzzle of units with hidden supporting………….
………… The terraces and……………………………….look like to
be…………………………..in the terrain. Local stone and …………………………..concrete
with different colour……………….. were used for the wall finishes.

The museum is a great example of the …………………………………, how the old

and new structure can………………………together. The façade of “lace”bricks…….
……………. the ……………………….. of the church’s façade into a new face. The
perforated………………………….. allows ……………………light to create miraculous
atmosphere which…………….………the whole interior. The inner courtyard
contains………………………. garden aimed for relaxation and contemplation.