Peter Zumthor and His Materials

    Peter Zumthor is good at selecting and using materials which is difficult for me. Before, when I did not know how to choose material I would use concrete. It is conservative, but helpful.

    Recent, I read a book about concrete and talked with Joe about David Chipperfield's work. Joe taught me that David chose concrete, because it helps building to hide some complicated structures, making building keeps clean and simple.

Gormley Studio

  Then, I had a talk with Ellen, she told me some materials make people want to touch. For instant, Zumthor's Art Museum.

grey bricks

polished plaster

    Zumthor's hotel.

    Now, I need to know what kind of feeling the columbarium needs. It is a building about death, which may make it look like low-key.