Project Name

Bruder Klaus Field Chapel

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Project Location

Mechernich, Germany

Year of Completion

2007

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Landscape

Project Architect

Peter Zumthor

Architect Location

Haldenstein, Switzerland

Student Author

Juan I. Gonzalez

Archived Year

12-17-2018

Climate

Temperate oceanic

Application

Structure

Material and its Properties

The concrete was poured in layers onto a frame of 112 tree trunks, then set to dry, and finally burned from within so the trunks of the interior would hollow out the space within and char the walls.

Other Sources

www.archdaily.com

Environmental Response

The production of this material is very natural to the environment.

Recommended Citation

Zumthor, Peter, "Bruder Klaus Field Chapel" (2007). Building Case Studies. 453.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/453