Therme Vals in Literature

Peter Zumthor has also written a book regarding it's construction and origins. In the book, "The Therme Vals", Zumthor discusses the ancient origins of the bathhouse and bathing itself as it is presented in Grecian mythology. He also goes on to discuss his thought process, which was attributed to classical modernist ideals. An overarching theme in the bathhouse's creation is "stone and water" - so as to simulate the feeling of dipping in a naturally occurring spring. Lastly he goes on to describe the feelings he instilled in each individual feature of the bathhouse.

Euripides Bziotas in his conceptual approach of the "Therme Baths of Vals, Switzerland" also analyzes Zumthor's creation.

He notes that:

1) Therme Vals has no doors.
2) It is integrated within the hill so as not to obstruct view of the hotel it is loosely connected to.
3) The baths are kept at 32 degrees Celsius except for the Fire Bath which is 42 degrees.


Sources:

Bziotas, Euripides. Therme Baths in Vals, Switzerland. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

Hauser, Sigrid, Peter Zumthor, and Hélène Binet. Peter Zumthor--Therme Vals. Zürich: Scheidegger      
     & Spiess, 2007. Print.