Architect Peter Zumthor

Saint Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, Interior
It was constructed by building a formwork of vertical spruce branches and trunks. Concrete was then poured in layers, one per day for 24 days. Then the wood was set afire, a fire that roughened and darkened the ribbed surfaces of the concrete.

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