Publisher: Birkhauser ISBN: 9783764374952 Number of pages: 76 Weight: 363 g Dimensions: 240 x 170 x 13 mm Edition: 5th Printing. From the composition and "presence" of the materials to the handling of proportions and the effect of light, this poetics of architecture enables the reader to recapitulate what really matters in the process of house design. Images of spaces and buildings that affect him are every bit as important as particular pieces of music or books that inspire him. under whose spell I experience what I otherwise would not experience in precisely this way." Zumthor's passion is the creation of buildings that produce this kind of effect, but how can one actually set out to achieve it? In nine short, illustrated chapters framed as a process of self-observation, Peter Zumthor describes what he has on his mind as he sets about creating the atmosphere of his houses. Peter Zumthor’s view on objects within a space is that The idea of things that have nothing to do with me as an architect taking their place in a building, their rightful place It’s a great help to me to imagine the future of rooms in a house I am building, to imagine them actually in use ( Atmospheres, p. What "really constitutes an architectural atmosphere"? Peter Zumthor says, is "this singular density and mood, this feeling of presence, well-being, harmony, beauty.
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