Peter Zumthor’s Bruder Klaus Chapel in Mechernich, Germany
A small concrete chapel on the edge of a field built by local farmers. It was cast in concrete around a cluster of 120 tree trunks, cut from a local forest, which were then slowly smoked away. The meticulous arrangement of the trees into a tear or leaf shape created the oculus that provides the only light for the small dark space. The chapel was built to honor Nicholas von Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland also known as Bruder Klaus, and contains his statue along with a single bench and some candles.
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February 14, 2008 - Architecture
Author: Shan Tara
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September 18th, 2010 at 10:39 am
I am doing a project around this chapel, and I was wondering where you got the section drawings? Do you know if any other drawings have been published?
Thank you.
December 10th, 2010 at 10:53 am
The section drawings aswell as everything you need to know about it are in an magazine called domus. Search for the september 2007 edition. good luck
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