*스위스 호텔 리모델링 thom mayne adds guest rooms and entrance pavilion to 7132 hotel in switzerland

american architect thom mayne has added two rooms and a new entrance building to a hotel complex in switzerland that also includes work by japanese architects ando and kengo kuma. the site — which most notably includes the peter zumthor-designed therme vals spa — dates back to approximately 1500 BC, when the people of the middle bronze age were among the first to appreciate the soothing power of the region’s warm spring water.

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mayne, who leads architecture firm morphosis, was commissioned by the 7132 hotel to design two new guest suites — ‘wood room’ and ‘stone room’. as the names suggest, the former is clad entirely with timber, while the latter is made from locally quarried quartzite — the same material which zumthor used for the adjacent spa. both facilities feature a glass shower in the center of the room, with a balcony that overlooks the alpine landscape beyond.

morphosis was also asked to revamp the resort’s lobby area. now complete, a new entrance building and driveway seek to provide the hotel with a greater sense of arrival, welcoming guests to the luxury retreat. an overhead aperture at the center of the brilliant white structure has been designed to shine a spotlight on visitors, putting them at the center of the scheme from the moment of their arrival. in march 2015, morphosis revealed the design of a planned luxury high-rise hotel in vals, also for 7132 ltd.

from designboom