Secular retreat

“It has become rare to be able to sit in a house and look out at a beautiful landscape where no trace of another building interrupts the lines of the rolling...

by Atelier Peter Zumthor with Mole Architects for Living Architecture, winning RIBA South West Award 2019 and RIBA National Award 2019

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Peter Zumthor. Secular Retreat . Devon (7)

His first permanent building in the UK

Peter Zumthor . Secular Retreat . Devon afasia (4) | a f a s i a

named ‘secular retreat’, the project is peter zumthor’s first permanent building in the UK and marks the 7th commission in the living architecture series.

Peter Zumthor . Secular Retreat . Devon (5)

Peter Zumthor . Secular Retreat . Devon (2)

Asked in an interview question recently to define good design, I reflected, and wrote that it is a quality found in the most ancient art that has stood the test

“It has become rare to be able to sit in a house and look out at a beautiful landscape where no trace of another building interrupts the lines of the rolling...

Explore the detailed architecture plans for Peter Zumthor's Williams Residence in New York. Get inspired by the innovative design and functional layout of this stunning architectural masterpiece.

concretewall café descends underground, as nameless architecture immerses visitors into the natural context of water and mountains.

Image 2 of 4 from gallery of A Secular Retreat / Peter Zumthor / Living Architecture.

The Secular Retreat - construction photo - Chivelstone Devon UK - Peter Zumthor 2016 (original image Simon Cannon Limited contractors)