In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction.
Peter ZumthorThere is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff.
Peter ZumthorNormally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of the building together with the client, in a process, so that as we go along we become more intelligent.
Peter ZumthorEvery time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.
Peter Zumthor