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Peter Zumthor. Bruder Klaus field chapel, 2007. Zumthor Architecture, Peter Zumthor Architecture, Peter Zumthor, Pritzker Prize, Sacred Architecture, Religious Architecture, Education Architecture, Church Architecture, Trondheim

Construction of the Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, a concrete chapel on the edge of a field in Mechernich, constructed by local farmers in honour of their patron saint, the 15th-century hermit Bruder Klaus. The chapel is made using a technique coined by Zumthor as “rammed concrete”. The farmers made up the outer walls by pouring 50cm of concrete every day to create 24 layers, varying in texture and colour. Inside, the prayer space is formed from local tree trunks, creating a teepee-shaped…

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