Residential Home for the Elderly, Masans, Chur, Switzerland, 1992-93 by Peter Zumthor

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7.5 m

“Bay window in the living room looks out onto the evening sun” -Thomas Durisch

Corridor Concept: “The entrance hall is larger than a regular corridor so that the occupants can set up the area outside their apartment with their own furniture and personal articles from their former homes, this creates a comfortable space for people to sit and have a chat with their neighbors and be social, as they once did in the village on a bench outside the house.” – Thomas Durisch

UP

UP

2.5 m

9m

“The balconies are placed in niches protected from the wind” -Thomas Durisch

Corridor Concept: “Kitchen window opens out to the entrance hall and encourages social contact.” – Thomas Durisch

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