Peter Zumthor Quotes

Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

I can look at a photo and the dimensions of any piece and tell you if it's going to sit well with the four other pieces in your room.

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.

Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.

To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that.

It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.

The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary.

I'm not an interior decorator; I'm a designer, and that includes the architecture. The package must be strong and controlled, the rooms aligned, and the windows positioned to make sense with the furniture. Fluff it up, and you've got big trouble.

Life is all about seating and lighting.

A lot of people don't get it, but I design from the inside out so that the finished product looks inevitable somehow. I think it's important to create spaces that people like to be in, that are humanistic.

The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.

I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion. The development procedure is more tactile. It's about space and form and it's something you can share with other people.

I don't really get into architecture in the hotel room. But maybe a little Feng Shui here and there.

Instead of using the machine as a metaphor for architecture, as Le Corbusier did, I use the human body. I want the public to know that it's them I'm designing for.

The design of a dress, furniture, a house, a room, a street and a city are all the same process.

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

I think I was the only kid on the block who knew about furniture scale by the time I was 8.

All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.

I always begin a room with the rug; it is literally the foundation of the space. I then go on to the furniture.

Apart from differentiating our spaces with design, we also look for buildings that have distinctive character. We make sure every seat is a good one.

I was always really geeky about design and buildings. Always into architecture as a kid.

Throughout the ages it has always been possible to point to good and bad architecture.

I've stayed in enough hotels so I really know what works and what doesn't design-wise.