Werkraum


The brainchild of much-lauded Pritzker Prize–winning architect Peter Zumthor, the slickly minimalist Werkraum, with its low-rise, timber-and-concrete, glass-fronted facade mirroring the landscape, is worth a peek for its design alone. Inside, it represents a major showcase for the one-of-a-kind heritage of craftsmanship and design in the Bregenzerwald, with rotating exhibitions of the members' work.


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