The Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has designed many buildings around the Rhine Valley in Graubunden Kanton. We were alerted to the small chapel of St Benedig, above the town of Sumvitg in the Vorder Rhine Valley. We hiked up from the train station and were impressed with the stark beauty of the design, which echoed in some ways the old ruins of the ancient chapel nearby. It was striking to have such a simple, enclosed arc sited in such a beautiful exterior landscape. 
We went from Sumvitg to the nearby town of Vals, where Peter Zumthor designed a thermal bath complex. The Therme Vals was a lovely experience, but photography was not allowed. You can, however, look it up on the internet.
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