Allmannajuvet

Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum  / Peter Zumthor,© Per Berntsen

Peter Zumthor’s Rest stop at the Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum stands out against the background of rural Norway. I like the stonework below the bathrooms and the way they sit atop it like some sort of watchtower. The museum in the background, also Zumthor’s design, is set high up on timber stilts which is a bit scary since it looks like it could slide off at any moment. The buildings share the same black rectangle construction with timber supports and framing covered by a zinc roof just like the zinc that was extracted from the mine in years past. Though minimalist, Zumthor has fit Allmannajuvet’s museum and support buildings perfectly the the environment.

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