// EVOKING THE SENSES

CATEGORY - PRINT
SOFTWARE - INDESIGN

Inspired by Peter Zumthor, the Pritzker Prize–winning Swiss architect known for crafting multi-sensory experiences, this project explores the intersection of typography, perception, and sensory engagement. Zumthor’s work emphasizes the orchestration of sight, sound, touch, and even smell, creating holistic experiences through materiality and spatial journeying.

This project translates his philosophy into a print-based exploration, leveraging typography as the primary medium to communicate and evoke each sense. The poster, book, and cards each focus on sight, sound, and touch respectively, guiding the audience through a deliberate sensory hierarchy. Carefully designed visual cues, typographic treatments, and structural choices ensure that each element conveys meaning, encourages exploration, and reinforces the overall conceptual narrative.

All components are elegantly presented in a curated box set, reminiscent of a sophisticated book series. This arrangement mirrors Zumthor’s mastery of experience design, creating a cohesive, immersive, and thoughtfully orchestrated interaction that bridges the gap between visual storytelling and physical engagement.

MORE ABOUT PETER ZUMTHOR

Zumthor develops buildings of great integrity—untouched by fad or fashion. Declining a majority of the commissions that come his way, he only accepts a project if he feels a deep affinity for its program, and from the moment of commitment, his devotion is complete, overseeing the project’s realization to the very last detail.

His buildings have a commanding presence, yet they prove the power of judicious intervention, showing us again and again that modesty in approach and boldness in the overall result is not mutually exclusive. Humility resides alongside strength. While some have called his architecture quiet, his buildings masterfully assert their presence, engaging many of our senses.