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The pantry lines the wall to the right.

The en-suite bathroom has a large bathtub, shower, and pre-installation for a steam or sauna room.

Add credit Isokari comes with an optional sauna building, but if you don’t need a sauna, this structure can be transformed into two bedrooms with toilets. The Isokari ranges from between 818-square-feet to 1,227-square-feet.

Following the house-within-a-house concept, this playful playhouse-like addition features an all-plywood interior.

Modern Finnish Design Sauna Kyly by Avanto Architects

Bathroom with built-in sauna

sauna

A sauna that looks out to the lake.

A wood-burning stove from Harvia, of Finland, heats the sauna. The pavilion’s rough-cut pine walls are treated with tar, a preservative that yields a time-worn aesthetic.

Salminen chose flame birch for the cabinetry for its remarkable wavy wood grain.

On the second floor lies a timber wood sauna with two-level seating. “The sauna box itself was custom and pre-fabricated,” says Kampshoff.

A sauna is an optional feature. Cedar and concrete create a recurring visual theme from the exterior to the interior.

Simple, readily available materials were used throughout: wood-framed walls are sheathed in plywood or recycled boards, and doubled pairs of steel columns support beams that in turn support exposed roof structures.

Atop the kitchen and bathroom lies an additional sleeping quarter, directly under the sky above.

Atop the kitchen and bathroom lies an additional sleeping quarter, directly under the sky above.

A built-in ladder ascends to the elevated sleeping area.

Seamless transitions occur between spaces. A frosted glass window allows daylight to fall into the bath space, while also providing privacy.

The color scheme for the interiors are inspired by the color of a large boulder near the site.

Outside nooks provide storage for firewood.