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Sævik designed the wood tub in the bathroom, which features an adjacent sauna. The Inxx A5 faucet is by Mora.
Sævik designed the wood tub in the bathroom, which features an adjacent sauna. The Inxx A5 faucet is by Mora.
Firewood abounds at this historic homestead that was converted from a neglected farm in rural Germany into a sustainable and modern vacation village by an artist couple from Amsterdam. The sauna is powered by the stacked firewood outside, which keeps it at 70 degrees -- a warm, enveloping temperature that is gentler on the circulatory system.
Firewood abounds at this historic homestead that was converted from a neglected farm in rural Germany into a sustainable and modern vacation village by an artist couple from Amsterdam. The sauna is powered by the stacked firewood outside, which keeps it at 70 degrees -- a warm, enveloping temperature that is gentler on the circulatory system.
The owners wanted to use their backyard as an everyday retreat, so a sauna with a small spa area was the ideal solution for the entire family to relax in a private atmosphere, but in a very limited space.
The owners wanted to use their backyard as an everyday retreat, so a sauna with a small spa area was the ideal solution for the entire family to relax in a private atmosphere, but in a very limited space.
Sauna
Sauna
The home also features an elegant sauna—this is Finland after all.
The home also features an elegant sauna—this is Finland after all.
Queenstown gets cold in winter, hence the installation of a sauna. Outside, the landscaping was kept deliberately casual, with rock walls and gravel paths.
Queenstown gets cold in winter, hence the installation of a sauna. Outside, the landscaping was kept deliberately casual, with rock walls and gravel paths.
Modern Finnish Design Sauna Kyly by Avanto Architects
Modern Finnish Design Sauna Kyly by Avanto Architects
Sauna with a view
Sauna with a view
This sauna designed Andre Tchelistcheff Architects stays warm in the well-lit rolling hills of upstate New York.
This sauna designed Andre Tchelistcheff Architects stays warm in the well-lit rolling hills of upstate New York.
The sinuous interior is lined with CNC-cut wooden panels that define stepped sauna seating and porthole windows.
The sinuous interior is lined with CNC-cut wooden panels that define stepped sauna seating and porthole windows.
Students from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design designed and built a seaside sauna that steps over the Norwegian landscape.
Students from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design designed and built a seaside sauna that steps over the Norwegian landscape.
The Kaluga Floating Sauna (center, with tree) sits alongside structures by Norman Foster, Francois Roche, Vladimir Plotkin, and others.
The Kaluga Floating Sauna (center, with tree) sits alongside structures by Norman Foster, Francois Roche, Vladimir Plotkin, and others.
The sauna, built out of cedar wood, is designed to comfortably fit four people.
The sauna, built out of cedar wood, is designed to comfortably fit four people.
Naturally sleek, this wooden sauna by Salmela Architect is both simple and honest.
Naturally sleek, this wooden sauna by Salmela Architect is both simple and honest.
A trio of relaxed patrons cool off outside the Finnish Sauna Society, a traditional pastime every visitor must experience.
A trio of relaxed patrons cool off outside the Finnish Sauna Society, a traditional pastime every visitor must experience.
This revamped Montreal flat includes a rooftop sauna lined with torrified, or dried, cedar. Outfitted with glass paneling and oriented to capture views of Mount Royal, it is the ideal haven for this hardworking homeowner.
This revamped Montreal flat includes a rooftop sauna lined with torrified, or dried, cedar. Outfitted with glass paneling and oriented to capture views of Mount Royal, it is the ideal haven for this hardworking homeowner.
Achieving such efficiency and maintaining the integrity of the wetlands and woodlands on the property meant more research for both the designers and the resident—just getting approval for the siting of the buildings and the driveway took eight months—but Hague is hardly one to do things half way. “A lot of times couples engage in house-building, like birds. I'm doing this solo, more like a monk,” he says of the deeply personal undertaking.
Achieving such efficiency and maintaining the integrity of the wetlands and woodlands on the property meant more research for both the designers and the resident—just getting approval for the siting of the buildings and the driveway took eight months—but Hague is hardly one to do things half way. “A lot of times couples engage in house-building, like birds. I'm doing this solo, more like a monk,” he says of the deeply personal undertaking.
On the second floor lies a timber wood sauna with two-level seating. “The sauna box itself was custom and pre-fabricated,” says Kampshoff.
On the second floor lies a timber wood sauna with two-level seating. “The sauna box itself was custom and pre-fabricated,” says Kampshoff.

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