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20+ Modern Saunas

We don't know about you, but the number one requirement for our dream house is that it comes with a sauna. These mighty dwellings fit the bill.

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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.
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.
Modern Finnish Design Sauna Kyly by Avanto Architects
Modern Finnish Design Sauna Kyly by Avanto Architects
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 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.
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.
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 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.
Sauna with a view
Sauna with a view
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The slim, 25-foot-high tower adds up to a mere 140 square feet, spread out over three levels.
The slim, 25-foot-high tower adds up to a mere 140 square feet, spread out over three levels.
The house is divided in two: on the left, the main house consists of an expansive kitchen, living, and dining space, plus sleeping accommodations. On the right, a smaller structure holds a sauna, shower, and ski wax room. The house’s length is oriented along an east/west axis to maximize strong southern light and provide views of an aspen grove.
The house is divided in two: on the left, the main house consists of an expansive kitchen, living, and dining space, plus sleeping accommodations. On the right, a smaller structure holds a sauna, shower, and ski wax room. The house’s length is oriented along an east/west axis to maximize strong southern light and provide views of an aspen grove.
Kartheiser's courtyard also includes a dry sauna with a ceiling made from 2,500 pieces of wood.
Kartheiser's courtyard also includes a dry sauna with a ceiling made from 2,500 pieces of wood.

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