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.
Sævik designed the wood tub in the bathroom, which features an adjacent sauna. The Inxx A5 faucet is by Mora.
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 home also features an elegant sauna—this is Finland after all.
The sauna, built out of cedar wood, is designed to comfortably fit four people.
Modern Finnish Design Sauna Kyly by Avanto Architects
Sauna with a view
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.
Queenstown gets cold in winter, hence the installation of a sauna. Outside, the landscaping was kept deliberately casual, with rock walls and gravel paths.
A trio of relaxed patrons cool off outside the Finnish Sauna Society, a traditional pastime every visitor must experience.
Naturally sleek, this wooden sauna by Salmela Architect is both simple and honest.
Students from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design designed and built a seaside sauna that steps over the Norwegian landscape.
Sauna
This sauna designed Andre Tchelistcheff Architects stays warm in the well-lit rolling hills of upstate New York.
The ground-floor sauna, one of the home’s central gathering spots, is built from stained alder. The electric heater is from the Finnish company Iki.
The lower floor houses a spa, gym, and office. A built-in bathroom by Espace Cuisine includes a sauna.
On the second floor lies a timber wood sauna with two-level seating. “The sauna box itself was custom and pre-fabricated,” says Kampshoff.
The sauna is a decidedly Scandinavian touch.
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.
A custom shoe closet displays the couple's large footwear collection.
The shoe closet.
The bedroom contains an ingenious closet system similar to library stacks. These large sliding cabinets open up to make way for Zulaikha and Laurence as they hang their clothes or access anything else kept in storage.
In such a small space “you have to organize, and every piece takes a decision,” says resident Heidi Wright. The couple keep things they use less frequently, like guest bedding, in the higher cabinets.
The apartment's built-in closets are deep and have mirrors on one side. Spotlights set flush overhead provide light and also allow the maximum amount of storage, all the way to the ceiling. Photo by Per Magnus Persson.
For additional storage, the floor of the partition (shown here beneath the pink stool) easily opens to reveal additional storage space below.
The birch-plywood cabinets, floor storage space, and banquette were all designed and built by the couple.
Storage under the bed and floor hides clutter in the master bedroom.
Hynam built additional storage along one angled wall of the bedroom loft and beneath the skylight.
The wooden box is as functional as it is finely crafted, with room for clothes up top. Each niche holds treasures from travels, family keepsakes, books, and more.
Davor (with his wife, Abbe, and son, August) designed the main living and dining pavilion as a double-height space to increase its perceived volume, and added high cubbies for extra storage.
The open-plan area is lined with custom plywood cabinets.
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