Sauna architecture

The Telemark Canal is a 65-mile waterway in southern Norway that connects a series of lakes. It's an important, historic attraction that, unfortunately, has seen declining tourism numbers in recent years. In an effort to combat that, a large-scale tourism and attraction project dubbed "The Tales of a Waterway" was created that would see each |

Image 3 of 17 from gallery of Sauna Svartisen / Fuse Arkitekter - NTNU. Photograph by Simen Arnekleiv

the shingle-clad soria moria sauna finds itself overlooking the breathtaking water views whilst interpreting the wrinkling lines of the mountains.

with these three projects, MAST demonstrates the diverse potential of floating architecture as an alternative to land reclamation.

The project is the outcome of an art-in-public-space competition that the municipality of Moss organized in 2018 to revitalize a former industrial area west of the city centre as a part of their 300 year anniversary. The competition was won by Rintala Eggertsson Architects with the proposal FLYT - with several bathing installations placed on floating piers in the sound of Moss. After negotiations with landowners, the project was moved to a nearby location where two of the installations were…

Inside this angular burnt-timber sauna by Canadian studio Partisans a cavernous cedar interior emulates the form of a seaside grotto.

The project consists of a small sauna with dressing room in conjunction with a rest stop at the Leirhol summer farm in Vang, Valdres. It has a primary footprint of pproximately five square meters, and a heigth of approximately four and a half meters.

Small Architecture Workshop has built a sauna on a floating platform in Åmot, Sweden, which features a blackened-wood exterior.

the oslo sauna association and estudio herreros unveil trosten, a floating sauna neighboring the much museum in the norwegian capital.

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Image 4 of 19 from gallery of Isfuglen Winter Bathing House / Matters architects. Photograph by Helene Høyer Mikkelsen

The floor plan of a modern public sauna.

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lined with beech slats, the warm-toned space by invisible studio also features a generous rooflight with a single view of the sky.

Inside this angular burnt-timber sauna by Canadian studio Partisans a cavernous cedar interior emulates the form of a seaside grotto.

Relax in Trevarefabrikken's wooden sauna, take a swim in the arctic waters and enjoy the view of the Lofoten mountains and the ocean.

composed of about 5,000 plywood pieces, the 'SAZAE' sauna evokes the shape of a turban seashell and holds a cave-like interior.