There’s More Than One Way to Warm Up at This Sauna in Sweden

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Venture Particulars:

Location: Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden

Footprint: 162 sq. ft

Architect: Anders Berensson Architects / @anders_berensson_architects

From the Architect: “A Home round a Chimney is a sauna constructed round a central brick chimney that’s each structural and purposeful. The home is situated down by the water as a further constructing on a big plot with an older manor home. The operate of the home is to supply a spot near the water the place individuals can socialize, swim, use the sauna, and sit underneath cowl in entrance of an open fire within the evenings.

“The home takes its formal language with a symmetrical roof from the principle constructing. A chimney is positioned in the midst of the roof, serving each as a structural pillar, a spatial divider, and a fire. The stable brick chimney works as a central pillar however bends out and in to accommodate the features of the completely different rooms. Contained in the sauna, a cut-out is made for the sauna unit. Within the small relaxation space, the hearth has a convex-shaped subtraction to suit a wooden range insert. Within the out of doors space, the hearth has a equally formed concave addition to accommodate a bigger fire.

“Each indoor and out of doors flooring are manufactured from the identical limestone tiles. Indoor partitions, ceilings, and stuck furnishings are constituted of heat-treated aspen wooden. The consumer wished for the home to be nearly invisible from the principle constructing, so it’s painted darkish brown and has a grass-covered roof, permitting it to nearly disappear into the encircling vegetation when seen from the principle home.”