SAUNA HUT
Project Architecture Company
ARCHITECTS
Project Architecture Company
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Anne Menke, Richard Sharam
YEAR
2021
LOCATION
Hameln, Germany
CATAGORY
Sauna
Text description provided by architect.
Sauna hut is located in the beautiful garden of a family home in Hameln, near Hanover in Germany.
It serves as the local retreat to enjoy a hot sauna session. Nestled within a giant beech hedge it hides from view and provides privacy to the users.
The compact volumes slope to one side and the walls are tilted to accommodate a day bed protected from the elements, where you can relax and have a snooze.
The structure is made entirely from cross-laminated timber. All parts were prefabricated and then assembled on-site in one day.
The façade is clad in poplar tree bark that is cut into horizontal stripes.
We discovered tree bark as a somewhat forgotten but traditional building material, which is very durable and at the same time gives the hut a very natural appearance.
The door to the sauna is camouflaged with the same tree bark. A single window looks out into the back garden.
The roof is made from corrugated zinc with a simple gutter made of folded sheet metal.
All details have been carefully thought through to be minimalistic, simple to build, and low in maintenance.
