"Saunas are one of my favourite places to design as physical embodiments of liminal space, transformational spaces for the mind and body."

JONATHAN FRIEDMAN​​​​

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Drawing on ancient forest sauna rituals of Japan and Finland 

the Forest Spa celebrates the act of bathing, restoration and reconnection.

Time slows amongst the old-growth forest and billion-year-old granite rock, an untouched primordial setting. A series of outdoor pools nestle into the rock, connected by cedar platforms.

 

The architecture is pared back in material and form, allowing all senses to engage: shadows playing over surfaces, the creak of wood boards underfoot, the smell of cedar, and the sound of water running over rocks.​​​

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Phase:                  Concept Design

Area:                   1,600sf [150sm]

Architect:              LIMINAL​

Client:                 Private