SAUNA SIROLA

Sauna Sirola is located in Central Finland, on a narrow site between a lake with rocky shores and a gravel road. The V-shaped layout creates a private, sheltered and sunny ‘front-side’ oriented towards the lake and a protective ‘rear-side’ facing the road.

The building includes a living room, sauna and an outdoor recreation area in between. The individual units are linked by a plywood hip roof. Access to the building, supported by steel columns and hovering on the shoreline, is via a timber and steel ramp.

The exterior walls are made of rough larch that turns grayish blue with age. On the side facing the lake, the external cladding consists of slotted boarding protected by meter-wide eaves. On the side facing the road, the external wall, covered by widely spaced latticework, is tilted seven degrees outwards. The internal cladding is made of alder paneling and the steam room benches of aspen.