This is a project based on our experiences of bathing
cultures from our respective home countries Finland and Iceland.
We wanted to offer our Russian spectators a warm sauna, banja
in their own language, and a cold dive directly in the river itself.
To have some more local qualities, we added a typical small pine tree
from the area and fine lace curtains to add some privacy if needed.
We could not attend the opening ceremony, but judging from the images taken, the people were using the bathing floater to full capacity and enjoying it in imaginative ways.
This is a project based on our experiences of bathing
cultures from our respective home countries Finland and Iceland.
We wanted to offer our Russian spectators a warm sauna, banja
in their own language, and a cold dive directly in the river itself.
To have some more local qualities, we added a typical small pine tree
from the area and fine lace curtains to add some privacy if needed.
We could not attend the opening ceremony, but judging from the images taken, the people were using the bathing floater to full capacity and enjoying it in imaginative ways.
In time the wood will become grey of rain and river water and the sauna will start having a fragrance of tar and smoke, both adding to the experiences of bathing in the middle of nature. We hope the atmosphere with reflections in the dark pool, the sound and light of fire in the sauna and waving of the lace curtains in the vast steppe evening wind will become a nice memory for the visitors.
Type Sports and Recreation
Location Juhnovo, Czech Republic
Building status_ built in 2009