A sauna in a cabinet. Really.
A compact sauna built into custom joinery, with a frameless glass front and a slim Harvia heater.
Not every sauna needs its own room. This one lives inside a piece of custom joinery, just off the deck: open the glass door, step in, and you're in a proper Finnish sauna.
Space was tight, so every centimetre counts. Two benches, a slim cylindrical Harvia heater tucked into the corner, and a frameless glass front so the little room never feels boxed in.
We lined it top to bottom in Alaskan yellow cedar and finished it off with a copper bucket and ladle. Small footprint, full löyly.
A proper Finnish sauna, without giving up a whole room for it.
Small footprint, full löyly.
The sauna
- Built into custom joinery, just off the deck
- Frameless glass front and door
- Slim cylindrical Harvia heater in the corner
- Two-tier benches, sized to the space
- Alaskan yellow cedar lining and benches, top to bottom
The build, photographed.
Same seven stages as every build.
Design and planning
Material selection
Frame and insulation
Wall and ceiling lining
Benching and detailing
Heater and tiling
Final fit-out and handover
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