SITE _ Skåne / WHAT _ Pool- and sauna house / SIZE 30 + 64 sqm (+138 outdoor space) / WHEN 2025 / CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR _ Raw Cat Ichio Gadelius / GROUNDWORKS CONTRACTOR _ Hagenkötter Entrepenad /
IT CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN DIVISIONS. THE FIRST IS THE OPEN, SOCIAL POOL AREA, WITH THE POOL AT ITS CENTER. THE OPENNESS CONTINUES BENEATH THE ROOF OF THE PAVILION, WHERE SHADE CAN BE FOUND AND LATE SUMMER GATHERINGS CAN TAKE PLACE
A FEW STEPS DOWN, THE SAUNA SECTION IS REACHED. HERE, THE ATMOSPHERE CHANGES. THE COLOUR PALETTE DARKENS, THE SPACES BECOME MORE ENCLOSED, AND THE EXPERIENCE TURNS INWARD
MATERIALS MOVE SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, BLURRING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE .
THE SAME BRICK MATERIAL CONTINUES INTO THE SAUNA, WHERE IT IS APPLIED TO BOTH FLOORS AND WALLS
AS THE SITE IS LOCATED IN SKÅNE, WHERE WIND IS ALMOST ALWAYS PRESENT, THE LAYOUT CREATES SHELTERED CORNERS WHERE PROTECTION FROM THE WIND CAN BE FOUND AT ALL TIMES
THE IMAGE DEPICTS A BEARING PILLAR AND THE LARGE SAUNA WINDOW, REVEALING SOME OF THE VIEW FROM INSIDE THE SAUNA. IN THE REFLECTION, THE SAUNA BENCH QUIETLY APPEARS
POOLHOUSE 01
THIS PROJECT IS SITUATED IN THE FAR SOUTH OF SKÅNE, SEPARATED FROM THE OCEAN ONLY BY A FEW LUSH FIELDS AND THE SHIFTING COASTAL WIND.
ONE OF THE TWO STAIRS LEADING DOWN TO THE SAUNA SECTION IS CONSTRUCTED IN BRICK AND TRAVERTINE.