A former chicken coop? Unimaginable – and yet reality: the old walls, which were in danger of collapsing, were completely converted into a sauna house as a holiday island: The builders travel the world for work. When they are at home, they want to feel like they are on vacation to calm down and recharge their batteries.
The idea had been around for over 20 years, and now the dream has come true. Although not without challenges…
We love our sauna house and are thrilled with how beautiful it has become: here we are completely disconnected from everyday life – just like on holiday!
Sauna as a holiday island in converted chicken coop
After the conversion, nothing reminds of the dilapidated chicken coop, on the contrary: the wellness refuge was designed by the client with great attention to detail in warm blue tones reminiscent of a sea bay (bullfrog furniture by corso). The way there was not easy: the sauna builder was insolvent, the down payment was lost.
Then the builders came across corso and convinced themselves of us during a visit to the site. The sauna in thermowood with a rod look was built exactly as desired, and the inspiration for it was found during a visit to the exhibition. The client says: “The first sauna builder had only planned a glass door, the rest would have been covered with plasterboard cladding. On the other hand, the current sauna has become much more beautiful: straightforward without a disturbing frame, with a large glass front, yet very cozy and with great lighting effects.”
The conversion was not an easy affair due to the dilapidated foundations. “In contrast, the sauna construction went completely smoothly. When we stay in the sauna house now, we are completely disconnected from everyday life and feel like we are on vacation. That was quite simply my goal: to create a holiday island where we can feel like we are in a cozy sea bay. We love our sauna house and are thrilled how beautiful it has become.”
The sauna is also used by the adult children when they visit their parents’ house. Then everyone has their own bathrobe, and the wellness moments in the sauna house are used to relax and “spend time together”.
Especially in the colder months, the builders use the sauna one to three times a week, either as a Finnish sauna or as a milder variant with the evaporator as bio sauna.
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Photos: Arnt Haug
