Modern-elegant corner sauna
A dark basement garage in which garden tools and building materials are stored – that was the starting point for this sauna project. Hard to imagine? In any case, the client had the necessary imagination and was able to convince her husband to tackle the metamorphosis: the result was a bright, light-flooded area to spend the valuable free time together doing sports and well-deserved relaxation in the sauna. In 2012/2013 the house was built in Lower Franconia, in 2014/2015 the…
Since we have our corso sauna, I am much more relaxed.
… Outdoor facilities with pool and garden and the family grew before the idea of your own sauna at home matured in 2019. Initially, a room with the dimensions 180 x 150 cm was planned: “But I quickly realized that this room would be a bit too small for a family sauna: because my idea was that we wanted to use the bio sauna together with our children for warming moments,” says the client.
As a result, she developed the idea of completely redesigning the garage space, which was no longer absolutely necessary. The aim was to retain as many of the existing structures as possible: the garage door was to be replaced by a glass front and an additional breakthrough was to be created in order to install further window elements. The result is a light-flooded, very bright sports and wellness area with treadmill, free-standing whirlpool and a corner sauna with glass front (double-sided glazed).
The entire ambience is very modern and bright. The optimally coordinated wooden elements in oak run as a “red thread” through the entire design and thus ensure a cozy, homely atmosphere. The interior design of the sauna in oak real wood veneer with a structured surface creates an exciting, rustic look and at the same time ensures an optimal sauna climate through the surface enlargement. “It was important to me that the sauna heater is not visible, so we opted for a back wall stove that is hidden behind the sauna wall. So I wanted to avoid that our children constantly have to be careful not to burn themselves on the sauna heater.”
Another special feature that the client attached great importance to is the omission of the complete backrest: both sauna-goers use the sauna mainly while lying down or bent forward, so that the backrest could be dispensed with. The infrared emitter integrated into the rear wall could thus be accommodated completely invisibly. The gullwing doors are only opened when using the spotlight. It was also important to the client to position the corner sauna in the corner of the room with the two-sided glazing, so that you can enjoy the view of the garden when taking a sauna from the cabin: “I am particularly enthusiastic about the floating benches again and again, because no post or the like disturbs the view outside.”
The builders became aware of the corso sauna manufactory through acquaintances who also use a corso sauna: “We already had the idea that we wanted to plan the entire sauna very freely and design it according to our wishes. And corso was simply the perfect partner for this objective: the specialist planners always knew exactly what I meant. The planning was easy, friendly and uncomplicated. And in the end, everything worked smoothly because I was simply well understood as a customer.” And this despite the fact that the entire planning was carried out exclusively via e-mail/telephone and without an architect. Only the exact measurement was carried out on site by corso.
What tips does the client have for others who are planning a similar project?
“I would advise other builders to consider in the first step what would be important to them about their sauna or sauna equipment. On the basis of the many pictures and projects you get good impressions of what is feasible. In the second step, you should really simply get involved in the ideas and experiences of the corso sauna planners: From the individual wishes and specifications, the planners develop a coherent overall concept with their calm manner. I can only say that it was exactly the right decision to rely on corso’s recommendations in many individual respects, for example in the selection of wood, the rear wall stove, the black fittings and also the concealed infrared radiator. We are very satisfied with the result.” [Photographer: Samuel Becker.]
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Since we have our corso sauna, I am much more relaxed.
