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Löyly

Hernesaari area is a former industrial area on the Helsinki sea shore that will be built into a residential area. New use is developed for the area already now while waiting for the future change. Traditional sauna is developed into an easy-going undulating building that is more part of the future coastal park landscape than a conventional building. Interesting views open up to city centre and even to open sea between wooden lamellas. The whole building forms also a huge outdoor auditorium for the activities on the sea. Löyly offers foreign visitors a public all year round sauna experience – a must when visiting Finland.

Location

Hernesaari, Helsinki

Design and construction

2011–2016

Gross floor area

1071 m²

Client

Antero Vartia and

Jasper Pääkkönen

Interior design

Joanna Laajisto

Creative Studio

Photos

and My Volvo Magazine Winter 2018/2019 Patrik Johäll