Serlachius Art Sauna
Architects Mara Partida, Héctor Mendoza (Mendoza Partida Architectural Studio), Boris Bezan (BAX studio), Pekka Pakkanen, Anna Kontuniemi (Planetary Architecture)
Location Joenniementie 47, Mänttä-Vilppula
Gross Area 310 m2
Completion 2022
On the grounds of the Gösta Serlachius Museum in Mänttä is a sauna building that combines art and a south European interpretation of the Finnish sauna bathing tradition. Read Tarja Nurmi’s review → “Luxury in Many Shapes”
Read the architects’ interview → “Visitors perform a choreography of spaces and temperatures”
Photos Marc Goodwin
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