Published in 2/2023 - Care

Leisure

Serlachius Art Sauna

Mendoza Partida Architectural Studio, BAX studio, Planetary Architecture

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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