- WA Sauna by Seattle firm goCstudio is usually located on Lake Union and can be booked for two to three hours
- The innovative floating vessel can accommodate up to six people who can sit inside or rest on a decking area
- Inside guests can take advantage of the wooden sauna, before heading to the 580-acre lake for a natural cold plunge
If you are looking to truly escape the stresses of life, now you can on this sauna that floats in the middle of a lake.
Visitors
to the WA Sauna by Seattle firm goCstudio are able to take a cool,
refreshing plunge in the cold lake, before or after warming up in the
wooden structure's sauna.
The innovative floating vessel is usually located on Lake Union in Seattle and can accommodate up to six people
The unusual spa experience measures 240-sq-ft and is 14ft high, and offers guests spectacular views around the lake.
It
has been created with the idea of combining the concept of fire and
water, in a bid to encourage people to use local waterways throughout
the year.
According to Dezeen, the WA Sauna can be used for two-to-three-hour voyages around the 580-acre freshwater lake.
'Following
in the Scandinavian tradition of saunas as a place for gathering, WA
Sauna provides a place for Seattle's community to share a unique
experience on the water,' said goCstudio, a firm founded in 2012 by Jon
Gentry and Aimée O'Carroll, according to the magazine.
A
36-volt electric trolling motor is used to power the platform around
the water, and over 24 plastic drums have been incorporated to keep
the vessel afloat.
Spa-goers
can exit the spruce-clad sauna, which is warmed by a wooden-heated
stove, via a hatch which opens onto a small decking area.
They
can take advantage of the lake as a natural cold plunge after the
sauna, or hop into boats or kayaks that can be tied up to the deck.
The fascinating project was the result of a $25,000 (£17,000) Kickstarter campaign in 2014 and community donations.
A 36-volt electric trolling motor is
used to power the platform around the water, and over 24 208-litre
plastic drums have been incorporated to keep the vessel afloat
It
was constructed by volunteers and studio employees inside of a
warehouse that belongs to a local brewery, who gave them the space for
free.
The 4,500lb spa was then towed to the edge of lake and moved in via a boat ramp.
The
WA Sauna is the latest in a host of buoyant architecture that seek to
take advantage of water areas in light of a shortage of development
sites.
Other
examples have included plans for floating houses on London's canals and
the world's biggest floating solar farm that has been built on a
reservoir at Walton-on-Thames.
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