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Project • By Oslo WorksIndividual Buildings

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This communal sauna by Oslo Works is breaking new ground for cool cabins with a warm purpose. A sauna is best enjoyed together. This may be the reason why sauna community culture has been rising in Scandinavia the last few years. People are putting their forces together in order to finance, build and share hothouses all along the shore. The neighborhood community on Nesodden peninsula, a short ferry ride from the Norwegian capital, Oslo, wanted to increase their already growing number of common saunas. Marte Garmann   They wanted an eco-friendly and social sauna with a breathtaking view. In this case Oslo Works has designed a Hotspot that really takes care of that. Constructing a sauna has very few rules: it needs to be fa... More

NewsNews • 16 Dec 2022

Two equal volumes interconnected by a balcony extending to the horizon define this Brazil House

Set atop a mountain near Pedra do Bau, a popular tourist spot in the municipality of Sao Bento do Sapucai in Brazil, the Chalet SBS is a guesthouse designed by Silvia Acar Arquitetura and Gil Barbieri Arquitetura.  Alberto Ricci The design is a simple composition of two volumes of equal dimensions, supporting a distinctive, lightweight roof and linked through a transversal balcony extending towards the slope providing panoramic views of the horizon.  Alberto Ricci One of the volumes comprises a living room, kitchen and laundry area accessed by the back deck. While the other volume houses a bedroom and a balcony with two individual accesses.  Alberto Ricci The house features a light metal structur... More