Löyly Sauna & Restaurant: Modern Exterior & Interior Design Tour - Helsinki Finland

Описание: Löyly Sauna & Restaurant: Helsinki Finland - Modern Exterior & Interior Design Tour.
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LÖYLY:
The site is unique. Being less than two kilometers away from the city center, it is very central but at the same time the landscape is like in the outer archipelago. The plot is situated in a future coastal park that will be part of a broader “Helsinki park” connecting the capital city to the sea. The building was designed to be slim and elongated so as not to cut the narrow park strip. The volume is kept as low as possible so that it doesn’t block views from the future residential blocks. Instead of building a conventional building, the sauna is developed into an easy-going, faceted construction that is more part of the park than a conventional building. When the wooden building turns gray, it will become more like a rock on the shoreline.
The interior architecture of the restaurant and the sauna lounge is by Joanna Laajisto Creative Studio. The objective of the design was to create an atmospheric restaurant which compliments the strong architecture of the building. The approach could be called soft minimalism. The challenge was to create intimate seating areas in the large hall like space with two walls of windows. People often feel most comfortable sitting their backs against the wall. The solution was to build a raised platform for the bar area which divides the space into two different areas. A wooden half wall anchors the long custom designed sofas which have a great view of the sea.
The main materials used in the interiors are black concrete, light Scandinavian birch wood, blackened steel and wool. All materials are durable and long lasting. The wood used is pressed, glued and slightly heat treated birch, a new sustainable Finnish innovation made of left over materials of the plywood industry that normally is burned to produce energy. This is how waste is turned into a beautiful recycled material. It´s manufacturing process produces a beautiful cool light color tone and heavy durability.
In addition to the long sofas, Laajisto´s office has used the glued laminated birch on walls, tabletops, the long bar and even in the unisex toilet sink. The upholstered chairs, which add softness to the space, are by Italian manufacturer Torre. All fabrics are soft natural wool by Kvadrat. The bar stools are by Gubi and the wooden chairs in the sauna lounge are by Finnish Nikari.
The String lights designed by Micheal Anastassiades for Floss create a subtle rhythm to the space without blocking the views of the Baltic Sea.
The architectural idea is simple: there is a rectangular black box containing the warm spaces that is covered with a free form wooden “cloak”. Instead of being mere decoration, the sculptural structure made of heat treated pine has several functions. It provides people with visual privacy. However, the lamellas don’t limit the sea view from inside it, rather they function like venetian blinds and blocking the views from outside. There are sheltered outside spaces between the warm mass and cloak to cool down in between sauna bathing. The cloak forms intimate terraces between its slopes that serve as a place to sit. The structure protects the building from the harsh coastal climate. It shades the interior spaces with big glass surfaces and helps to reduce the use of energy to cool the building. Moreover, the stepped cloak forms stairs to climb on to the roof and look out terraces on top of the building. The construction forms a big outdoor auditorium for the future marine sports centre’s activities on the sea. There are around 4000 planks that were precisely cut to individual forms by a computer-controlled machine. The big wooden terrace is partly on top of the sea and you can hear the sound of the waves under your feet.
Löyly on 1800 neliömetrin kokoinen saunakompleksi Helsingin Hernesaaressa. Näyttelijä Jasper Pääkkösen ja poliitikko Antero Vartian rakennuttama kokonaisuus valmistui toukokuussa 2016. Avanto Arkkitehtien suunnittelema yhdeksän metriä korkea kompleksi on rakennettu puusta.
Löylyn rakennuskulut olivat suunnilleen kuusi miljoonaa euroa. Asiakaspaikkoja rakennuksessa on noin 600. Kahden tunnin saunominen maksaa yhdeltä henkilöltä 19 euroa.
Osoite: Hernesaarenranta 4 00150 Helsinki
Sijainti: Hernesaari
Koordinaatit: 60°09'06.9"N 24°55'48.4"E
Rakennustyyppi: Julkinen sauna
Valmistumisvuosi: 2016
Suunnittelija: Anu Puustinen ja Ville Hara (Avanto Arkkitehdit Oy)
Rakennuttaja: Hernesaaren Löyly Oy
Urakoitsija: Puupalvelu Jari Rajala Oy
Omistaja: Jasper Pääkkönen ja Antero Vartia
Julkisivumateriaali: Puu
Korkeus: 9 m
Bruttoala: 1800 m²