The Saltwater Sauna - Sandbanks & Avon Beach

Starting out in 2021 with a mobile sauna, we have since worked with Sam and Arlene to develop two more commercial saunas for their business, The Saltwater Sauna, which offers a Nordic bathing experience on the south coast of England. For the award-winning bespoke Arden design sauna located on Sandbanks, Arlene - originally from Finland, wanted a sauna that honoured Scandinavian design and architecture with sharp, clean angles and a black exterior. Along with husband Sam, they provided the team with a list of key features to include but were also open to suggestions on improving the space, leading to a truly collaborative design process.

In 2024, we installed their second bespoke build on Avon Beach. Crafted to blend seamlessly next to existing quintessential beach huts, this new facility allows visitors to enjoy contrast therapy in the ultimate seaside setting.

Ben Fogle’s Woodland Retreat

A bespoke outdoor wood-fired sauna and plunge pool designed and handmade for British adventurer, broadcaster and writer Ben Fogle.

Ben wanted his sauna to look like it had been in his woodland garden for some time, so we used weathered wood and reclaimed roofing sheets to create a natural, worn aesthetic. The full-height glass wall and frameless glass door at the front allow total immersion in the landscape, but rustic outer doors hide this so that it remains a secret when the sauna isn’t in use.

Ben, a committed sauna bather, talked to us about his passion for saunas and their myriad benefits in this magazine article. The interview can also be viewed on our YouTube channel.

Mobile Sauna

We are experienced in designing and building high-quality mobile saunas that offer an exceptional sauna experience wherever you or your business go - whether up in the hills or next to a bustling beach.

We usually use two standard trailer sizes for our mobile saunas, seating 8 or 5 people, but we are not limited to these and can work with you to create a bespoke trailer base.

We can send you examples of floor plans for our larger and smaller standard trailer sizes upon request. These are completely customisable, allowing you to design your ideal mobile sauna.

The Vapor

Originally conceived as a bespoke design for a client, the Vapor is a nature-inspired, cabin-style outdoor sauna which blends seamlessly into a natural landscape and offers a grounding, peaceful retreat from the demands of daily life.

The Vapor’s living sedum green roof enhances its environment, providing habitat for wildlife and an excellent forage source for bees and butterflies - or - for a more traditional feel, the Vapor is also available with a cedar shingle roof.

Inside, the warm tones of the continuous horizontal cladding are contrasted with thin-slatted single-tier floating benches, giving the sauna a balanced, harmonious feel. The benches are situated opposite each other, making the Vapor ideal for social sauna sessions. The large five-sided double-glazed window follows the angle of the roof, drawing your focus beyond the stove and framing your chosen view.

The Ora

A compact, carefully considered outdoor sauna, the sophisticated Ora frames the view for an expansive sauna-bathing experience. Its full-height glass wall and central frameless door allow you to enjoy a seamless interaction with nature as you recharge in the sauna's heat.

The locally grown cedar external cladding gives the Ora a clean, natural appearance, and the flat roof keeps the structure low in height while allowing ample headroom inside. The teardrop-shaped wall-mounted HUUM ‘Drop’ stove smoothly balances the structure's straight lines, and the two-tier floating benches sensitively contrast the rich tones of the vertical internal cladding, creating a tranquil, minimalistic feel.

The Ora seats up to four people, and its compact size makes it perfect for space-saving projects - from residential gardens to glamping sites.

A Garden Hideaway

For this project, the client was looking for a discreet, cabin-style structure that would sit comfortably in a private garden in a residential area in Oxford. This contemporary sauna was based on the design for our signature Arbor V sauna—a five-seater, Alpine-inspired build. In this bespoke edition, the glazed front of the Arbor V is replaced with a solid door and a narrow window, leading into a changing area and beyond, into the sauna itself.

It retains the classic Arbor V post-box-style window along the side as well as the clean lines and warm tones of the vertical internal cladding which contrast with rounded benches that feature an elegant fanned corner.

The modern black exterior balances the traditional cabin shape, giving it a sharp yet understated look.

A Spacious Home Spa

With its intricate benches and tinted glass front, we love the sleek, sophisticated look of this spacious indoor bespoke sauna we designed and built for a private home in Warwickshire.

The black exterior blends seamlessly with the marble walls of the surrounding space, and the central stove provides a natural focal point. The long wrap-around benches offer plenty of room to lie down and stretch, making this sauna ideal for social sessions.