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Nishi-Ogikubo, Tokyo

ROOFTOP — a Finnish sauna like a penthouse, on a rooftop

ROOFTOP is a Finnish sauna in Nishi-Ogikubo. Making the most of an open rooftop, it has a wide, penthouse-like outdoor rest area, and it is planned so you can go round sauna, cold bath and open-air rest by the shortest route. It was designed by Aida Atelier. Everything below is based on the architects' project page.

A sauna room with stepped benches around the stove
The washing area with black walls
Wood-lined stepped benches
A one-person tub
The rooftop rest area with white chairs

6 photos · © 野秋達也 (Aida Atelier: “ROOFTOP Sauna”) · Tap any photo to view it full size

Location4F, Nishiogi-Minami, Suginami, TokyoCompleted2021DesignAida Atelier (会田友朗, 下平貴也)Floor areaAbout 200 m² totalConstructionTakahashi Kensetsu (building), Fujitatec (services)

Introduction

Sauna, cold bath and open air, by the shortest route

The sauna is a proper Finnish one. On top of that, the circuit from sauna to cold bath to open-air rest was planned to be as short as possible.

Attention to sauna-specific equipment and movement, not just design, creates a refined experience.

01 · Washing area

A calm space in black

The washing area is calm, based on black.

Passing through the dark washing area makes the open sky feel even wider when you step out to rest.

The washing area with black walls
The washing area with black walls

02 · Sauna rooms

An original stove for men, iki for women

The men's sauna has an original stove; the women's has a stove by the Finnish maker iki.

Wood-lined stepped benches
Wood-lined stepped benches

03 · Cold bath

A tub for one

The cold bath is a one-person tub, so you can use it without minding anyone else.

A one-person tub
A one-person tub

04 · Open-air rest

A wide rooftop rest area

The rooftop has a wide, penthouse-like open-air rest area.

You can lie back in a chair under the sky.

The rooftop rest area with white chairs
The rooftop rest area with white chairs
Deckchairs on the rooftop
Deckchairs on the rooftop

What is dosen?

The paths people take as they move around a building.

ROOFTOP is designed so the repeating circuit of sauna, cold bath and open-air rest follows the shortest path.

OperatorROOFTOP
DesignAida Atelier
Photos© 野秋達也 (Aida Atelier: “ROOFTOP Sauna”)
SourcesAida Atelier: “ROOFTOP Sauna”

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