Importance Of Saunas

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Design Task

The task in its simplest form is to conceive a building, a sauna with its various parts and functions as one complementary, harmonious structure. The sauna will be composed of different sections, each having a distinct function. I think it is important that a sauna should have a outdoor area, that is perceived as a essential part of the overall concept of the building. It is assumed that the users of the sauna will choose to spend some of their time outside - cooling off, socializing. The outdoors should be designed in a way that conveys the required messages of an area that is a integral part of the sauna.
An important part of an establishment like a sauna is that the functionality of the building works well with the different …show more content…

The sections are differentiated according to the activities within them but will also strive for a complete and aesthetic architectural concept and design.

History

Because of the location of the sauna the history does not play as big of a part in the project as the future. Nevertheless it is important to appreciate the historic aspect of every location. At the moment Vanasadam is the largest port in Estonia with ferries travelling to Helsinki, Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The port has gradually relocated the cargo handling to nearby ports in Muuga and Paldiski. Tallinn as a prosperous place for a port is already noted in the 10th century, but records go back as far as the 7th century. The port used to be closer to the Old Town almost touching the city walls, but as the water level fell the port got further away from the Old town. It’s obvious that the development of the city of Tallinn was and still is directly dependent on the development of the port and vice …show more content…

But I thinks it’s difficult to observe the “area of influence” in an environment that is yet to be built. Moreover it seems that nowadays going to a public sauna isn’t as popular as it used to be with private saunas in many households. Seems to me that it is a semi - public place that witnesses a great deal of frequent guests that come there only with one purpose. I can recognize the impact a club or bar has on a area, but a public sauna is definitely not nearly as prominent. It has to be assumed that because of its relatively small size beside the new masterplan development and the direction of the proposed design it will not be a blight on the whole

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