The secrets of Finnish sauna design /
Liikkanen, Lassi A., 1984-
The secrets of Finnish sauna design / Lassi A. Liikkanen. - 212 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index.
Are you planning a new sauna, renovating an old one, or just dreaming? Do yourself a favor. Save your sauna project and read this wonderfully illustrated book about the design of authentic Finnish saunas! New research has identified Finnish sauna bathing as a source of numerous health benefits. To enjoy these effects, one needs a proper Finnish sauna. This book presents the collective wisdom accumulated by Finnish sauna builders, designers, and researchers across centuries, enabling anyone, anywhere, to design a pleasant bath house for family and friend to enjoy. This book provides answers to three major questions: What is a Finnish sauna? What you should require from its design? How to design a Finnish sauna in detail? The book covers all aspects needed to design a functional, healthy, and delightful sauna, from heating and air quality to interior design. It instructs the reader how to master both tangible and intangible, visible and invisible elements of a sauna. The book puts a special emphasis on the sauna experience, living up to the belief that short-term satisfaction is the first step towards long-term health benefits. It features examples of contemporary Finnish sauna design and outlines why a true sauna experience is so much more than merely 'a hot room'.
1683150260 9781683150268
2021936173
Dwellings.
Engineering.
Sauna.
Sauna--Design and construction.
TH4761 / .L55 2021
The secrets of Finnish sauna design / Lassi A. Liikkanen. - 212 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index.
Are you planning a new sauna, renovating an old one, or just dreaming? Do yourself a favor. Save your sauna project and read this wonderfully illustrated book about the design of authentic Finnish saunas! New research has identified Finnish sauna bathing as a source of numerous health benefits. To enjoy these effects, one needs a proper Finnish sauna. This book presents the collective wisdom accumulated by Finnish sauna builders, designers, and researchers across centuries, enabling anyone, anywhere, to design a pleasant bath house for family and friend to enjoy. This book provides answers to three major questions: What is a Finnish sauna? What you should require from its design? How to design a Finnish sauna in detail? The book covers all aspects needed to design a functional, healthy, and delightful sauna, from heating and air quality to interior design. It instructs the reader how to master both tangible and intangible, visible and invisible elements of a sauna. The book puts a special emphasis on the sauna experience, living up to the belief that short-term satisfaction is the first step towards long-term health benefits. It features examples of contemporary Finnish sauna design and outlines why a true sauna experience is so much more than merely 'a hot room'.
1683150260 9781683150268
2021936173
Dwellings.
Engineering.
Sauna.
Sauna--Design and construction.
TH4761 / .L55 2021