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凯文·斯科特

架构师提供的文本描述。漂浮桑拿的想法是在寒冷潮湿的冬天诞生的。结合我们对水的热爱，舒缓的桑拿干热，以及漂浮的建筑，这个项目开始成形。我们关注的是火灾、水和社区的原始概念。我们正在寻找一种方法，使我们的城市周围的水，吸引游客到湖泊全年。我们称这个项目为‘WA_桑拿’，并认为它将是一个值得欢迎的增加太平洋西北景观和它的冒险的人。

Text description provided by the architects. The idea for the floating sauna was born on a cold and wet winter’s. Combining our love of the water, the relaxing dry heat of saunas, and floating structures, the project began to take shape. We focused on primal concepts of fire, water, and community. We were searching for a way to engage the water surrounding our city, enticing visitors onto the lakes year round. We called this project ‘wa_sauna’ and felt it would be a welcome addition to the Pacific Northwest landscape and its adventurous people. 

Wa_SUNA致力于旅行和发现的想法；创造一个独特的体验和在水上的避难所，为景观提供不同的视角。划船者和皮划艇制造商可以冒险到周围的甲板上，让桑拿传统可以在西雅图的湖泊上进行。

wa_sauna engages the ideas of journey and discovery; creating a unique experience and refuge on the water that offers a different perspective on the landscape. Boaters and kayakers can venture out and tie off to the surrounding deck, allowing for the sauna tradition to take place on Seattle’s lakes.

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凯文·斯科特

该项目是通过当地社区的支持和众筹运动提供资金的。本着众筹的精神，我们的工作室和一支有才华的志愿者团队建立了这个项目，他们都与建筑界有着密切的联系和独特的建筑技能。我们慷慨地捐赠了希利亚德啤酒生产仓库的一个大空间，用于制作WA_桑拿。

The project was funded through the support of the local community and a crowdfunding campaign. In the same spirit of crowdfunding wa_sauna, the project was built by our studio and a team of talented volunteers, all with close connections to the architecture community and unique construction skills. We were generously donated a large space in the production warehouse of Hilliard’s Beer for the fabrication of wa_sauna.

操纵一个14‘高，4，500磅的结构从仓库到公共船只坡道和水是一个具有挑战性的过程。拖在6个钢脚轮与1980年大众凡纳根，我们慢慢地爬行在黎明，使8个街区的旅程，在不到3个小时的船坡道。砂砾和路面上的钢脚轮与这种结构轻浮的感觉的对比是建造过程中最令人兴奋的时刻。

Maneuvering a 14’ high, 4,500lb structure from the warehouse to the public boat ramp and into the water was a challenging process. Towed on 6 steel casters with a 1980 VW Vanagon, we slowly crept along at dawn making the 8 block trip to the boat ramp in just under 3 hours. The contrast of steel casters on rough gravel and pavement to the feeling of this structure gently floating was the most exciting moment of the build process.

 © Kevin Scott

凯文·斯科特

瓦桑拿现在可以定期在湖联盟和华盛顿湖。桑拿是一艘注册的容器，由一台装有12伏电池的电动手推车驱动，并由一个燃烧着木头的炉子加热。静静地探索湖泊，WA_桑拿让使用者在温暖的桑拿浴中找到平静和宁静，有着无尽的西雅图独特的景色，有着熊熊燃烧的火焰和周围柔和的水的声音。

wa_sauna can now be seen regularly on Lake Union and Lake Washington. The sauna is a registered vessel, powered by an electric trolling motor with (3) 12-volt batteries and heated by a wood burning stove. Quietly exploring the lakes, wa_sauna allows users to find peace and quiet in the warmth of the sauna, with endless unique views of Seattle and sounds of the fire crackling and the gentle water around them.

 © Kevin Scott

凯文·斯科特

Architects goCstudio

Location Seattle, WA, United States

Category Sauna

Project Team Jon Gentry AIA, Aimée O’Carroll ARB

Engineer Kevin Winner, Swenson Say Faget

Area 240.0 ft2