Ben Fogle’s Woodland Retreat

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

Ben wanted his sauna to appear as if 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 for total immersion in the landscape, but rustic outer doors conceal this, keeping it hidden when not in use.

Learn more about the design process in this magazine article or watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.

A Spacious Home Spa

While the majority of our saunas are designed and built as freestanding outdoor structures, our bespoke service allows us to be creative with indoor spaces as well. 

For this private Warwickshire home, the team developed a sleek, sophisticated indoor sauna with intricate benches and tinted glass front, creating a luxury at-home spa setting.

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

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 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 wanted a discreet, cabin-style structure that would blend harmoniously into a private garden in a residential area. 

This contemporary sauna is based on the design of our signature Arbor V sauna—a five-seater, Alpine-inspired build. This bespoke edition features a solid door with a narrow window, leading into a changing area and beyond, into the sauna itself. The sauna features a post-box-style window along the side as well as clean lines and warm tones of the vertical internal cladding. 

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

Nature-inspired sauna

The Vapor is a cabin-style sauna that blends seamlessly into a natural landscape and offers a grounding, peaceful retreat from the demands of daily life.

With thin-slatted single-tier floating benches, the sauna has a balanced, harmonious feel. The large five-sided double-glazed window follows the angle of the roof, drawing your focus beyond the stove and framing your chosen view.

This bespoke version featured a living sedum green roof which enhances its environment, providing habitat for wildlife and an excellent forage source for bees and butterflies. 

Scottish Sanctuary

For this project on the Western coast of Scotland, the brief was to create a sauna that maximises the view of the loch on which it is located. 

With a wide floor-to-ceiling window, this sauna allows for a truly immersive sauna bathing experience and the chance to connect deeply with nature and the elements.

The sauna was developed to blend into the wild landscape and withstand the dramatic weather of this part of the coast. With its curved shape and black exterior, the design has since evolved into our signature Aire X sauna.