Five stages, one studio team, and a calm cadence. Most projects move from first conversation to first sauna session in one to four months, depending on scope and permitting.
We visit your property, find the view, and talk rituals, family use and budget. Nothing is drawn yet - just careful listening and a shared sense of what quiet looks like on your land.
Note: usually a single unhurried on-site visit, or a video walk-through for out-of-town clients.
Plans, 3D visuals and materials palette. We resolve the layout, the glass wall, the heater, and how each ritual actually moves through the space.
One concept, refined with you - not three options designed to be discarded.
Building permits, and where relevant conservation authority and shoreline approvals. Zoning, setbacks, septic and waterfront considerations - all managed by us so the process stays calm on your end.
Permitting timelines are set by the municipality and conservation authority, not by us; we plan around them honestly.
One studio team, a deliberately calm site and clear weekly updates. Foundations, framing, cladding, glass, mechanical, interiors and landscape - coordinated end-to-end.
A tidy site and a weekly update rhythm - you'll never wonder where things stand.
Commissioning, orientation to your heater, plunge and systems, and your first quiet session. We stay close after handover for the first season, so the retreat settles into daily life without friction.
We stay reachable after handover. The first cold plunge takes some courage.