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Field guide No. 01 · Free
Five ways they fail, and how to fix each one. A free field guide from an architect who designs and builds them.
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01 · The problem
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Most saunas sold here are an ordinary room with a heater added. They look the part, but your head burns while your feet stay cold, the steam stings instead of settling, and the finishes give off fumes as they heat. These are the five failures we see most.
01
THE BENCH
02
THE MATERIALS
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THE LÖYLY
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THE AIR
05
THE LIGHT
The fix for each one is in the field guide
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02 · Who designs it
Taylor Holm Carlisle · Founder
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Taylor Holm Carlisle
I spent ten years in construction and fabrication while working at architecture firms across the American West, including Olson Kundig. Then I went looking for the source: sculpture, cultural gatherings, timber framing and saunas, in the places that never treated them as a trend.
In 2023 I founded House of Resonance to design custom homes and wellness spaces, and to see them built right.
03 · Ways to build
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01 · Build it yourself
In development
The Löyly Build Guide
The full design set for our Löyly sauna: drawings, materials and the order of operations, to build yourself or hand to your builder.
FIRST ACCESS BEFORE PUBLIC RELEASE
FOUNDING BUILDER PRICING
BUILD NOTES AS THE SET IS FINISHED
02 · Designed or built for you
By consultation
Custom & prefab
We design around your land and the way you’ll use it. Our fabrication partner Fjell & Forge builds it, either as a one-off for your site or a prefabricated unit delivered ready to fire.
Fabrication in partnership with Fjell & Forge
Field guide No. 01 · cover
04 · Start here
Nine pages on the bench, the materials, the steam, the air and the light. Free, and yours in a minute.
05 · The studio
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