The design community can't get enough of Grotto, a unique sauna designed by the small, experimental Toronto firm, Partisans, and perched on water's edge at a private island on the Georgan Bay. The outside is minimalistic and sharp, while the inside curves and winds with an almost otherwordly mien.
Wallpaper magazine writes:
The contrast was entirely by design. The dramatic, precarious exterior was built from familiar, vernacular materials. 'Then you move inside, which is visceral, warm, and sculptural,' says Josephson. 'We wanted to design a building that would transport the visitor into another world... like a grotto. The clients told us that each time they enter it, it’s almost as if they’re rediscovering the space for the first time.'
The partners crowd-sourced the initial proposal, calling on the entire office to present ideas in a process he calls 'design-play'. Given a shortlist of four ideas, the client selected this most conceptual version, which propelled the designers into a partnership with a
Toronto-based millwork company called MCM and a quest for the most advanced 3D technology for modelling and building the interior.
The stunning edifice is a sharp compliment to the view it offers, which
National Geographic has proclaimed among the world's top sunset vantage points. Not too shabby, indeed.
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Source: Wallpaper Magazine