Rodolfo Dordoni’s dwelling sauna for Effe is a modernist design that connects with nature

Rodolfo Dordoni’s Cabanon dwelling sauna for Italian wellness specialist Effe, created in collaboration with Michele Angelini, is an train in simplicity and performance. 

Established in 1987 as Effegibi, the corporate is Italy’s main producer of Finnish saunas, making it its mission over time to deliver the sauna from the general public to the home realm, approaching it as a up to date piece of furnishings. Restyled in 2019 as Effe to mark a world growth, the model goals at a ‘good wellness’ system that mixes refined design and technological innovation.

Cabanon Residence Sauna by Rodolfo Dordoni for Effe

Out there in seven variants, the design of the Cabanon (in addition to its identify) nods to Le Corbusier’s cabin, whose ragged exterior impressed the corrugated aluminium shell and minimalist picket interiors. Dordoni’s design method expanded on the inspiration, reworking the design into an austere, glossy dwelling sauna.  

The Finnish method to sauna additionally knowledgeable the construction itself: the pavilion is conceived to be immersed in nature, the corrugated aluminium accessible in three refined matte colors (referencing moss, brick and concrete) which were developed to mix easily into the environment. Moreover, the design contains home windows that join it to the surface, letting pure gentle movement into the nice and cozy heat-aspen interiors, and may be accessorised with a deck to border the doorway. 

The no-nonsense design additionally contains sensible particulars reminiscent of a hand-held exterior bathe, pegs for bathrobes and curtains for shade and privateness.