Flusssauna

In the location's words:

In the fall of 2015, our family spent a week on a houseboat in the idyllic Mecklenburg Lake District. We explored the shores, bays and islands of this impressive lake landscape at a leisurely pace. A small wood-burning stove on board provided cozy warmth in the cooler autumn. The blazing fire on the water was not only beautiful and cozy, but also gave us the idea of a sauna on a raft - with the lake always at hand as a plunge pool. Fresh air on the terrace surrounded by nature while relaxing together - a unique idea.

This vacation inspiration gradually gave rise to the desire to develop the idea further. Where do such saunas already exist? We had experienced various saunas on trips to Scandinavia, and that's where we found them: saunas on the water. But in Germany? Apart from two projects in Berlin and Born, we couldn't find anything comparable.

The long, wet and dark winters in the north would be the perfect backdrop for a sauna raft. The more we looked into the idea, the clearer it became to us: why wait for someone else to implement it? And so the plan was born.

After a year and a half of planning and tinkering, we finally found a shipyard that builds stable houseboats and is flexible in responding to customer requests. It may not be just around the corner, but in Nahmitz near Potsdam, but we were ready to make the dream come true.