Architect Creates Fjord Floating Sauna from Shipping Containers in San Francisco Bay
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Ben Dreith
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Summary
Architect Nick Polansky created the Fjord floating sauna in San Francisco Bay using recycled shipping containers and a barge clad with redwood decking. The sauna is designed around principles of reuse and engagement with the environment and waterfront infrastructure.
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Fjord is a simple sauna oriented around the principles of reuse and engagement, both between users and the environment and between the structure and the waterfront infrastructure, according
Nick Polansky has recycled shipping containers and a breakwater barge to create the Fjord floating sauna in San Francisco Bay, USA.
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