DESIGN & BUILD
The Surly Sauna
A complete bathing space, built on a trailer.
Designing healthier heat
OLD PRACTICES. NEW REASONS.
GUIDED THERMACULTURE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
THERMIC BATHING DESIGN
DESIGN & BUILD FOR OPERATORS AND DEVELOPERS.
OUR STORY
BUILT FROM THE BACKYARD UP.
DESIGNING FOR RENEWAL
There are moments we feel better than we remember possible.
Across cultures, thermal bathing traditions have developed spaces, rituals, and rhythms of heat, cold, and rest that make these moments something we can return to, again and again.
Thermaculture brings that understanding into contemporary design, creating places where architecture and practice work together to invite renewal, and give people reasons to return.
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SELECTED WORK
Built and hosted
DESIGN & BUILD
Sonora Haus
A desert bathhouse shaped around heat, cooling, and rest.
COMMUNITY GATHERING
The Yard
A vacant lot brought to life through shared heat.
MEMBER-OWNED COMMUNITY
612 Sauna Society
A sauna cooperative built by the people who gather there.
PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
Hewing Hotel
A rooftop practice of heat, cold, and rest.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING
Great Northern Sauna Village
A reason to gather in the heart of winter.
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EXPERIENCE / HEWING HOTEL
Experience Thermaculture
at Hewing Hotel
Join a guided rooftop session of heat, cold, and rest. Our hosts lead the rhythm, with time to cool down and soak in the rooftop pool.
Book reservations at HewingBEFORE YOU BUILD
Start with better questions
- How will fresh air reach guests when every bench is full?
- Where will moisture go during use and after closing?
- What will cleaning, maintenance and staff training involve?
YOUR PROJECT
Tell us what you want to build
The place, the people, and how you want it to be used.
Discuss your project