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D Y F Ä T
Construction process: the main building, the guest house and the sauna are currently under construction from pre-cut wooden elements made by Honkatalot -> website |
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Dyfät / east facade
The facade to east reveals the quickly sloping topography of the site. The carport is to the left and the main building is in the center of the image. |
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Dyfät / lookouts and the Sauron's Eye
The facade to the north. The main building has two lookouts, one on the left is for the living room an the one on the right is for the guest room. Far left is the Sauron's Eye - the ecological toilet. |
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Dyfät / entry facade
The main entry to Dyfät is through a glass-walled facade, which is open towards the south and the sunshine. The carport is to the right in the image. |
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Dyfät / atrium entry
There is an atrium space between the main building to the right and the guest house to the left. |
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Dyfät / atrium facade
The atrium courtyard of Dyfät is the focal point and extra outdoor room for the main building. Here the image shows the sliding doors to the living room and kitchen. |
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Dyfät / guest house balcony
The extended balcony in front of the guest house opens up toward the lakeview. The facades are painted black, but the inside of the balcony is in white to reflect the beautiful light into the glass-walled room. |
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Dyfät / sauna by the lake
The sauna is sited by the Lake Näsijärvi. There's a view from the atrium down the slope to the sauna building. Privacy is ensured for the sauna-goers by the placement of the building and the opening of the windows. |
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Dyfät / terrace
The outdoor terrace between the main building and the guest house. (photo: © Juhani Karanka) |
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Dyfät / main building
The main building reaching out towards the lakeview. (photo: © Juhani Karanka) |
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Dyfät / interior
The view from the guest house towards the lakeside sauna. (photo: © Juhani Karanka) |
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Dyfät / sauna
In the foreground the low, narrow and very black sauna by the lakeside. The main building and the guest house is set higher on the slope. (photo: © Juhani Karanka) |
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Dyfät / site
The view to the lake Näsijärvi from the spot where the sauna was built.
(photo: © Juhani Karanka) |