KASAMABI Sauna / ujizono architects + bench

We planned a sauna facility in Kasama City, known since the Edo period as a center for Kasama ware and ceramics. The site is surrounded by a complex mix of environments: scattered ceramics schools, art museums, and golf facilities, yet also densely lined with residential homes. As a facility intended for use without clothing, the site could be read as being in a four-sided siege situation, enclosed by buildings and open fields.

KASAMABI Sauna / ujizono architects + bench
© Yosuke Ohtake © Yosuke Ohtake
  • architects: ujizono architects
  • architects: bench
  • Location: Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Yosuke Ohtake
  • Area: 81.0 m2

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