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Barn, Flemish Brabant · 2023
A pool under the roof
An old barn turned into an indoor pool with sauna, used twelve months a year.
- Type
- Pool · Wellness
- Situation
- Renovation · Country house
- Dimensions
- 10 × 3,5 m
- Build time
- 16 weeks
- Year
- 2023
Starting point
A barn next to the house, with a timber roof structure that had to be kept.
The wish
“Swimming when it rains, and the sauna afterwards.”
The answer
A pool with dehumidification and heat recovery to keep the timber dry. The sauna sits at the far end, looking onto the garden.
Before and after
Photo from before the renovation
Design choices
- 01
Climate
A heat-recovery dehumidifier protects the roof.
- 02
Acoustics
Slatted timber wall with absorption against echo.
- 03
Route
Shower, sauna and pool are on one line.
Materials
- Light natural stone
- Oak slatted wall
- Hemlock sauna
Engineering
- Dehumidification with heat recovery
- Salt electrolysis
- 9 kW sauna with app control
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