As the “Cabin in the Woods”, which was completed in 2011, is extremely popular, its residents regularly receive visitors and there was a desire for a sauna and a small studio, it was time for a structural addition.
In analogy to the Waldhaus, its extension was also made entirely of wood in 2022. In this case, the solid timber floor slab and roof structure were made of cross-laminated timber.

In perfect harmony with its surrounding nature, the Lodge’s rough-sawn cladding is shimmering in a rich and dark forest green. Depending on how the light is falling through the trees, the one-storey building seems to become one with the pine trees around it. This simple house is highlighted only by differently designed openings in the façade. The wellness- and meditation space is characterized by a round window and a double-winged door with glass coffering. The entrance to the studio in the east is also built as a coffered double door. These images evoke memories of the structured paper walls of Japanese tea houses.
The natural surfaces of the wood have also remained visible on all walls on the inside. Only a transparent glaze to protect the wood has been added. The interior of the Sauna is characterized by reused and recycled wood boards.
The small window opening and the glass arched door allow the view from this dark, secluded, and warm chamber into the silence of the calm pine forest.

Building project: Serenity lodge | new building of a Guesthouse in the pine forest of Brandenburg
Client: private
Completion: 2022
Photographer: Clemens Poloczek